House of Commons debate on welfare reform set for 27 February

A House of Commons debate on welfare reform, secured by sick and disabled people via the WOW petition, will be held on 27 February 2014. A House of Commons debate on welfare reform, secured by sick and disabled people via the WOW petition, will be held on 27 February...

Resist Atos – national day of demonstrations

At the Conservative Party conference in 2011, David Cameron told a lie in his speech. This is not a claim I make lightly. At the Conservative Party conference in 2011, David Cameron told a lie in his speech. This is not a claim I make lightly. Mr Cameron said that...

New award for arts journalism with an international outlook

An award for newer arts journalists with an Edinburgh connection and an international outlook has been established in memory of a writer who was a passionate campaigner for human rights, a lifelong promoter of world music, and had strong connections with Latin...

Ugandan president gives way, will sign anti-homosexuality bill

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has agreed to sign a brutally oppressive Anti Homosexuality Bill into law, after pressure within and outside his party. Prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has grown to dangerous proportions and...