Edinburgh Council tries to ban “Reclaim the Night” march to keep women safe

Edinburgh City Council has tried to ban a Reclaim the Night march. It claims that a march promoting safer streets is too dangerous, and must be stopped to keep women safe. This bizarre, outdated and offensive decision comes as the UK Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, announced on Radio 5 that date rape is, in his [...]

We can’t go on like this. Cut the deficit obsession, not the deficit.

There have been a number of mash ups of the David Cameron “We can’t go on like this” poster. Possibly the most entertaining is this: There has been, however, a concerted campaign by the political right to exploit the current recession for their longer term aims. The Conservative party, backed by the Taxpayers’ Alliance and [...]