Labour’s Problem Families Avoiding the Issues
This week the Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt told the Independent Newspaper that the Labour Party must get over its fear of the ‘F’ word …
Pushing Boundaries of Space?
I have always had a huge amount of respect for Richard Branson, he comes across as a genuinely nice guy and has done tremendously well …
Disabled ‘Not Worth Minimum Wage,’ Lord Freud’s Clumsy Comments.
Describing disabled people as ‘not worth the full wage,’ Lord Freud just now finds himself embroiled in bitter political arguments and is facing calls from …
The Great Record Revival
On a weekend away in Scotland, more often then not, one usually ends up traipsing round the nearest town or village to where you are …
Allotments and Social Trends
When I turn the key to unlock the shed, then step inside and smell the recently treated timber, I feel a weight lifting from my …
Hate Crime Laws Should Protect Everybody.
Recently there has been a wave of anti-terror laws introduced and new ASBO criteria included in order to clamp down of the spread of racial …
Charity and Sport
It was poignant moment that will stay etched in the minds of many of the over a billion people who were estimated to have been …
How Many U-turns Will The Liberal Democrats Be Prepared To Do?
On Friday evening Danny Alexander appeared on Channel 4 news offering somewhat of an apology and policy u-turn on behalf of the Liberal Democrats for …
We Need a new Approach to Social Care!
Just the other week, a care worker was sentenced to four months in prison, and another two given suspended sentences, for their roles in a …
Give disabled people support to live, not right to die
Give disabled people support to live, not right to die ‘Thousands of disabled people live valuable and productive lives given the right support’ by …
DLA Reform
‘Cruel and Callus,’ are among the terms that have been used to describe the Governments plans to reform Disability Living Allowance (DLA), a reform that …
Disability Charity in Scotland
In October last year, Capability Scotland began a yearlong celebration to mark the 60th year since its inception in 1946. Named “The Spastic Society” back …