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Do you think that the recently announced cuts in public spending are hitting the most vulnerable hardest?
Coaltion Cuts
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| No - "we are all in this together" |
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| Unsure of what the full implications of the public spending cuts will be for people |
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Letters to the Press |
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Lorry Driver Hours
Sir, The European rules to bring working hours of self-employed lorry drivers in to line with safety limits for drivers working for transport companies will be challenged today...
Food Traffic Lights
Sir, Do we really know what’s in our food? Labour’s Scottish Euro-MPs are about to vote on whether shoppers have a right to clear and understandable information about the food...
Child Trust Fund Cuts
Sir, The Coalition’s decision to scrap Child Trust Fund payments ‘for all’, irrespective of income, is both alarming and damaging to the lives of millions of parents and...
Working Time Directive
Sir, It is rather odd that the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has come out against the Working Time Directive – a basic piece of European...
Child Trust Funds
Sir, The Coalition’s decision to scrap Child Trust Fund payments ‘for all’, irrespective of income, is both alarming and damaging to the lives of millions of parents and...
Work Flaw
Sir, It is rather odd that the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), has come out against the Working Time...
Tory Hypocrisy
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Pre-mixed Caffeinated Alcohol
Sir,
The recent surge in the sale of Buckfast throughout the UK, should not detract attention from the fact that there are clear health risks associated with...
Ban the Sale of the Sex Trade
Sir, It is
ironic that the Association for the Defence of Sex Workers has
challenged mayor Ritt Bjerregaard for so-called discriminatory
measures (your report, 11 December). The sexual
exploitation and trafficking of women is...
EU Integration
Sir,
The European Union is the most successful peace process the world
has ever known. As Václav Havel recently said, it is better
to have our fights in the conference hall rather...
Toy Safety
Sir,
The EU toy safety
requirements are amongst the most stringent in the world. Toy
safety is a key priority for the EU. Thanks to strict
EU safety laws, thousands of potentially hazardous...
SNP's Farical Position on Europe
Sir,
It is absolutely vital
that the people of Scotland are made aware that an independent
Scotland would not automatically be granted full membership of the
EU.
The Scottish Government’s
White Paper has unrealistically...
Independence Poll
Sir,
The latest YouGov poll (your
report, 25th November) quite simply shows the
irrelevance of the SNP’s National Conversation.
I sincerely hope that the SNP take
stock of what the people of Scotland...
Ludicrous Charges
Sir, I am writing with respect to the draconian measures of HBOS, and to
warn all Press readers of the dangers and implications of their
overdraft charges.
It is absolutely ludicrous of HBOS...
Cross Border Payments
Sir, On the 1 November 2009 the EU Payment Services Regulation will
come into force. This means that all electronic payments made throughout the EU
will be treated the same as 'domestic'...
Tory Intolerance
Sir, It is appalling that David
Cameron and his party have deemed it appropriate to parade two
right wing extremists at their party conference in
Manchester. Going by their choice in allies, it...
SNP... Pro-Europeans?
Sir,
It is rather hypocritical of Alyn Smith MEP to declare that Mr.
Cameron holds a ‘strange’ position on Europe, when the SNP’s stance
is itself questionable.
The
SNP are quick to...
David Cameron
Printed in the Scotsman
- 8th October 2009
Sir,
It is appalling that
David Cameron and his party have deemed it appropriate to parade
two right-wing extremists at their conference in Manchester. Going...
Victory for People Power
Sir,
I write in response to
your report ‘European law spells end for traditional Scottish
sporran’.
The European
Parliament’s decision to adopt a ban on the trade in seal products
is a victory for...
The Importance of the EuroParl
Letter to the
Scotsman
Sir,
Your
correspondent Mary Rolls incorrectly asserts that "of course the
European Parliament does not make the laws that now control
practically every aspect of our lives" and that "the European
Parliament...
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