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'Nicola Sturgeon is wrong: Scotland’s public services are failing"
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (441+ words) So much for a quiet summer. Those of us closely involved with the world of politics in our professional lives can usually rely on a rather more relaxed period in July and August, but this year has not delivered. The…...
Scottish Impact Awards finalists recognised for tackling society's biggest challenges
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (263+ words) The finalists have been announced for this year's Scottish Impact Awards, with organisations from across the country making it onto an extensive shortlist of contenders set to receive recognition for making a measurable contribution to tackling some of the most…...
'We're not skivers': Civil servants weigh in on remote working and 'quiet' offices
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (927+ words) Civil servants have warned against portraying staff as “skivers” amid concerns over quiet Scottish Government office buildings. More than 9,000 of the Scottish Government’s core civil servants were asked to work in person at least 40% of the working week. But the…...
Funding of Harry and Meghan????s UK security????a private matter????, says Burnham
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (803+ words) Andy Burnham would not be drawn on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s security arrangements on their return to the UK, saying the funding for it was a “private matter”. Harry and Meghan’s bombshell plans to move back to Britain…...
Vigil in honour of 'brilliant academic' Jason Arday to be held outside Holyrood
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (421+ words) A public vigil honouring the life of academic Jason Arday will be held outside the Scottish Parliament on Saturday afternoon. The former Glasgow and Cambridge professor, 41, was found dead in his Battersea home last Friday, following weeks of intense media…...
Reform Scotland leader Malcolm Offord has prostate removed after cancer diagnosis
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (698+ words) Reform UK's leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, was diagnosed with cancer just hours before his election to the Scottish Parliament. The MSP, who had an operation to remove his prostate last week, opened up about his health troubles during an…...
Glasgow City Council questioned over lease to 'multinational' company
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (425+ words) Glasgow City Council has been challenged over the renting of land for a “pittance” to a “multinational company”. Electricity firm SSE Generation Ltd lease Cathkin Braes Country Park for £3,000 annually from the council for a windfarm. Councillor Jim Kavanagh described the…...
The real cost of John Swinney’s £98k World Cup trip is public trust
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (682+ words) £98,442. That is how much John Swinney’s World Cup trip cost taxpayers. At a time of serious pressure on Scotland’s finances, it is a figure that will sit uncomfortably with many of us. Almost half of the bill was spent on…...
Fact check: Proposed vision checks, prison places and smear test safety claims
16+ hour, 33+ min ago (787+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact-checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Over-70s won’t be ordered to retake driving tests under new plans Posts on…...
Council backs equal pay scheme that hikes wages for most but cuts pay of one in nine
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (809+ words) Glasgow City Council's City Administration Committee has approved a controversial overhaul of the authority's pay and grading system. The new framework, which aims to bring the council's pay structure into line with equal pay law, will see most workers better…...