Archive for September, 2011

Should we stop giving aid to countries with corrupt governments?

The age old question of how international aid money is spent in the developing world has cropped...
 

Disabled Scots plan mass protest over welfare reforms

THOUSANDS of disabled Scots are set to protest in Edinburgh next month in unprecedented opposition to radical...
 

Doubts over nuclear power plans after SSE consortium u-turn

ENVIRONMENTALISTS claim the death knell may be sounding for Britain’s nuclear power aspirations after one of the...
 

Health lottery slammed for giving minimum to charity

A NEW UK-wide lottery which will give a percentage of proceeds to health charities has been criticised...
 

Scottish Government must focus £500m on prevention

THE Scottish Government needs to to ensure that £500m earmarked to change the way public services are...