In the Guardian today, the above and: Last week’s Scottish parliament election promised an equally profane revelation. With Reform UK’s arrival in Scottish politics, Kenny Farquharson predicted in the Times that election day “will be remembered as the day Scottish exceptionalism died”. Sheepish voters, dumbly following the rest of Britain, would finally espouse the “rightwing populist nativism” that had hitherto been halted at Hadrian’s Wall. On the surface, the results do suggest a change in tone. Reform won 17 seats –only two more than the Scottish Greens – tying with Scottish Labour for second place. Its surge from nowhere to 16% of the vote … Continue reading Guardian writer totally misrepresents Reform UK’s unimpressive performance in Scotland as 85% reject them

on whether to take strike action later this year. The British Medical Association says pay has continued to fall and is also calling for more annual leave and better recognition for working anti-social hours. it’s less than a month since resident doctors in England ended their most recent strike. The pay dispute saw tens of thousands of resident doctors take part in the industrial action. It was their 15th strike since 2023. BBC Breakfast this morning had the above. How does this compare with the situation in Scotland? Have the media operating in Scotland ever reported the above contrast? Find … Continue reading As NHS England’s senior doctors vote on strike action only weeks after the junior ones finished their 15th strike with billions spent and millions of ops cancelled the story that ‘your’ media will not tell you

From RNZ yesterday: Maritime NZ says there was a clear knowledge gap in how a steering console worked aboard the Aratere ferry ahead of it running aground nearly two years ago. KiwiRail had been ordered to pay a fine of $375,000 and $25,000 costs after pleading guilty to charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 today. The ship ran aground during a freight sailing from Picton to Wellington on 21 June 2024. No injuries were reported among the 39 crew and eight passengers aboard. Maritime NZ said an investigation found failures in KiwiRail’s change management processes for training and … Continue reading New Zealand ferry operator fined $400 000 for failing to train crew to hold down a button for five seconds to disable autopilot and avoid running aground