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Blog Sub-editor; formerly Senior Campaign Agent and Education Assistant for Talk Politics. Formerly Deputy News Editor at The Gaudie and Editor for Groundings Ancients. Bylines include Talk Politics, The Gaudie, The Press and Journal, and APGNation. Graduating in June with an MA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen.
Filibuster
The drone has become the trademark of US counterinsurgency in the 21st century, the silhouette of a General Atomics MQ-1B Predator its icon. The weapons are more advanced, but rules have remained the same, and the US is breaking them.
Talk Politics
By Senior Campaign Agent Alasdair Fraser Last week we had a chance to sit down with Orr Vinegold, Labour's candidate for Aberdeen North this general election. Our discussion ranged from his love for bacon, why he feels first-past-the-post returns the correct result most of the time, and most importantly, how a young brand manager decides to run for parliament.
In the latest addition to our 'People Behind The Policy' series, Alasdair Fraser sat down with David Evans, the Liberal Democrats candidate in the Gordon constituency for June's general election.
By Senior Campaign Agent Alasdair Fraser Pensions are set to return as a defining issue this June as Britain returns to the polls three years early. While Prime Minister Theresa May has come under intense pressure to scrap the controversial 'triple lock' on pension increases, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn has assured voters that his party will protect pensioners' incomes.
By Campaign Agent Alasdair Fraser Earlier this month Neal Lawson, writing for the New Statesman's blog The Staggers, called on Labour to "stop indulging its Scottish party and broker a progressive alliance with the SNP."
The Gaudie
Me: Cover story, p.5 news, and p.6 Feature; edited News. Whole paper included to show style and format.
The Press and Journal
Two Beautiful Scotland judges toured Aberdeen yesterday to inspect the city's parks and green spaces. The city, which is being judged on efforts to improve green spaces including work carried out by council staff and local communities, is hosting the 50th awards ceremony this year.
Thousands of visitors are expected to flood into Aboyne this weekend to celebrate one of Aberdeenshire’s most popular highland games.