Will the health unions accept or reject the pay freeze and ‘no compulsory redundancy’ proposal? What will be the consequences…
Government cuts for Swindon – worse than it first appears
The presentation of the cuts by the coalition government appears less severe that it is in reality because Eric Pickles…
Swindon students demonstrate outside civic offices
Here are some pictures of students calling on the Council to oppose the increase in tuition fees. They managed 140…
Government austerity: Why the cuts are not necessary (Part1)
Download a PDF here: austeritynotnec When presenting the Comprehensive Spending Review George Osborne said the unprecedented cuts were necessary because…
A case of mistaken identity
A letter to the Swindon Advertiser Thank goodness Mr T.Reynolds is not a policeman. I could have ended up in…
Simon Hughes – don’t renege on you commitment on security of tenure
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes is facing both ways at once; the ‘friendly critic’ of the Lib Dem coalition.…
Great Western Hospital – a new retail experience?
I recently attended the first meeting of the Board of the Great Western Foundation Trust hospital open to the public.…
Justin just doesn’t add up
This is a letter published in the Swindon Advertiser If Justin Tomlinson wants people to believe him, he’ll have to…
“Regeneration” Cavendish Square style
The picture above (double-click to enlarge it) is of Cavendish Square on the Parks estate in Swindon. You could be…
We need job creation, not job destruction
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser. Ian Duncan Smith, echoing Norman Tebbitt’s famous injunction for the unemployed to…
Martin Wicks 