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Credit unions
Alison Prince gives some useful advice: Fed up with your bank? Credit unions are a practical alternative. They work as a co-operative fund, helping people who need a hand and providing a…
The future of the BBC is in your hands
Government plans to rip out the heart of the BBC are taking shape. Imagine a BBC where newsnight is riddled with adverts. Or a BBC so underfunded that independent news becomes a…
Westminster – Back to the Future
Patricia Gibson, MP for North Ayrshire & Arran, writes about her initial experiences of Westminster for the Voice: Since my election in May, many friends and constituents have been keen to find…
What’s your experience of connectivity on Arran?
Connect Arran is an informal community group devoted to improving connectivity on Arran for resident and visitor alike. What is connectivity? It’s your mobile phone signal, your broadband connection... your ability to…
The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Voice is following the Scottish Parliament’s work on land reform, and is concerned to see that proposals made in the December 2014 Consultation are being watered down. This report is from…
Kirsty in India
Kirsty Crawford, daughter of Fiona Henderson (Crawford) and the late Robin Crawford, has been appointed by the British Council to work with the library service in New Dehli. She is keeping a…
Tackling Rural and Island Fuel Poverty
Arran’s MSP Kenneth Gibson writes: A new group has been established to find ways of making it easier and more affordable for people in rural and island Scotland to heat their homes.…
A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work
Patricia Gibson MP for North Ayrshire & Arran writes: In my last contribution to Voice for Arran, I made clear my views on the Chancellor’s introduction of his so-called ‘living wage’. The…
Letters
Correspondence (by email) to the Voice is welcome. The Editor retains the right to decide on publication and editing of letters, and the views expressed will not necessarily be those of the…
TTIP
Who do you think should be writing the terms of the huge trade deal between the EU and the US that’s currently being negotiated? Politicians? European citizens? Or corporate lobbyists, paid hundreds…
Westminster and Holyrood reports
The Voice has often carried reports on goings-on in Westminster from Katy Clark, our previous MP. We have asked Patricia Gibson, our new MP from the SNP, to continue this tradition. Patricia…
Book Review
Honourable Friends? Parliament and the Fight for Change, By Caroline Lucas. (2015) Portobello Books £14.99. In May 2010 Caroline Lucas won the seat of Brighton Pavilion for the Green Party, and became…