Travelling to Scotland’s West Coast islands with Calmac typically costs between £0.20 to £0.70 per nautical mile. For example, Ardrossan to Brodick one way, 19nm, 55 min, for a foot passenger – £5-101 Similarly subsidised, the Northern Isles pay the same rate. Isle of Wight with Wightlink typically costs £1.50 to £2.50 per nm. For example, Plymouth to Fishbourne, one-way for a foot passenger, 10nm – £14-£22. 2 Channel Isles – £1.50 to £3+ per nm, Jersey to Guernsey 30nm, one-way foot passenger £32 to £50 .3 Sources: Continue reading Scotland’s islanders paying between one quarter and a half of the price paid by those travelling to the Isle of Wight or the Channel Islands

From Fife Today, today: The leader of the Conservatives at Fife Council has quit the party – and made the shock move across the political divide to join Labour. Councillor Kathleen Leslie [above] said she was “increasingly unable” to support the Tory Party’s positions on “everything from migration to foreign policy to welfare reform” and said she was a “better fit” as part of Labour’s minority administration at Fife House. The Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy councillor, who was elected in 2017, confirmed she had also recently resigned from the Conservative Party “following much thought and reflection.” https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/fife-council-conservative-group-leader-quits-party-and-joins-labour-8779331 Why did … Continue reading Struck-off teacher who called Nicola Sturgeon a ‘drooling hag’ joins Labour rather than Reform UK because presumably they look the same to her

From Nursing Standard last week but for some reason I don’t understand, just appearing in one of my alerts today, the above and; Latest joint board papers for Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, both part of the NHS Humber Health Partnership (HHP), said ED overcrowding, plus operational and staffing pressures were contributing factors in the cases. The trusts run five hospitals between them. Both incidents took place at the Hull Royal Infirmary in 2024. HHP said it had since introduced a mandatory training package for nursing staff to assess, recognise and treat deteriorating patients, … Continue reading Sepsis deaths in error still happening in NHS England 18 years after SNP Government took steps to prevent them

has dropped by a million since the fire near Central Station in March. Notably missing are the figures we need to see how big a percentage that 1million is and neither Glasgow Chamber of Commerce nor BBC Scotland have posted these. That’s very interesting because on 7th April the same BBC Scotland reporter, Jamie McIvor, told us this: Glasgow city centre is proving “remarkably resilient” after the recent fire in Union Street, according to new statistics. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce said the number of people in the city centre every day – including workers and shoppers – was back at … Continue reading ‘Glasgow city centre is proving remarkably resilient after the recent fire’ and drop in footfall is part of a longer trend unconnected to the fire but BBC Scotland is hiding that from you for some reason today

Any rape is shocking and utterly unacceptable but a rape in Glasgow, reported with no context, reinforces an outdated but deeply embedded stereotypical image of the city. BBC Reporting Scotland, based in Glasgow offered no explanatory context last night. Is rape an increasing offence and is it higher than the Scottish average. In the last 5 years, that seems to be true though several researchers put the increase down to more victims having the courage to come forward, better policing and historical cases being dealt with. From Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending December 2025 Published 24 February 2026 Source: … Continue reading A rape in Glasgow shocks as it should but a proper news service should tell you it’s an offence twice as common across even average places in England & Wales