More than 100 eating disorder patients have to be treated in Scotland
In the Guardian today, but getting no coverage at all across the BBC or ITV or the press: Vulnerable eating disorder patients from England are being sent hundreds of miles from their homes to Scotland for treatment, as the number of available beds south of the border has dropped in two years. Data from NHS England, which included the financial years 2020-2021, 2021-22 and 2022-23 and up to the end of May 2023, shows that 84 patients were sent from England to Scotland. The total cost of this was almost £9m. In the financial year 2022-23, 29 patients made this trip, costing more … Continue reading More than 100 eating disorder patients have to be treated in Scotland
When a woman dies following 999 call handler failures Welsh Labour is not even asked for comment
In the above, there is not a mention of the Welsh Labour government nor of it’s Health Secretary (who knows). Most strikingly, the Conservative opposition shadow health secretary is not platformed. Only the ambulance service is expected to plan changes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66751473 Imagine that in Scotland? In 2010, BBC Scotland had a tiny 208 word report on no actual patient death: ‘No patient risk’ after 999 fault yet found space for this: No patient was put at risk as a result of a failure in the phone system at Scotland’s ambulance service, the health secretary has said. Nicola Sturgeon said back-up … Continue reading When a woman dies following 999 call handler failures Welsh Labour is not even asked for comment
Winter 2026 – A Labour win will only ensure at least 500 excess winter deaths caused by cold homes
From ‘AI-enhanced’ Policy Mogul today: The House of Commons Energy Security and Net Zero Committee has heard estimates that there were 4,706 excess winter deaths in 2022/23 caused by living in a cold home in England, Scotland, and Wales. A report from the Warm This Winter campaign shows that on half of the key measures to tackle the energy bills crisis, the government is making no progress. On one measure, the government has actually gone backwards by increasing reliance on expensive fossil fuels. Evidence suggests that a new class system based on access to energy is emerging in Britain, with … Continue reading Winter 2026 – A Labour win will only ensure at least 500 excess winter deaths caused by cold homes
STV over BBC again as SNP Government acts to strengthen energy links with Denmark but is ignored by Reporting Scotland Down
STV, the National, Herald and Insider have this but BBC Scotland are off on a grouse shoot today. Recently, we’ve seen them hide Kezia Dugdale’s drift toward independence, Labour Party paedophiles and misogynists and the UK Labour Party utterly humiliating their Scottish branch members with orders to u-turn on progressive social policies. Today, see this: Scotland’s energy minister Gillian Martin will this week lead a trade delegation to Denmark, the Scottish Government has announced. Martin will be in Copenhagen to tout the country’s renewable sector in meetings with the Danish Parliament’s Climate, Energy and Supply Committee, the country’s energy agency … Continue reading STV over BBC again as SNP Government acts to strengthen energy links with Denmark but is ignored by Reporting Scotland Down
Rutherglen and Hamilton West voters need to know the truth of their council tax, the lowest in Britain by a mile and how Labour hiked it
The Starmer Party candidate above in the Times, where else, with London Labour lies. Here’s the truth about their council tax costs: And another truth: It was the local Labour-led council [South Lanarkshire, Joe Fagan] that increased council tax by 5.5% this year. In Holyrood, Labour voted with the government on income tax rates for this year, their spokesperson stating, “I am pleased to see the proposals being made” and noting “the measures are progressive.” Tom Arthur https://twitter.com/ThomasCArthur/status/1700896348793450905?t=xzDeBueKnUbi-FjkFS6fOA&s=03 Continue reading Rutherglen and Hamilton West voters need to know the truth of their council tax, the lowest in Britain by a mile and how Labour hiked it
Kuenssberg – yes that Ms Kuenssberg – points to the ‘chaotic, high-stakes soap opera’ of UK government!
By stewartb The BBC is promoting an upcoming three part series called the State of Chaos presented by Laura Keunssberg (first part on BBC 2, 11 September at 21:00). Now I’m really not inclined to promote any BBC output on news and current affairs but there’s something quite ‘sweet’ in the article Ms Kuenssberg has written to give a sense of what to expect from her series. (See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66755345) Given the author – a former BBC political editor undoubtedly sympathetic to and perhaps even an apologist in the past for the UK/Westminster political establishment and reputably to Tory governments too … Continue reading Kuenssberg – yes that Ms Kuenssberg – points to the ‘chaotic, high-stakes soap opera’ of UK government!
Who is BBC Revolting Scotland’s grouse enthusiast on the ‘Disastrous Eleventh’
Once more Reporting Scotland headline a story not being reported at all on their own website pages. Such actions are an obvious sign of a direct approach from Scottish Government critics seeking an uncritical platform. Today we hear that ‘nearly’ 400 business have got together to oppose the ‘disastrous’ plans to licence grouse shooting. Many will be surprised that a business already associated in our minds with the super-rich is not licensed. Is that so shooters can just leave quickly after shooting local peasants? The Herald and Aberdeen Live also have the story so share the source no doubt. Leaving … Continue reading Who is BBC Revolting Scotland’s grouse enthusiast on the ‘Disastrous Eleventh’
Canadian ferry operator forced to shuffle one 47 year-old ferry to serve population the size of Glasgow
The BC Ferries MV Queen of Alberni, above, in 2020. Yesterday, we see: Multiple cancellations set for the next few weeks between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, starting Sunday. According to BC Ferries, the cancellations are because the Queen of Alberni ferry will be used for service on the Duke Point to Tsawwassen route, while the Coastal Renaissance is being repaired. As a result, 27 sailings between Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast will be cancelled, starting with tomorrow’s sailing departing Horseshoe Bay at 3:20 p.m. https://www.mycoastnow.com/72584/featured/27-sailings-cancelled-from-horsehoe-bay-to-langdale-over-the-coming-weeks/ The population of Vancouver is 675 218, comparable to Glasgow’s 635 130. The Sunshine coast … Continue reading Canadian ferry operator forced to shuffle one 47 year-old ferry to serve population the size of Glasgow
What could motivate the Tories to block the Scots vape ban?
Campaigner Laura Young was interviewed by the National yesterday: Young, who is studying for a PhD looking at climate resilience, said she has been astounded at the speed Government officials have committed to act on the problem. But she admitted she fears any Scottish attempt to prohibit the sale of disposable vapes could hit the buffers because of the UK Government’s recent record of blocking the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) via the Internal Market Act. https://www.thenational.scot/news/23776866.fears-uk-government-block-disposable-vape-ban-scotland/ What could motivate the Tories to do this? The Conservatives have defended accepting a donation from the chief executive of a company accused of … Continue reading What could motivate the Tories to block the Scots vape ban?
SNP ensures 29% more dentists, 95% registered with NHS dentist and 99% in deprived areas
I won’t be reading Sandesh Gulhane’s comments but I feel sure this evidence will be absent: 95.4% of the Scottish population were registered with an NHS dentist as at 30 September 2022. Nearly all adults living in the most deprived areas were registered with an NHS dentist in September 2022, compared to 91.9% in the least deprived areas. https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/dental-statistics-registration-and-participation/dental-statistics-nhs-registration-and-participation-24-january-2023/ Meanwhile in England: Thousands of children in England facing ‘heartbreaking’ waits for NHS dental care https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/19/thousands-of-children-in-england-facing-heartbreaking-waits-for-nhs-dental-care The Scottish government said that more than 95% of the population were registered with an NHS dentist. It added that the dental workforce in Scotland (54 dentists per … Continue reading SNP ensures 29% more dentists, 95% registered with NHS dentist and 99% in deprived areas
