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Reposted as the Guardian reports the deal is about to go through
Reposted as Scots officially buy a share in a Scunthorpe steel mill
BBC Scotland admit County Lines drug gangs are another plague from England but try to contain it in the Highlands
Charity workers have raised concern about the number of vulnerable youngsters in the Highlands being targeted big city drug dealers from England. Barnardo’s staff say they’re being exploited and threatened by County Lines drug gangs in Inverness. The charity runs the Anchor project in the City, which is trying to help tackle the problem. Police reckon 12 organised crime groups are operating in the Highland capital. BBC Scotland, in their BBC breakfast insert this morning, with a second only explicit mention of where the County Lines drug gangs are from. I must say, I’m puzzled by this openness after 7 … Continue reading BBC Scotland admit County Lines drug gangs are another plague from England but try to contain it in the Highlands
Labour vows to merge ferry bodies and fix ‘broken system’ broken by their Douglas Alexander and Jack McConnell in the first place
Headlining for BBC Scotland, featuring across all media operating in Scotland and in The Standard today: Labour vows to merge ferry bodies and fix ‘broken system’ – Anas Sarwar will visit Stornoway on Monday, as he warned the ‘SNP’s ferry fiasco is a symbol of their incompetence and waste’. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/anas-sarwar-snp-holyrood-isle-of-lewis-b1276923.html I’m already blinded by the shine from Labour’s brass neck on this one. Merge what? CalMac which runs the service and CMAL which owns the ferries and commissions the building of new ones. Until 1 October 2006, Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd ran the service and owned the boats. The harbours and … Continue reading Labour vows to merge ferry bodies and fix ‘broken system’ broken by their Douglas Alexander and Jack McConnell in the first place
Disturbing research finding repeat AI errors in a medical procedure cast doubt on UK Labour’s rush to replace clinicians and confirm Scottish Government’s caution
Thanks to NHS for YES for alerting us to this. From a February 2026 peer-reviewed research paper on an AI tool for Nasogastric Tube Position, the above image and this disturbing conclusion: Administration of food or medication through a misplaced nasogastric tube (NGT) constitutes a “never event” (defined by the National Health Service as a serious incident that is wholly preventable) in health care systems given the high likelihood of patient harm. Efforts to ensure adequate NGT positioning typically focus on increased education. Artificial intelligence (AI)–driven decision-support tools could address such challenges in a more streamlined manner, yet external validation … Continue reading Disturbing research finding repeat AI errors in a medical procedure cast doubt on UK Labour’s rush to replace clinicians and confirm Scottish Government’s caution
NHS Scotland beats an NHS England target just to give Wes Streeting a big riddy – very short video
SNP Government’s defence of the disabled against ‘a cruel penalty’ portrayed as economic mismanagement by BBC Scotland
In the Guardian, today, the above (left) and: Hundreds of thousands of severely ill and disabled people making new claims will have their benefits cut if the government assesses that their condition might improve, charities have said. In April, the health element of universal credit – an extra payment for people assessed as too unwell to work or prepare for work – will be halved to £50 a week and frozen for new claimants unless their condition is found to be terminal or severe and lifelong with no prospect of improvement. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/29/disabled-benefit-claimants-face-lower-payments-if-conditions-not-deemed-lifelong-charities-say Will this apply in Scotland? PIP and equivalent … Continue reading SNP Government’s defence of the disabled against ‘a cruel penalty’ portrayed as economic mismanagement by BBC Scotland
John Swinney spent less sending a baby box to the Mayor of New York than Anas Sarwar did on a hotel only so that could tell a huge fib about how many Scots are on an NHS waiting list
John Swinney or, I’m guessing, a member of his staff spent £278.12 to send a baby box to the Mayor of New York City. Some sad soul has just spent considerably more of your tax funding on a Freedom of Information Request (up to £600) to find that out so that they can use it to demonstrate SNP waste! https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202600503246/ On the 24th April, Anas Sarwar, Labour Leader in Scotland, was in Holyrood for FMQs. He stayed overnight in a hotel, before and after, so that he would not be tired for the 12 noon start to the 45 minute … Continue reading John Swinney spent less sending a baby box to the Mayor of New York than Anas Sarwar did on a hotel only so that could tell a huge fib about how many Scots are on an NHS waiting list
The script that the MSM operating in Scotland prefer is one of unchecked propaganda
By Liz S The script that the MSM operating in Scotland prefer is the one where opposition parties accuse the SNP of having “destroyed the Scottish NHS”. Of course that is a script that is minus all of the data and stats that would verify this , so then would substantiate their accusation. They, the opposition and the BBC in Scotland, could also make comparisons between Scotland’s NHS performance with that of other nations within the UK , to then they would have an opportunity to further prove that Scotland was in fact being destroyed by the SNP, and so indeed were … Continue reading The script that the MSM operating in Scotland prefer is one of unchecked propaganda
Talking-up Scotland 