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Stuff that makes no sense: privatisation in the NHS 10 Feb 2013 | 10:35 pm
Bringing private companies into the NHS is increasingly widespread. I think that must, logically, undermine the ability of the NHS to do what it is meant to do: make people healthier. It is expensive...
I want to pay more tax this Christmas 16 Nov 2012 | 04:57 pm
Okay, let’s crowdsource something. I want to start my Christmass shopping soon. How can I make sure I buy from companies who choose to pay fair tax? We need criteria for what constitutes “fair tax”, a...
Makes no difference who you are? 9 Oct 2011 | 01:27 am
For ages, in idle moments, I’ve amused myself by wondering whether one of Disney’s self-declared truths holds up to scrutiny: when you wish upon a star, does it in fact make no difference who you are?...
Let’s talk about breasts, baby. Again. 7 Oct 2011 | 08:03 am
Oh, ungod, I’m going to have to write about breastfeeding again and people are going to think I think about nothing else, and and – fuck it. So Abortion Rights, an organisation I’ve supported for yea...
A nice distinction 27 Aug 2011 | 09:07 pm
So Caron Lindsay said that she intends to write a post about how Greens are “nice people but not for her”, and I responded that I needed to write a post about how there are some positively horrid peop...
Let’s pretend…. 14 Jun 2011 | 03:45 am
If you want to know why those in LGBT communities are hurt, offended and upset by the awarding of a knighthood to Brian “Fucking” Souter, you need to read Duncan Hothersall’s post on the issue. I was ...
The way forward? 7 May 2011 | 10:52 pm
I’m not up to a post about the results yesterday, other than to say, well done to Alison Johnstone and Patrick Harvie on your elections, well done to the Scottish Greens activists who fought a good ca...
What if I don’t want to be sexy? 9 Jan 2011 | 03:19 am
Let’s see if I can get through this post about body image and issues without telling you what kind of body I have, and you see if you’re comfortable not knowing at the end of it, okay? Much as I try ...
Why do you vote Green? 10 Nov 2010 | 08:23 am
If you do, of course. I raise the question because at Scottish Green Party conference this past weekend, we were discussing who should get to decide whether we accepted a coalition deal. Conference, a...
Who benefits? 5 Oct 2010 | 09:16 am
I’m not sure how I feel about higher rate taxpayers losing Child Benefit in general. As a believer in Citizens Income, universal benefit is a good thing. However, the people complaining that a househo...
