Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown should raise two major UK tax thresholds in his Budget next Wednesday. So says Norman Geddes, senior partner at Scottish solicitors Frazer Coogans.
Announcement of the recent publication of Army Daze, a collection of memoirs of a US Army veteran who served in cold-war Germany from 1957-1959 highlighting the lifelong benefits and rewards of military service. As a result, this book does more for positively impacting Americans' attitudes toward the draft, the army and the US military than any government issued literature ever could.
The Hansard Society and VoxPolitics are holding an innovative public meeting bringing together young people, parliamentarians and experts in eDemocracy and Citizenship to examine young people’s use of the internet to engage in politics and political debate.
A new report published today shows that whilst most people have a strong aspiration to have a say in how the country is run, many doubt that political participation is the best way to do so. According to The Electoral Commission and Hansard Society’s second annual Audit of political engagement, two-thirds of the public (67%) want to have a say in how the country is run, but only 27% at the moment feel that they do have a say.
Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Leader of the House of Commons, will join an All Party Group of MPs to hear young people’s reactions to recent proposals aimed at boosting public engagement with Parliament, at a ground breaking event organised by the Hansard Society and chaired by Anne Campbell MP.
Nationally Popular Outdoor Arts Festival & Community Event Enters 13th Year.
Licence Fee increases following the SSDC meeting on Friday 18 February 2005 were today criticised by Ian Jenkins, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Yeovil Constituency, as grossly excessive and wholly disproportionate to any cost increases likely to be incurred by the Council.
Scottish Executive has awarded Sift a contract for the hosting, support, development and content management of its ‘Rural Community Gateway’ website, worth an estimated £200,000 over the next 18 months.
