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The big bridge turns 50 - but celebrations are put on ice

The big bridge turns 50 - but celebrations are put on ice
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Sir Muir Russell KCB FRSE Sir Muir Russell KCB FRSE was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow from 2003 to 2009. During that period he was Convener of Universities Scotland, a member of the Universities UK Main Board, a Trustee of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, and a member of the UCAS Board. Sir Muir graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1970 with a First in Natural Philosophy (Physics) and took up a career in the civil service, assigned to the Scottish Office. His civil service career included a period in Whitehall as Head of the Home Affairs Secretariat of the Cabinet Office (1990-92). He was appointed Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Office in 1998, following open competition, and was the first Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Executive following the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.

Only a civil servant could think the way to defeat the SNP is to surrender to them on every front

Comment Only a civil servant could think the way to defeat the SNP is to surrender to them on every front Saying no to Scottish nationalists is anathema to many of the mandarins in Whitehall, but the PM needs to hold firm 20 April 2021 • 1:49pm Former civil servants, like former members of parliament, can afford to be refreshingly outspoken once they’ve turned their backs on Whitehall. No longer constrained by protocols and procedures or by the strict rules demanding neutrality, they can wax lyrical about the failings of their former political masters. But it says something profound about the mentality of the civil service when it comes to devolution that one former permanent secretary has used his newfound freedom to criticise Boris Johnson’s apparent drift towards “assertive Unionism”.

Keir Starmer branded out of touch after 60% of UK Labour members back indyref2

Keir Starmer branded out of touch after 60% of UK Labour members back indyref2
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