SORRY ANDREW SELOUS MP, BUT GYPSIES & TRAVELLERS WILL NOT BE ASSIMILATED

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged act, andrew selous, antigypsyism, assimlaion, bill, black history month, Caravans Sites Act, commons, culture, discrimination, featured, GRT, human rights, integraion, international, law, local authorities, policy, racism, response, Roma, Romani, Tory, travellers, uk.

By Jonathan Lee

Meet Conservative MP for South West Bedfordshire, Andrew Selous.

Andrew recently took a break from opposing gay marriage, overseeing prison cuts, calling for benefits cuts for non-english speakers, and claiming disabled people work hard because they’re grateful just to have a job, and turned his attention to Romani Gypsies and Travellers.

On 13th November, he proposed a bill in the Commons to convert existing sites for Gypsies and Travellers into settled accommodation, remove any obligation on local authorities to build more permanent sites, and make unauthorised encampments a criminal offence.

He also added a bit about making provision for the education of Gypsy & Traveller children, which is nice.Continue Reading

THE GREATEST PRICE OF AUSTERITY? PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Perspectives and tagged austerity, Community, contribute, culture, dinosaurs, dioramas, economic disparity, Edinburgh, education, featured, funding cuts, george osborne, libraries, literacy, local authorities, museums, national museum of scotland, national museums, NHS, Philip Hammond, politics, poverty, public buildings, public institution, public museums, public spaces, public spending, reading, reduce stress, robots, save libraries, social mobility, steam trains, working class, young readers.

by Edward Grierson

As a child, I always looked forward to a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. An hour’s journey to Edinburgh was always a small price worth paying if it meant passing a wet weekend or day out from the holiday among dinosaurs, dioramas, steam trains and robots that could spell your name. Since then the museum has undergone countless changes, but whenever I return, I can always be certain to discover something new.

However, those trips to the museum were much more than just a fun day out. I can confidently say that they were a major formative influence for me, particularly in inspiring my love of nature. Without the influence of the National Museum of Scotland, I would not be who I am today. I can also confidently say I’m not the only one. I speak for countless others whose interests, whatever they are, were inspired by visiting trips to a museum.Continue Reading

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