Edinburgh DayX – Photo Blog
Inital advice before we leave Bristo Square: The police are our friends today, they're facing cuts too. Don't be an arse. On our way to Haymarket to post the Lib…
The Closing of the Net
Photo by Wysz via flickr The internet is a giant, sprawling exercise in democratic media. If you've got a connection, you have access to a greater store of human knowledge…
More Part Time, More Temporary and More Self Employed.
The Office for National Statistics latest figures, released today, show that the overall number of people unemployed is down by 9,000, while the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance is…
Kept your Promises? No you Haven’t.
On Sunday John Hemming, Lib Dem MP for Birmingham Yardley, claimed that not only had the Lib Dems stuck to their pre-election pledge to introduce a fairer system of university…
Review of Higher Education & Student Finance in England
Half a century ago just 6% of young people went to university, paid for through general taxation. The other 94% subsidised those 6%, but that was OK because the people…
Pale Blue Dot
To mark today's protest in London here's the late Carl Sagan reminding us how insignificant are our differences, how pointless is war and how important it is that we protect…
On the Coalition’s Plans for Welfare Reform
We don't know all the details of IDS's plans on welfare reform yet, but Fraser Nelson in The Spectator has a few details. It looks likely the plans will roll…
Help Shape the Edinburgh Council Budget
Edinburgh council are looking for feedback on their plans for the budget and service provision over the next few years. There's an online survey, with highly leading questions and no…
Conference Fragments – Science Funding
On Monday the Green Party of England and Wales kick-started next year's review of science policy with an excellent fringe session on "Science Funding in an Age of Austerity" with…