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More wishes for the Holyrood fairy « A Burdz Eye View

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Hearts and mines: Council Tax freeze and local democracy

Firstly look at the figures. It’s estimated that the current saving for a Band D householder is around £1.20 per week. Those with bigger houses save more and those with smaller houses or on housing benefits a lot less. That’s not the way … Continue reading

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A Beginner’s Guide to Scottish Independence and Britain

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What does the election result mean for Scotland’s third sector? | Caledonian Mercury – Business and Technology

After the majority government that was supposed to be an electoral impossibility, Scots are starting to get their head round what the new SNP administration means for them. In the third sector – Scotland’s charities, voluntary organisations and so… Continue reading

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Guest blog: The social cost of big biomass – Greener Leith News – Greener Leith | Community Involvement | Sustainable Development | Better Public Spaces | Leith, Edinburgh

I saw that Greener Leith is dealing with the proposed biomass plant in Leith. Another is proposed for Grangemouth near where I live. I am glad that the sanity of growing trees abroad for import to run a power station is being questioned. It’s a luna… Continue reading

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Scots Whay Hae!: You Have Been Watching…Trainspotting

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[ object ]Oil’d (by Chris Harmon)(May 14) Continue reading

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How I became a poster boy for Lib Dem misery « Strange Thoughts

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Revealed: how the Yes2AV campaign malfunctioned behind the scenes | Liberal Conspiracy

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First days as a new Green MSP

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