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Ban the Sale of the Sex Trade
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| 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 exploitati... |
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EU Integration
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| 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 rathe... |
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Toy Safety
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| 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 potenti... |
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SNP's Farical Position on Europe
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| 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 Governmentâ... |
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Independence Poll
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| 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 th... |
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Ludicrous Charges
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| 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 HBO... |
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Cross Border Payments
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| 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' payments, and... |
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Tory Intolerance
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| 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 ... |
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SNP... Pro-Europeans?
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| 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 ... |
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David Cameron
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| 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 Man... |
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Victory for People Power
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| 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 ... |
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The Importance of the EuroParl
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| 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 li... |
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'Baby Shaker' Game
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| Sir, I write in reference to Apple’s ‘Baby Shaker’ game, which has since been withdrawn by the company (your report, 23rd April 2009). It is appalling that this game was... |
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European Disunion
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| Sir, Conservative MEPs want to take Britain out of the Social agreements we have reached at EU level (thereby ending our rights to maternity and paternity leave, to paid holidays and to givi... |
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National Minimum Wage
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| 1st April 2009 Sir, Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the introduction of the National Minimum Wage. The National Minimum Wage remains one of the Labour government’s proudest... |
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Canadian Seal Cull
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| Sir, I wholeheartedly support Rebecca Aldworth, Director of Human Society International Canada, in her call for an end to the Canadian commercial seal hunt. An EU ban on the im... |
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Gender-Neutral Language
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| Sir, So the European Parliament has committeed the cardinal sin of publishing a pamphlet guiding members on how to use gender-neutral language? Is it really such a problem to say 'Chair' for fe... |
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Europe Labour Laws
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| Sir, The drive for Social Europe was aimed at ensuring that we obtained the benefits of a Single European Market without the undercutting of workers wage and conditions... |
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Pesticides
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| Sir, From Nationalist Alyn Smith MEP’s comments on the pesticide vote in the European Parliament your readers would have been unaware that the MEP author of new pesticides legi... |
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Labelling Scheme for Harmful Cosmetics
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| 1st December 2008 Sir, I was very interested in the report in the Independent on Sunday (30 November) that the French government is considering a labelling scheme that would in... |
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