Free Periods in Scotland

[alanjjohnstone]

While England debated free school dinners, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation making it a legal duty on local authorities to ensure that free items such as tampons and sanitary pads are available to “anyone who needs them”. It will be for the country’s 32 councils to decide what practical arrangements are put in place, but they must give “anyone who needs them” access to different types of period products “reasonably easily” and with “reasonable dignity”.

Period poverty: Scotland first in world to make period products free – BBC News

Is this what the gradualist reformists mean by socialism by piecemeal, one thing at a time…

[james19]

Oops

[james19]

I posted  your SOYMB post: Protecting Pensions? Or Protecting the Rich

In reply to this tweet

…the working majority.

Folks with IRAs, 401Ks, pension plans, etc.

So basically, more than half of everyone working in, or retired from, all public and private sectors benefit from the stock market.

— HispanoChucky (@HispanoChucky) November 26, 2020

 

Good read thank you. I am in the US but our situation is similar. Our wealth inequality is staggering.

— Hannah Kristian (@DogMomTherapist) November 26, 2020

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[alanjjohnstone]

It was specific to the UK and that was made very clear in the content. Hispano Chuck is comparing with the USA  which is very different.

 

[james19]

AJ. My tweets are protected. So I don’t get into lengthy arguments, that end up with me saying something Twitter deem abusive, who then suspend my account. Hispano Chuck, can’t see my tweets.
On the plus side, I’m so pleased with the unexpected but sympathetic, and engaging reply by Hannah Kristin, to the Party tweet.
My reply, would be to mention http://www.wspus.org here, maybe? For the benefit of our US followers, US sympathisers , US readers and Hannah. YFS

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[james19]

AJ. I didn’t know about the Scotland version of SOYMB. I’ve just added it to my reading list…many thanks. YFS

[alanjjohnstone]

James, something for you to follow up with aimed at American 401k audience

SOCIALISM OR YOUR MONEY BACK: The Stock-Market Boom for Who?

[james19]

AJ. Done. Thank you. I posted the link on Twitter, Hannah replied to me, with a thank you. I wonder if Hispano Chuck should see this? It would mean someone other than me tweeting it, for him to respond too? Let’s see?

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