Tag Archives: tory government
Why the Welfare Reform Bill Is Wrong
Today in Parliament MPs vote on the Welfare Reform Bill, which the House of Lords amended in some respects. The goal of the Tory government is to cut payments to people with disabilities and to their carers by 20%. I … Continue reading
Filed under Benefits, Healthcare, Housing, Poverty
Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction
UK-wide, there are nearly 2 million people on council home waiting lists. In Scotland, (in 2010-11) 55,227 households made homeless applications to their local council and local councils built about 583 dwellings. (All of this data was got from the … Continue reading
Filed under Benefits, Epetitions, Equality, Housing, Poverty, Scottish Politics
Blaming Scotland for the tuition fees
I oppose tuition fees and always have. None of the people currently in power had to pay tuition fees for their degree (most of them benefited from the maintenance grants abolished by the last Tory government). Access to further education … Continue reading
Filed under Scottish Politics, Tuition fees
