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Welfare system needs a radical rethink

Frank Field, as Minister of Welfare Reform in a previous Labour Government, was charged to “think the unthinkable”. He did, but his ideas did not go down well with Tony Blair, the Prime Minister at the time, and Field was forced to leave the government in 1998.

MSP’s support for resilient communities

Following the story in the Berwickshire News on May 23, 2013, of an electricity pole catching fire resulting in residents in Burnmouth being left without power for 14 hours, I would like to express my wholehearted agreement with the secretary of the community council, Lynne Craighead, that a Resilient Communities Plan (RCP) could be the way forward for the area.

An inspiring day at Longridge Towers

I would like to take this opportunity to say what an incredibly inspiring day I had at Longridge Towers School in Berwick Upon Tweed last week.

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Thursday 20 June 2013

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Temperature: 11 C to 20 C

Wind Speed: 16 mph

Wind direction: South east

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