Edinburgh Council tenant Margaret has been denied an exemption for bedroom tax by City of Edinburgh Council despite being clearly entitled – she has overnight carers stay every night. She wrote to the CEC as early as February applying for … Continue reading →
An under-threat charity which provides training opportunities for young people with learning difficulties has been granted a temporary stay of execution. The Engine Shed, which runs a cafe and bakery, is set to lose its vital £211,200 annual funding from … Continue reading →
Edinburgh Council tenant Margaret has been denied an exemption for bedroom tax by City of Edinburgh Council despite being clearly entitled - she has overnight carers stay every night. She wrote to the CEC as early as February applying for an exemption. Instead of granting the exemption the Council have been phoning her up threatening she could be evicted if she didn't pay her rent.&
I used to work in a pub in the suburbs. It served food and had ideas above its station, but it was basically a boozer serving an eclectic mix of people. Retired gentlemen, teenagers waiting for the bus to town, builders on long lunches.
Reblogged from PROTECT THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY - WARWICK: In the academic year of 2011/12 the Vice-Chancellor of Warwick University, Nigel Thrift, was awarded a pay increase of £42,000.
There is a change of gear taking place in British politics, now we’ve passed the point of 2 years to go before the next general election. Ed Miliband is repositioning Labour on the economy and welfare, the Tory Right is looking for a post-Coalition future, the LibDems are increasingly separating themselves from the Tories, and parts of the L
