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Democracy Max – Future of Scottish Democracy

With all this talk about “constitutional change”: House of Lords Reform; Referendum on Scottish separatism; greater Fiscal and Monetary Union in Europe, now would appear to be the time for people in Scotland to consider its democratic future. Scotland has … Continue reading

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Will it be worth the paper?

I’m referring here to the Rio+20 meeting taking place right now. Is it just going to join all the other bits of paper that have failed to be implemented? The reason I ask is that its very difficult for 190 … Continue reading

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Health Link – Lothian

Yesterday I attended a meeting of the Health Link Editorial Advisory Board at the NHS offices in WaverleyGate. Apparently I’m the first member of East Lothian Health Network to attend this type of meeting. It wasn’t fully explained to me … Continue reading

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MPs Expenses

Just when you thought we’d got it sorted! Just last week the new body set up to supervise MPs expenses announced it WILL NOT publish full details of MPs expenses. This is unacceptable in an age where Government spending is … Continue reading

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