Nick Kempe: The care home crisis begs the question – what is the Care Inspectorate for? – Source by qwertyfan June 17, 2020 0 ON 13 MARCH, the Care Inspectorate, the regulator responsible for the quality of care in care homes, suspended inspections of... Read moreDetails
Racism in Scotland: Dealing with being different by qwertyfan June 17, 2020 0 The killing of George Floyd by police in Powderhorn, Minnesota, has led many to evaluate racism not only in the... Read moreDetails
Who knew Gloucestershire was within 5 miles of Aberdeenshire by qwertyfan June 17, 2020 0 On the BBC’s main 6 o’clock news on Tuesday evening, Nicholas Witchell got a chance to gush again as members... Read moreDetails
The limits of Tory divide and rule – Source by qwertyfan June 17, 2020 0 The thing about the Tories is that, in the end, their essential Tory-ness always shines through. They are and always... Read moreDetails
Seal scarers used by salmon farms branded ‘sonic torture’ by qwertyfan June 17, 2020 0 Noise alarms used by the salmon farming industry to scare away seals could damage the hearing of whales, dolphins and... Read moreDetails
Analysis: Scotland’s ‘tourism and bust’ economics need to change – Source by qwertyfan June 16, 2020 0 LIFE FROM TOWN TO TOWN in the UK is a very different affair. In metropolitan areas banking, services, tech and... Read moreDetails
Craig Berry: Democracy within the SNP must go beyond listening exercises – Source by qwertyfan June 16, 2020 0 IN ENGINEERING, you may often be faced with a black box theory, an abstract representation of a system or a... Read moreDetails
The Lesley Riddoch Podcast: Twa radiators by qwertyfan June 16, 2020 0 Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s... Read moreDetails
21,660 thank yous by qwertyfan June 16, 2020 0 Last week I launched this blog’s annual crowdfunder. I wasn’t at all sure whether to go ahead with it given... Read moreDetails
Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined again by Electoral Commission by qwertyfan June 16, 2020 0 A so-called ‘dark money’ trust that gave £416,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has received another fine by the Electoral Commission... Read moreDetails