As events at this week’s Conservative Conference have demonstrated, plans announced in haste have a nasty habit of unravelling, and into that category must come the SNP’s scheme to freeze rents for social and private tenants.
A year ago this week, the closure of Drumbrae and Ferryfield House care homes was confirmed to much dismay. Now, as winter looms and NHS Lothian reaches breaking point, Drumbrae is to be reactivated to meet the growing beds crisis.
To mark Blood Cancer Awareness Month this September, Sue Webber MSP took part in an event in Parliament to celebrate the nation’s potential stem cell donors on the Anthony Nolan register and raise awareness of the urgent need to diversify the stem cell register.
Maybe it was playing hockey for far too long on those old unforgiving Astro pitches, but the result is a GP appointment to plead for an orthopaedic referral. New knees are inevitable if I’m ever to walk free of pain.
It hasn’t taken new Prime Minister Liz Truss long to honour her promise to tackle the energy crisis; even her many detractors must admit that delivering a £150bn emergency package after just two days in the job is no mean achievement.
On Tuesday all eyes will be on Scotland as the Queen appoints our new Prime Minster at Balmoral, but meanwhile in Holyrood the First Minster will present her Programme for Government, no doubt built around her flagging attempt to turn future Prime Ministerial visits into those of a foreign potent
It is always to uplifting to see young people glowing with happiness and optimism when they discover their exam goals have been achieved and it was wonderful to learn the head boy at my old school Currie High, Shashank Swarna, got the Advanced Highers he needed to pursue a medical career.
The remarkable Annemarie Ward experienced childhood sexual abuse and recovered from drug addiction and is one of Scotland’s most passionate campaigners for the rights of addicts to receive proper treatment.
An Edinburgh nurse who has been unable to work regularly for over two years because of Long Covid, has appealed to MSPs to do more to help the estimated 151,000 Scots suffering from the condition.
