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Archive for the ‘Politics’ category
Too Late To Party…..
April 11, 2013Moving on from LNS and the curious case of Oscar Pistorius
March 3, 2013
News of LNS decision not to strip Rangers of titles has been met with some major, though not unsurprising disdain among many football supporters. When I first turned on the radio on Thursday afternoon to hear the news I was not at all surprised with the learned Lords judgement. Simply put, LNS arrived at the correct conclusion.
Medical treatment – Can Our Children Say No?
February 12, 2013
I wrote this piece recently after reading a few articles in newspapers etc. I have a slight interest in Medical Law – although granted in relation to negligence as opposed to ethics. So here goes…..
Medical treatment; our rights and choices towards it and the laws governing such has often been viewed as a complex subject, mainly due to the ever changing nature of medical advancement; in contrast with the slow change of legal statute. There are four main principles in medical ethics: Autonomy, Beneficence[1], Non- Maleficence[2] and Justice. However, one particular principle that those studying the law towards medical ethics have always found difficult to fully answer is in respect to the autonomy of a child in relation to their ability to consent to, or refuse medical treatment.
The law has long accepted that from the age of 18[3], most adults have the right to accept or to refuse medical treatment on the basis that they are fully competent.[4] The question that arises is: do children also have a legally recognised right to consent or withhold consent to medical treatment? The answer to such could be termed as subjective, depending on the nature of the child as an individual. However the law does have measures in place with respect to this controversial matter.
‘Twitter’ and Lord McAlpine
November 16, 2012
I have written extensively in the past regarding the law of social media and employment matters that you can have a read at here.
This time I once again find myself falling into the trap of discussing social media but this time in relation to defamation. My main reason for writing this piece is because of the recent settlement between the BBC and Lord McAlpine.
Self – Preservation Of The SPL – Liquidation Is Your Friend
April 13, 2012
Social Media and Employment Law
March 29, 2012
I am not that old.
I remember leaving high school and heading off to University: barley turned 18 years old armed only with my 450 speed processor of a laptop, a lump in my throat and more importantly – my Nokia 3330.
The Nokia 3330 was a robust piece of equipment. It could sent three text messages in one, had interchangeable covers and again, more importantly – Snake 2.
The year was 2003. In October of that very year, a few thousand miles away in Harvard University – a student began a revolution and almost single-handedly changed the way the world communicates. That student was Mark Zuckerberg, a self-made billionaire all stemming from his invention of a rather simple computer networking site within Harvard University called Facesmash. Of course this would later become Facebook, a programme familiar around the world with almost a billion users to date.
I used the word revolution, and aptly. A revolution in the traditional sense springs memories and images of Che Guevara type figures leading a charge against oppression and corruption. As we have witnessed only too recently in the Middle East and North Africa a revolution these days tends to be leaderless. Social media: Twitter, Facebook and the rest have made such possible.
Back in 2003 if we wanted to know the football results we either listened to the classifieds on the radio or we tuned into ‘teletext’ or ‘ceefax’. Such an idea seems rather pathetic now with the invention of far superior mobile phoned, the ‘app’ and social media where information on virtually ANYTHING is available at the touch of a finger. (more…)
Where Is Our Money Going? ( A Brief & Welcome Break From R.F.C)
February 17, 2012
The recent debate surrounding Rangers FC and any possible tax liability has drawn one stark remark from many: That this is money that could have been spent in the U.K. on public amenities.
For once, I am thankfully going to be able to leave the Rangers FC debate for a while because the remark made me set my brain ticking into motion.
Exactly where has our money gone?
This is a question that was posted on some form of inflatable billboard outside Ibrox stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Today though, I ask the question myself – but outwith Rangers. (more…)
The Big Man; Should We Teach The Law In School?
December 15, 2011
We have all seen and heard of the big man, of course the video is available to all on Youtube here: The Big Man.
Is this a moral victory or should we look at the story is closer detail ?. Let’s have a close examination of some of the ‘crimes’ committed and possible outcomes for those that think the matter was a simple outlook of self Justice.
So what actually happened then?
Celtic – Guilty of Stupidity but NOT Sectarianism.
November 16, 2011
So this week sees a return to the sectarian singing debate, this time including Celtic Football Club and chants made during a European fixture. The preamble appears of striking resemblance to the charge posed against Rangers Football Club with regard to the same matter: UEFA want to ‘clamp down’. (more…)
Used Against Themselves – Nurses On Strike
October 13, 2011
This is a piece recently published to all members of the National Nursing & Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom. A Threat toward any future strike action based on severe cuts to their Pensions that they are rightly entitled to.
