by Archive | Feb 20, 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 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...
by Archive | Feb 18, 2014
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...
by Archive | Feb 18, 2014
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...
by Archive | Feb 17, 2014
The headlines on the BBC and in other media yesterday evening (16 February 2014) were highlighting comments from current European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, who claims that it will be “difficult, if not impossible” for an independent...
by Archive | Feb 16, 2014
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...