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Fighting Against Rise Student Fees
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 Nigel joined the President of Edinburgh University Students’ Association Thomas Graham to launch the campaign to stop elite universities raising the cap on fees above £3,225. Imperial College...
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 World leaders will meet in Copenhagen in...
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Meanest Council in Britain
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 Hundreds of people with physical disabilities and learning disabilities in South Edinburgh supported protesters at the City Chambers to oppose Liberal-Democrat and SNP Councillors’ proposals to slash funding...
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Local School & Sports Group Under Threat
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 Liberal-Democrat and SNP councillors are pressing ahead with their plans to close Burdiehouse Primary School - this in spite of a glowing report from the Independent School Inspectors...
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£250 For Every Senior Citizen Household
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 This month every South Edinburgh senior citizen household should receive confirmation that they will get £250 towards winter fuel bills from our Labour Government, if aged 80 or...
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 1,500 local children from our 20 primary schools, special schools and the Royal Blind School submitted designs for my Christmas card – a record number. And the quality...
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Promoting Nuclear Disarmament
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 Nigel Griffiths is strongly promoting nuclear disarmament and attended the seminar in Berlin on “The New Momentum for Nuclear Disarmament.” Government representatives from the UK, Russia, China, USA,...
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Spitfire women pilots of WWII
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 Women who flew Spitfires in World War II are to receive an award from Gordon Brown. Over 100 women joined male pilots in the Air Transport Auxiliary and flew...
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 Fair Trade Fortnight - Nigel Visits Scotmid to showcase some of their fairtrade products Nigel joins Fiona, the manager of the Warrender Park Road co-op, which is the leading supermarket...
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 "I am delighted that Al Gore has been awarded the Nobel Peace prize," Nigel Griffiths said. Nigel has been an environmental campaigner since his teens, representing Friends of the...
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Nigel's leaflet on free medicines
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 Nigel has produced a leaflet for every resident on the new free medicines service. Everyone who is entitled to free prescriptions can now obtain free medicines from your local...
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 "I had the honour of being invited by the friends of Aung San Suu Kyi to the unveiling of her portrait here in Edinburgh to mark her 60th birthday...
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Nagasaki survivors honour our MP
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 At a moving ceremony in the heart of South Edinburgh, two ‘Hibakusha’ - survivors of the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki, presented our Labour MP with an award for his...
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Boroughmuir high school challenge
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 Nigel met the Head Teacher of Boroughmuir Jack Hamilton to praise the work of the Bruntsfield school. They discussed possible sites for a new school, including a move to the...
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Brand new Pentland Primary
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 Pentland Primary head teacher Pam McKay showed Nigel Griffiths and Cllr Eric Barry round the brand new primary school this term. Cllr Barry said: "I am proud that the last...
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 Councillor Eric Barry shows our MP the repairs to pavements in Caiystane which have taken an age. Nigel Griffiths wants constituents to take part in his 'pavement watch'. He said:...
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Funding for healthy eating
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 An exciting gardening project in South Edinburgh has received £200,000 funding to encourage healthy eating. Dr Anne Jepson is working at Bridgend Farm in the Inch helping adults and school...
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Backing local train improvements
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 In March, hopes of reopening the South surburban railway line were dashed by the local LibDem/SNP council. The Capital Rail Action Group and Nigel Griffiths campaigned hard for re-opening our...
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Tackling graffiti in South Edinburgh
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 Councillor Paul Godzik and Nigel Griffiths MP report graffiti to the Council so that it can removed as quickly as possible. Nigel helped to distribute anti-graffiti kits to local community...
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 Congratulations to Edinburgh’s Garvald Centre who beat more than 1,400 other UK entrants to scoop a top prize in this year’s annual B&Q ‘You Can Do It’ Awards....
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