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Archive for May, 2011
Update: G4S/Working Links
May 25th
Tweet In this blog post, I reported that G4S (formerly Group 4 Security) is one of the two groups who have been given the contract in the Yorkshire and Humber area to work with referrals from the Job Centre. Working Links is the current holder of this contract, but that situation ends on May 31st.…
Harperson is slow to criticise Ken
May 23rd
Tweet One of the biggest stories from last week was Ken Clarke’s poor choice of words about rape in a radio interview and the possible effectiveness of related legislation proposals. We heard, read and saw many people from all parts of the political spectrum giving there opinions about the situation and saying whether he should…
G4S ignores employment law
May 20th
Tweet Working Links is a large organisation in Britain that works with people in deprived areas who are out of work. They provide advice and training so that they are empowered and can find employment again. In the most recent round of contract awards, they got Scotland, Wales and parts of the South West (Devon,…
Ken Clarke – What a difference a day makes
May 19th
Tweet When Ken Clarke woke up yesterday morning, things were very different. He was highly regarded by more than just members of the Tory party and he was (and still is) considered one of the most liberal Tories who’ve had Justice as part of their remit. In that sense he’s perfect for the Coalition as…
Ken Clarke’s media car-crash
May 18th
Tweet When the words came out of the Justice Secretary’s mouth, I’m sure that the PR/spin teams went into meltdown. When talking about rape, you have to choose your words carefully and Ken Clarke certainly didn’t do that. Now many people are calling for him to be sacked. Even if that doesn’t happen, there is…
University makes big money from MSP internships
May 16th
Tweet Today, in this Political Scrapbook post, it was reported that the University of Edinburgh has an internship programme where a student has to pay £5,750 to get a place. On the information page for the programme (that can be found here), you will note that there are only 20 places available. These interns will…
The AV referendum – a response to David Cameron
May 5th
Tweet On the Blue Blog today, David Cameron issued one last call to voters as part of the campaign against the Alternative Vote. He listed five key points in his argument and even invoked Winston Churchill towards the end of the post. In this post, I look at his points and assess their validity. As…