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WEBBy working together, we can identify barriers, implement solutions and improve data collection, thereby closing the health equity gap and ensuring access to the breast cancer pathway and treatments for everyone. Becoming a ‘Good Food Nation’ is a brilliant aspiration, bringing together policy, practice and a healthy dose of ambition for all.
Time for self-reflection: How public bodies got into a mess over …
WEB5 hours ago · It was lodged two years before double rapist Adam Graham changed gender to become Isla Bryson while waiting to stand trial for serious sexual assaults perpetrated in 2016 and 2019. After being found guilty, Bryson was initially remanded in Cornton Vale women’s prison before being moved to the male estate following a public outcry.
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WEBNHS in Scotland is not in crisis, says Neil Gray. Holyrood.com is the website of Holyrood , Scotland's fortnightly political and current affairs magazine that keeps Scottish politics informed with its award-winning and thought-provoking editorial.
Russell Findlay elected new Scottish Conservative leader
WEB1 day ago · Russell Findlay has been elected as the new leader of the Scottish Tories and has pledged to “change” the party. The MSP saw off competition from colleagues Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher, securing 62 per cent of the vote. In a speech following the announcement of the result, Findlay said he understood the frustration much of the ...
Anas Sarwar calls for housing minister Paul McLennan to be sacked
WEB1 day ago · Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for housing minister Paul McLennan to be sacked after recent statistics put homelessness at a 10-year high. Speaking at First Minister's Questions on Thursday afternoon, Sarwar said McLennan can "simply not continue" in the role because the government's failure to build enough social housing was a ...
Homelessness reaches highest level in over a decade
WEB4 days ago · The latest statistics show 40,685 homelessness applications were made in 2023-24, up four per cent from the year before and the highest since 2011-12. The number of households living in temporary accommodation reached record levels, standing at 16,330 at the end of March, up nine per cent from the year before.
Blow for Labour as popularity falls in Scotland after general election
WEB3 days ago · UK and Scottish Labour leaders Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar 's popularity has plummeted in Scotland, new polling shows. The ratings are the lowest ever recorded for the Labour pair in the Scotland Political Pulse monitor from pollsters Ipsos. Most respondents – 76 per cent – said the Scottish economy is in …
Autumn Budget ‘must not repeat mistakes of the past’, says Shona …
WEB4 days ago · Rachel Reeves has been urged to prioritise investment in next month's Autumn Budget by finance secretary Shona Robison. Robison warned against “repeating mistakes of the past” by cutting spending. Later today during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the UK Budget and Scotland’s priorities, she will urge the UK Government to come up ...
Lift off: Scotland aims to become Europe's space capital
WEBIn October 2021, the Scottish Government published its Space Strategy. It looks to mobilise Scotland’s existing space community and become Europe’s leading space nation, capturing £4bn of the global space market and creating 20,000 new jobs by 2030. Scotland already punches well above its weight in the space sector, with one-fifth (8,440 ...
Live: First Minister's Questions - Holyrood Website
WEBSep 2, 2021 · 12:12pm: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says NHS staff were under-resourced and overworked before Covid, before criticising the government’s record on waiting times.The First Minister points to the waiting times recovery plan, which she said was having an impact before Covid. She says the pandemic has placed significant pressure on the NHS and before Covid, it was changing demographics ...
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