Right to the City Education Forum

Tomorrow SSY members will be among the folk going along to the Right to the City discussion forum on education. Right to the City is a political group that is based on ideas put forward by the Marxist anthropologist David Harvey (he’s the guy in that cool cartoon about the economic crisis). The idea is [...]

Posted by Liam M on January 21st, 2011 | No Comments Posted in Uncategorized

E-petitions, useless pish

In a move with potentially hilarious consequences, the government is moving ahead with plans to turn the most popular online petitions into parliamentary bills. The most popular petition on the government’s website, or those that reach around 100,000 signatures, will be introduced as private member’s bills to be debated in parliament, and possibly passed into [...]

Posted by Liam M on December 30th, 2010 | 4 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

We don't control our information

Ever had something go missing from the internet? Whether it’s a Facebook event or a photo on Flickr, we usually don’t have any control over our data online. Most of us take this for granted – but when 4000 of Bill Barrol’s tweets mysteriously vanished, he wanted compensation. Working on the premise that he is [...]

Posted by Liam M on December 27th, 2010 | 3 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Government knows more about science than scientists

As previously reported by SSY, the government isn’t generally too keen on scientific advice when it comes to formulating drug policy. When the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, and independent body advising the government on drugs legislation, recommended against Cannabis being reclassified as a class B drug, the Labour government went ahead and [...]

Posted by Liam M on December 8th, 2010 | 8 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Liveblog 3: Fighting round the world

Tonight once again you can join SSY for more historic liveblogging! For the second time, Gordon ‘Tired’ Brown, David ‘The Replicant’ Cameron and Nick ‘Our Sexy Saviour’ Clegg are going head to head over the issues that divide them. Tonight’s theme is international issues, so you can guarantee there’ll be strong disagreements about who supports [...]

Posted by Liam M on April 22nd, 2010 | 6 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

STUC March Against Racism, Glasgow

The Scottish Trade Union Congress’ annual St Andrews Day march against racism in Glasgow is this weekend, and many SSY members will be going along. The march assembles at 10.30 on Saturday 28th November at St Andrews in the Square (off Saltmarket), and heads off at 11, marching through the city centre, followed by speeches [...]

Posted by Liam M on November 26th, 2009 | No Comments Posted in Uncategorized