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Access to politics ‘birthday gift’ will ‘strengthen Scottish democracy’

By John Pring on 25th February 2016 Category: Politics

Access to politics ‘birthday gift’ will ‘strengthen Scottish democracy’
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A user-led campaign is celebrating a £200, 000 “birthday gift”, after the Scottish government announced funding that will pay for some of the extra costs faced by disabled people who want to stand in next year’s local government elections. One in […]

‘Heartless’ decision to stop election access funding ‘is breach of UN convention’

By John Pring on 27th November 2015 Category: Politics

‘Heartless’ decision to stop election access funding ‘is breach of UN convention’
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The government is making it harder for disabled politicians to stand for elected office by failing to renew a fund that paid for their disability-related campaign expenses, according to a candidate in next month’s parliamentary by-election. Simeon Hart  (pictured), who is […]

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