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Solidarity Beyond the Picket Line: Notes on the HE strike

AlysonMacdonald 30 October 2013 Solidarity Beyond the Picket Line: Notes on the HE strike2015-03-10T01:33:33+00:00 Green Parties 4 Comments
On Thursday 31st October I am going on strike for the first time in my life. I’m not a lecturer or a researcher but for the past seven years I’ve…
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Trade Union Votes Against Supporting Abuse Survivors

AlysonMacdonald 20 June 2013 Trade Union Votes Against Supporting Abuse Survivors2015-04-17T15:08:57+01:00 10 Comments
    Unison, the UK's largest trade union, has today voted against believing women who report violence or abuse from men within the trade union movement. The union's national delegate…
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Home to Stay: a campaign for security of tenure

AlysonMacdonald 7 June 2013 Home to Stay: a campaign for security of tenure2013-06-07T08:30:05+01:00 4 Comments
Edinburgh Private Tenants Action Group (EPTAG) has launched a new campaign called Home To Stay. We’re calling on the Scottish Government to abolish the short assured tenancy, which forces thousands…
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A Cap on GP Appointments and Other Tory Health Proposals

AlysonMacdonald 27 May 2013 A Cap on GP Appointments and Other Tory Health Proposals2013-05-27T08:30:05+01:00 *Society* 5 Comments
By now most of you will have heard that the Tories have asked local party groups whether they think there should be a cap on the number of GP appointments…
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Feminism: Invading a Gym Near You

AlysonMacdonald 22 April 2013 Feminism: Invading a Gym Near You2015-04-17T15:11:14+01:00 9 Comments
Photo by Coba. Shared under a creative commons licence. Journalist and men's rights activist Peter Lloyd is suing Kentish Town Sports Centre (warning: the article is hosted on an MRA…
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Michael Gove: Letting the Whole School Down

AlysonMacdonald 27 January 2013 Michael Gove: Letting the Whole School Down2015-03-10T01:38:01+00:00 *Society* 7 Comments
Tory Education Minister Michael Gove What's the difference between Michael Gove and a plastic surgeon? A plastic surgeon tucks features, but For a while, Michael Gove was one of the…
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Radical Independence Conference: Doing Feminism

AlysonMacdonald 27 November 2012 Radical Independence Conference: Doing Feminism2015-04-17T15:10:47+01:00 Scotland 1 Comment
This weekend I was one of four Bright Green editors who took a day trip through to Glasgow to give a workshop at the Radical Independence Conference. It was a…
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Reproductive Rights in Irish Law: A Beginner’s Guide

AlysonMacdonald 16 November 2012 Reproductive Rights in Irish Law: A Beginner’s Guide2016-03-18T11:51:22+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 3 Comments
A protest vigil in memory of Savita Halappanavar When the tragic news of Savita Halappanavar's death was circulated around the world on Wednesday, it brought Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws to…
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Anti-Abortion Bullshit Bingo

AlysonMacdonald 30 October 2012 Anti-Abortion Bullshit Bingo2015-04-17T15:09:29+01:00 7 Comments
Eyes down, ladies and gentlemen, eyes down. It's time for Anti-Abortion Bullshit Bingo! Nadine Dorries has been granted a 90-minute debate in the House of Commons on reducing the abortion…
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In Defence of Irrationality: why Mehdi Hasan is wrong about sensible debate

AlysonMacdonald 15 October 2012 In Defence of Irrationality: why Mehdi Hasan is wrong about sensible debate2015-04-17T15:10:51+01:00 3 Comments
The former New Statesman editor Mehdi Hasan has announced that, when it comes to abortion, he stands with that noted advocate of women's rights, the late Christopher Hitchens – that…
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