0 Have your say Donald Trump could have faced legal action for repeatedly flouting his promises for his inaugural Scottish golf resort, had local authority planning officers applied stricter conditions to the controversial multimillion pound development, according to a planning expert. William Walton, a barrister, academic, and town planner, said the incomplete Trump International Golf Links development on Scotland’s north east coast was an example of a “great planning disaster,” and accused the Scottish Government and Aberdeenshire Council of “significant professional failings” in how they dealt with the application. A decade on from the government’s contentious decision to approve Mr Trump’s plans, Mr Walton, a senior lecturer at Northumbria Law School, has called for sweeping changes to the planning system, including bolstering the protection afforded to sites of special scientific interest (SSSI), such as the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s Scottish golf resort ‘let off hook’ by planners
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Donald Trump asks boy, 7, if he still believes in Santa
0 Have your say US president Donald Trump asked a seven-year-old boy if he still believed in Santa as he and wife Melania took phone calls from children anxious to find out Father Christmas’ whereabouts on his gift-giving journey. In one conversation, Mr Trump asked the youngster, named Coleman, “Are you still a believer in Santa?” He listened for a moment before adding, “Because at seven, it’s marginal, right?”Mr Trump listened again and chuckled before saying, “Well, you just enjoy yourself.”READ MORE: Leader comment: A denunciation of Donald TrumpMrs Trump told a caller that Santa was in the Sahara. Several minutes later, she reported that Santa was far away in Morocco but would be at the caller’s home on Christmas morning.Mrs Trump later tweeted that helping children track Santa “is becoming one of my favourite traditions!”The NORAD Tracks Santa programme became a Christmas Eve tradition after … [Read more...] about Donald Trump asks boy, 7, if he still believes in Santa
Donald Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
US President Donald Trump (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)"The President will attend, as he did last year," White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters. This will mark the second year President Trump will attend Davos. Trump and roughly a dozen other White House officials will head to Switzerland for the conference, which will bring together powerful political and business leaders from January 22nd-25th. The US delegation will be led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The meeting will bring together over 3,000 participants from government, international organizations, business, civil society, media, culture, as well as the foremost experts and young people from all over the world. The theme for the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland
Passage of the bill culminates years of President Donald Trump a signature policy victory
Kevin Freking Associated Press Published 9:31 PM EST Dec 18, 2018 Washington – The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society. Senate passage of the bill by a vote of 87-12 culminates years of negotiations and gives President Donald Trump a signature policy victory, with the outcome hailed by scores of conservative and liberal advocacy groups. The House is expected to pass the bill this week, sending it to the president’s desk for his signature. The bill gives judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders and boosts prisoner rehabilitation efforts. It also reduces the life sentence for some drug offenders with three convictions, or “three strikes,” to 25 years. Another provision would allow about 2,600 federal prisoners sentenced for … [Read more...] about Passage of the bill culminates years of President Donald Trump a signature policy victory
Blind, worm-like amphibian named after Donald Trump
By Michelle Robertson, SFGATE Published 2:40 pm PST, Tuesday, December 18, 2018 A British company paid $25,000 at an auction to name a Panamanian amphibian after Donald Trump. They appear to have spent far less on the Photoshop job in the picture above. A British company paid $25,000 at an auction to name a Panamanian amphibian after Donald Trump. They appear to have spent far less on the Photoshop job in the picture above. Photo: Courtesy: EnviroBuild Photo: Courtesy: EnviroBuild Image 1 of / 25 Caption Close Image 1 of 25 A British company paid $25,000 at an auction to name a Panamanian amphibian after Donald Trump. They appear to have spent far less on the Photoshop job in the picture above. A British company paid $25,000 at an auction to name a Panamanian amphibian after … [Read more...] about Blind, worm-like amphibian named after Donald Trump