From BBC Scotland this morning:
‘And there’s particular concern for those of us who have underlying health issues especially those who receive care in the home. According to figures published last year by the NHS, 68 000 people received home care in Scotland. Some disabled people are saying it’s not clear what will happen if their support system collapses.’
Then we get an extended anxiety-inducing interview with one person.
We do not hear what evidence BBC Scotland has for the ‘particular concern’ they say is ‘out there.’ There are 759 000 adult carers in Scotland, according to the Carers Trust Scotland. There are 171 cases of coronavirus in Scotland. Some of these may be carers but at worst the actual news today could only be that a tiny percentage of carers is infected. Even if all 171 cases were carers, that would be only 0.02%.
Also, we do not hear that Adamson is not an ordinary member of the public but rather an activist. He is Chair of Scotland Against the Care Tax and a regular in news reports on disability matters. Is he the only source, entirely, of the alleged wider concern? Did he approach BBC Scotland to tell them that this is a concern? Is there any evidence that coronavirus is affecting levels of care or that it will do? Could BBC Scotland research a story like real journalists.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
“Real” journalists John , those days are long gone , cut and paste is all they are capable of now .
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In a non-COVID 19 vein can I alert folks to the highly encouraging data regarding the apparent stabilisation of the native red squirrel population (and the welcome increase in their geographical coverage). Link and snippets below:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/red-squirrel-population-in-scotland-remains-stable-–-report/ar-BB11ixBY?ocid=spartandhp
The red squirrel population across Scotland has remained stable in the last year, according to the latest survey report.
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels has published its most recent figures which also indicate a continuing decline in grey squirrel territory in the north east.
In the south of Scotland – Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders and parts of Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire – the number of survey sites reporting red squirrels remained between 51-52%.
However, the number of sites with grey squirrels fell from 60% to 51% in the 2019 survey and the number of sites with only red squirrels increased from 29% to 34%.
Dr Mel Tonkin, project manager, said: “The small changes in favour of red squirrels in the south of Scotland are certainly promising, but survey results can fluctuate from year to year and we will need to gather more data in future years to determine a definite trend.
“For now, we can say that red squirrel distributions in the region are stable.
“This is worth celebrating, and it is only possible thanks to ongoing work by volunteers, land managers and many others.
“However, we need to keep up the good work to hold onto our reds in the area and fend off the widespread grey squirrel threat.”
Dr Tonkin added: “The overall trend is also looking very positive in the north east and central lowlands.
“Although the 2019 results showed a small change in favour of grey squirrels when compared to the previous year, overall there has been a significant shift in favour of red squirrels since the surveys began, currently occupying 75% of survey sites.
“Focusing in on the Aberdeenshire results, grey squirrel populations have continued their retreat and are now largely limited to Aberdeen City.
“Here, city residents have been reporting red squirrels turning up in increasing numbers of parks and gardens.”
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Maybe she did not mean it as she says but she is a Tory.
https://on.rt.com/acx4
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Reblogged this on New Scotland and commented:
Will BBC Scotland research a story like real journalists.
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