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Lothian buses confirm fare increase »

Lothian Buses

Lothian Buses has confirmed they will increase bus fares from 4 March. Adult single tickets will rise from £1.30 to £1.40 and an adult day ticket will increase by 30p to £3.50. Ridacard tariffs will also be affected and will rise fr...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Jenny Kassner | Read more »

University bodies join in condemning Westminster education policies »

The University of Edinburgh’s ruling court has joined students in condemning the Westminster government’s policies on higher education, which led to the University introducing the most expensive degree in the UK. In a joint statement relea...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Leighton Craig | Read more »

UK prisoners denied voting compensation »

European Court of Human Rights

Prisoners in the UK have been dealt two blows this week, as they failed to get compensation for being barred from voting in the last general election and continue to be denied of voting rights. On 18 February, the High Court in London blocked compensa...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Paul Foy | Read more »

NHS advised to charge for GP appointments »

Waiting Room

Professor David Bell, a senior adviser to the Scottish Parliament, has suggested a £20 patient fee to see a GP, as a way to deal with impending budget cuts.  In a paper published on 9 September, Professor Bell advised that this is the ...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Voting? Why should we bother?  »

westminster

In a political seminar late last year, I announced to my university peers that I didn’t intend to vote at the General Election, much to their surprise. Was this not one of the most ‘exciting’ electoral races in the past two decades, a...

Tue 20 Apr 2010 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Scottish parties scrap over dual mandates »

Dual Mandates

The SNP has accused two Conservative and two Labour MSPs of “lacking respect for voters” over their decisions to stand as MPs in the upcoming general election. ‘Dual mandates’—as holding office in two parliaments is known...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Westminster to tackle "studentification" of university towns »

The UK government is proposing a change in planning law that will aim to limit the number of students living in the centres of so-called "university towns".According to a report published last week by housing minister Caroline Flint, the gove...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

Queen's speech shows co-operation between governments despite public rowing »

The Journal

Despite tensions in recent months between Westminster and Holyrood, the Scottish Executive has announced that certain devolved areas will be dealt with by Westminster. The Sewel Convention, as the process is called, allows for Westminster to legislate...

Mon 19 Nov 2007 by Helen Walker | Read more »

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