“The European Union is designed to promote the rigged and failed free market politics of privatisation and profits at any costs. A stand against privatisation and for public ownership and democracy has to be made and that’s what the No2EU platform is all about. Our appeal is to all those who want a working class alternative to the big business parties.”
Tommy Sheridan (Solidarity Co-Convenor and Number 2 on the Scottish No2EU list)
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Sheridan calls for Scottish parliament to take the lead in restoring confidence after second homes scandal
Solidarity co-convenor Tommy Sheridan today called for the Scottish Parliament to take the moral lead in restoring public confidence in the expenses and second homes scandals that have engulfed Westminster politics.
Mr. Sheridan, who, when a list MSP for Glasgow, was an early and persistent critic of the use of the Edinburgh Accommodation Allowance to purchase second homes for MSPs at public expense has called on the Scottish Parliament to revisit a potential solution to the problem he first raised a number of years ago – by publicly buying and retaining property which can be occupied by MSPs outwith travelling distance of Edinburgh during their time of tenure in the Parliament.
Solidarity News Release Sheridan calls for Scottish parliament to take the lead in restoring confidence after second homes scandalSolidarity co-convenor Tommy Sheridan today called for the Scottish Parliament to take the moral lead in restoring public confidence in the expenses and second homes scandals that have engulfed Westminster politics.
Mr. Sheridan, who, when a list MSP for Glasgow, was an early and persistent critic of the use of the Edinburgh Accommodation Allowance to purchase second homes for MSPs at public expense has called on the Scottish Parliament to revisit a potential solution to the problem he first raised a number of years ago – by publicly buying and retaining property which can be occupied by MSPs outwith travelling distance of Edinburgh during their time of tenure in the Parliament.
Campaigners from two very different campaigns converged to lobby the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 14th May. Parents from The Glasgow Save our Schools Campaign and supporters of The Today Group, a mental health advocacy group from Fife protested outside the parliament building.
The schools campaigners have vowed to fight on despite the New Labour controlled Glasgow City Council’s decision to close 22 schools and nurseries in the city. To find out more about the schools campaign click here
A spokesperson for Today said;
“The TODAY Group (Together Overcoming Discrimination Against you and me) is a Mental Health Advocacy Group based in Cupar and serves the whole of Fife. The group was set up in 1993 by people who used Mental Health services. The group supports the rights, views and opinions of over 300 members and 12 member groups in Fife. Fife Council decided to tender advocacy in Fife and awarded the contract to an English based group. This means the group will lose this local based service which will be detrimental to people who need the service, carers, staff and volunteers.”
(This article is taken from The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign here)
Boycott movement can oppose Israeli violence
The 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival organisers announced on Friday they were returning money donated by the Israeli Embassy. The return of the money was accompanied by an admission that it had been “a mistake to accept the £300 from the Israeli Embassy” and followed a torrent of angry letters expressing incomprehension, fury or sadness at the EIFF being associated with the Israeli State. Many pledged to support SPSC pickets of screenings throughout the 2009 Festival, and an initial public protest.
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“The European Union is designed to promote the rigged and failed free market politics of privatisation and profits at any costs. A stand against privatisation and for public ownership and democracy has to be made and that’s what the No2EU platform is all about. Our appeal is to all those who want a working class alternative to the big business parties.” 
Sheridan calls for Scottish parliament to take the lead in restoring confidence after second homes scandal
Solidarity co-convenor Tommy Sheridan today called for the Scottish Parliament to take the moral lead in restoring public confidence in the expenses and second homes scandals that have engulfed Westminster politics.
Campaigners from two very different campaigns converged to lobby the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 14th May. Parents from The Glasgow Save our Schools Campaign and supporters of The Today Group, a mental health advocacy group from Fife protested outside the parliament building.
“The TODAY Group (Together Overcoming Discrimination Against you and me) is a Mental Health Advocacy Group based in Cupar and serves the whole of Fife. The group was set up in 1993 by people who used Mental Health services. The group supports the rights, views and opinions of over 300 members and 12 member groups in Fife. Fife Council decided to tender advocacy in Fife and awarded the contract to an English based group. This means the group will lose this local based service which will be detrimental to people who need the service, carers, staff and volunteers.” 
The 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival organisers announced on Friday they were returning money donated by the Israeli Embassy. The return of the money was accompanied by an admission that it had been “a mistake to accept the £300 from the Israeli Embassy” and followed a 
