Sinéad Collins
@Sinead1988
Irish, living in Edinburgh. She/Her. Intersectional feminist. Humanist. SNP activist + Living Rent member. https://t.co/CxOcUUh3Nn
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27-03-2009 23:23:05
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What is going on?
First the minister dropped seeking consent in the current sexual offences bill.
Now the Irish govt won’t agree at EU level that definition of rape is the absence of consent.
So much for #zerotolerance of #sexualviolence
rte.ie/news/politics/… via RTÉ
Few people now doubt that Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell grossly exaggerated the threat from Iraq. This led directly to the dangerous weakening of the BBC (which reported accurately on Iraq) and the contempt many now feel for politics and politicians. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/d…
Edinburgh's Hogmanay: 'a fantastic 4-day programme of events' is upon us
The Council pays £812k for this, and organisers say they need another £500k to keep it going
Both claim last year's events 'generated over £48.5m for Scotland’s economy'🙄
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edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…
Can someone please remind Leo Varadkar that Ireland has full employment alongside the highest level of market income inequality in the EU We have more working-at-risk-of-poverty than ever and his policies rely social transfers/social welfare to maintain the status quo.