• Lib Dems and SNP abandoning the vulnerable in Edinburgh - £1million cuts to voluntary groups hammer blow to key services
  Mark has spoken out against £1 million cuts to funding for Edinburgh's voluntary and third sector groups imposed by the Lib Dem/SNP administration. He accused the City Council of abandoning vulnerable people in Edinburgh and will be taking part in a protest outside the City Chambers at 9.30 am today, Thursday 11th March. The drastic cuts will mean that a number of groups providing key support to vulnerable people like children suffering from abuse, those with learning disabilities or older people with Alzheimer’s, risk not getting the money they need to carry on. Mark said: "The Lib Dems and SNP...
  
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• Mark supports No Smoking Day - 10th March
  Mark is supporting No Smoking Day on 10th March, which aims to encourage smokers across the UK to break free and kick the habit. A range of events are planned with information on how to try and stop smoking. He said: “No Smoking Day is a fantastic campaign to help and support smokers who want to stop smoking. “It isn’t always to easy to quit smoking but it can mean people are up to £180 a month better off. And of course the health benefits are immense. I’m encouraging people to come and find out what advice and...
  
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• Mark visits Pelamis wavepower with Ed Miliband
  On Friday, Mark visited Pelamis wave power in Leith with Ed Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Pelamis is an innovative company developing technology to harness energy from the waves. In successive budgets, the UK Government has set aside funding to develop new low carbon technology like this. Pelamis has just received £4.8million from a fund established by the UK Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and managed by the Carbon Trust. Another Edinburgh-based company, Aquamarine Power also received funding for a wave power project. In a separate development, this January the UK Government announced...
  
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