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Tag Archives: Housing
Question Time in Portlethen
Not the BBC programme, but a panel discussion organised by Labour’s candidate for Portlethen in next May’s local elections, Alison Evison. Chaired by UNISON’s Sarah Duncan, it provided a good insight into people’s concerns as well as showing that Labour is on their side. Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Jobs, Local Elections, Railways, Scottish Labour, SNP
Tagged Aberdeen, Housing, Jobs, Labour, Local Government, Portlethen, SNP, Transport
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Conference Day Five: The Final Countdown
Typically, the last morning at conference is a relaxing time, and many delegates have already started their trips home, often because of the distance they have to travel. However to the politics junkie and first time conference delegate that is … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Housing, Labour, Liberal Democrats
Tagged Angus, Conference, Housing, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Liverpool, Local Government
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Conference Day Two: Defence and the Economy
It was good to see that Labour are putting themselves on the front foot with regards to defence. Jim Murphy was right to say that the men and women in our armed forces, on the front lines are OUR people. … Continue reading
Council should back mortgage scheme
Its not often that I disagree with my boss, but in this instance I do. Angus Council has recently passed a report rejecting a scheme designed to help first time buyers into the housing market. This scheme, where councils provide … Continue reading
Posted in Angus Council, Housing, Labour, Local Elections, Public Sector
Tagged Angus, First Time Buyer, Housing, Labour, Labour Councillor, Local Government, Public Sector
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Renewables and Fuel Poverty
The SNP have said that they will increase the target of renewable generation in Scotland to 100% by 2020. The previous target, of 80%, was also considered tough, but can we really reach 100%? Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Holyrood, Housing, Jobs, Scottish Labour
Tagged Debt, Holyrood, Housing, Labour, Local Government, Renewables, SNP
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Labour needs to connect with Rural Scotland
Scottish Labour has started to look at what went wrong in the Holyrood elections in 2011, but we must also look back at another defeat and see what lessons we can learn from that. Labour did badly in the local … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Jobs, Scottish Labour, Tourism, Transport
Tagged Election, Housing, Jobs, Labour, Local Government, Rural Scotland
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What Council Houses are for
Let us remind ourselves of why Council Houses were introduced in the first place. It all started with the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1885 which authorised local authorities to borrow money to construct housing for rent to working … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Housing, Public Sector
Tagged Housing, Labour, Public Sector
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The war on Poverty and Squalidness
Just over 100 years ago, one of the greatest Liberals said that his budget was a war budget. A Budget to wage implacable warfare against poverty and squalidness. It was a budget which was designed to increase taxes on the … Continue reading
Housing-a bigger crisis than the deficit
On of the biggest changes to the way we live over the last 30 years has been the rising cost of housing. Today in 2010, many families are forced to have both parents go out to work, simply to make … Continue reading
Posted in Deficit, Economy, Ed Balls, Housing, Labour
Tagged Borrowing, Community, Council Houses, Health, Housing, Labour, Local Government, Public Sector, Spending
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A cap on Benefits?
At the labour conference last week, Ed Miliband said that Labour will not oppose things we agree with, and a cap on benefits seems, at first to be something which every person can agree on. After all, why should someone … Continue reading
