Problems facing Scotland’s care homes will outlast Covid-19 unless major change is made – Source by qwertyfan May 20, 2020 0 THIS WEEK, HC-One, the company behind 56 care homes throughout Scotland, revealed that it had recorded over 1,000 suspected or... Read moreDetails
We need to talk about democratic accountability in public services – Source by qwertyfan May 20, 2020 0 Common Weal today publishes a very important report on the Care Homes crisis written by Nick Kempe, former Head of... Read moreDetails
MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights by qwertyfan May 19, 2020 0 The Scottish Government has been forced to withdraw all the emergency relaxations it made to freedom of information (FoI) law... Read moreDetails
Sorry, not sorry by qwertyfan May 19, 2020 0 I chatted on the phone with a friend in Spain yesterday and suggested that we swap Prime Ministers. “Pero nadie... Read moreDetails
The Lesley Riddoch Podcast: The New Normal by qwertyfan May 19, 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
DUP dark money man in ‘very unusual’ investment scandal by qwertyfan May 19, 2020 0 The man behind the Democratic Unionist Party’s mysterious £435,000 Brexit donation has found himself caught up in a scandal involving... Read moreDetails
A housing test of the Scottish Parliament – Source by qwertyfan May 19, 2020 0 An important set of housing proposals will go before the Scottish Parliament today. Scottish Greens MSP Andy Wightman is proposing... Read moreDetails
Sarah Smith’s unforgivable lapse of judgement last night may be career-defining by qwertyfan May 19, 2020 0 I suspect Sarah Smith's outrageous allegation on live BBC news bulletins last night that Nicola Sturgeon is "enjoying" the "opportunity"... Read moreDetails
Information law must be toughened to stop evasion, say MSPs by qwertyfan May 18, 2020 0 A new law requiring Scottish Government meetings to be minuted to prevent any “deliberate attempt” to evade freedom of information... Read moreDetails
Polls and donkeys – Newsnet.scot by qwertyfan May 18, 2020 0 By Russell Bruce Boris’s star is falling in line with any regard for his governmental competence. Failing stars burn out... Read moreDetails