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Cuts and Privatisation: Still on Edinburgh's Agenda in 2012

AlysonMacdonald 9 January 2012 Cuts and Privatisation: Still on Edinburgh's Agenda in 20122012-01-09T08:30:38+00:00 Scotland 3 Comments
In November 2011, the City of Edinburgh Council took the decision not privatise environmental services (that's waste and recycling, street cleaning, and parks maintenance), following pressure from a local grassroots…
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Defending Health and Safety

AlysonMacdonald 8 January 2012 Defending Health and Safety2012-01-08T09:30:04+00:00 UK 4 Comments
I have a confession to make: I'm a big fan of health and safety. I'm not just saying that just to be contrary, or because I like everything the Tories…
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Dick of the Year – Dave Hartnett

AlysonMacdonald 31 December 2011 Dick of the Year – Dave Hartnett2011-12-31T10:00:53+00:00 1 Comment
This is (probably) the final nomination for 2011's Dick of the Year award. We will open voting tomorrow. Nobody expects The Telegraph to like the taxman, but when they're criticising…
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Dick of the Year – Iain Duncan Smith

AlysonMacdonald 21 December 2011 Dick of the Year – Iain Duncan Smith2011-12-21T09:00:35+00:00 2 Comments
The current cabinet is hardly short of potential nominees for Dick of the Year, but this year my nomination goes to the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith. IDS…
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Saying No to Abstinence Education

AlysonMacdonald 13 December 2011 Saying No to Abstinence Education2011-12-13T09:00:53+00:00 *Society* 2 Comments
The really frustrating thing about Nadine Dorries is that, just when you think she might have gone away for a while, she comes back spouting more evidence-free drivel about sex.…
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Women’s Work? Women’s strike!

AlysonMacdonald 10 December 2011 Women’s Work? Women’s strike!2011-12-10T10:00:15+00:00 No Comment
A brief reflection on the N30 strike One of the differences between the 30th November strike and most other industrial actions was the highly visible presence of women on the…
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Tory Women: why “female” and “feminist” aren’t interchangeable

AlysonMacdonald 21 November 2011 Tory Women: why “female” and “feminist” aren’t interchangeable2011-11-21T09:00:23+00:00 1 Comment
The current government's spending cuts disproportionately affect women. That's not my opinion; it's fact. Women make up 65% of the public sector workforce, so are more likely to be affected…
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Privatisation and the SNP

AlysonMacdonald 27 October 2011 Privatisation and the SNP2011-10-27T10:20:09+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 2 Comments
While Alex Salmond received a hero's welcome at the SNP conference in Inverness last weekend, controversy has been brewing back in Edinburgh. On Thursday, the City of Edinburgh Council –…
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Fifth Edinburgh Uncut Activist Arrested

AlysonMacdonald 23 October 2011 Fifth Edinburgh Uncut Activist Arrested2011-10-23T10:00:07+01:00 Scotland 1 Comment
A UK Uncut activist was arrested in Edinburgh at around on Saturday for breach of the peace and obstructing the pavement. Under Scots Law, breach of the peace is a…
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Youth Unemployment: Government Policies Aren’t Working

AlysonMacdonald 13 October 2011 Youth Unemployment: Government Policies Aren’t Working2015-03-11T00:53:09+00:00 *Society* 5 Comments
Figures released by the ONS this week have revealed that unemployment is now the highest that it has been since the early 1990s. There are now million people unemployed in…
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