Category Archives: Comment

The Espanade

By A.C. To update actions by Aberdeen City council as regards my article on Esplanade Cycling on this blog September 2021, I can report that all the bollards, road markings and restriction have been removed between Bridge of Don at … Continue reading

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Long COVID

By: A.C. An article at the BBC concerned with “ Long -Covid”  post – viral condition,  makes sense to hundreds if not thousands of sufferers of M.E or CFS and lesser known Fatigue Syndromes, Fibromyalgia &c. However, one has to … Continue reading

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Esplanade Cycling

By: A.C. Aberdeen Beach Esplanade has been transformed. Whether that is for the good or worse is very debatable.  However, the City Council started this “Space for People”project to use the space on the Esplanade to install two cycle lanes, … Continue reading

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Police and Hate Crime

By: A.C. This article is written with little enthusiasm. I am not someone to criticise our local Police Service, and in fact I tend to be supportive where I can. As disabled people, probably 99% of us have had some … Continue reading

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Paddy McGuninness and the Blue Badge

By: A.C. I never knew that the comedian, presenter and broadcaster, Paddy McGuinness, is the father of autistic twins and another child who is suspected to be on the spectrum. His wife Christine is a constant campaigner on social media … Continue reading

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The EHRC and Public Transport

By: A.C. Public Transport is not something I use that regularly.  However, the National Entitlement Card or as it is more commonly called “The Bus Pass”,  gets used frequently when I want to use the bus into Aberdeen or attend … Continue reading

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Terminal Illness Benefits Review

By: A.C. It is interesting that in the media a few days ago the DWP Secretary of State,  Amber Rudd, has decided to be compassionate towards terminally ill persons who have been declared terminally ill under the DWP system definition … Continue reading

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Facebook Changes and the Angry Emoji

By: A.C. Sometime after July, there will certainly be a change in the way that Facebook deals with pages on its platform. This will equally certainly have a knock-on effect on how charities and other groups use it. From what … Continue reading

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Medicines and Uncertainty

By: A.C. When I write for the blog I try very hard to keep a balance and just state facts about what affects our readers and AAD members in their daily lives. In all fairness I remain apolitical and try to … Continue reading

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Accessible Transport Funding

By: A.C. A recent press release by the UK Government which was posted on our Facebook Page and titled “New partnership with Muscular Dystrophy UK to improve journeys for disabled road users” raised quite a few questions. Simply put, would any … Continue reading

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