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Scottish housing bond could tackle our accommodation crisis

Scottish housing bond could tackle our accommodation crisis

THE UK Supreme Court considered a Scottish homeless appeal last week in the case of X v Glasgow City Council (GCC). The issue in dispute was...

21.01.2025 3

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By Mike Dailly

Could Elon Musk bankroll Nigel Farage at a UK general election?

Could Elon Musk bankroll a political party in the UK if he chose to do so? There’s been much speculation that the richest man in the world might...

31.12.2024 3

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By Mike Dailly

Another betrayal for pensioners with no money for WASPI women

LAST week, around 3.8 million women born in the 1950’s were given an apology by Liz Kendall MP, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. The...

24.12.2024 6

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By Mike Dailly

Access to justice has become illusionary for too many

Scotland’s legal aid crisis featured in a special investigation by our sister newspaper last week. The Herald reported the harsh reality that year...

24.11.2024 3

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By Mike Dailly

Trump’s presidency signals a new political order 

DONALD TRUMP is the new comeback kid. The Lazarus of Mar-a-Lago. The 47th President-elect of the United States of America (US) is set to be sworn...

11.11.2024 3

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By Mike Dailly

Scottish charities need help with National Insurance hikes

LAST week’s budget provided a vital injection of cash for the NHS and public services, but the jury was out on whether massive tax hikes and...

03.11.2024 1

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By Mike Dailly

Invest in community care and ditch the flawed bill

Earlier this month, the Scottish Parliament’s health committee heard how £28million had been spent on “work related to” the National Care...

27.10.2024 9

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By Mike Dailly

Don’t be suckered by the comeback kings

PHILLIP SCHOFIELD’S Robinson Crusoe-styled attempt to redeem and rehabilitate his TV career isn’t new. Disgraced and failed leaders have been at...

09.10.2024 1

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By Mike Dailly

Lavish gifts to MPs fuels cronyism in our democracy

STANDING outside Number 10, Keir Starmer said: “Our country has voted, decisively. For change. For national renewal. And a return of politics to...

22.09.2024 1

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By Mike Dailly

Time for a public debt bill to reduce child poverty

AROUND 240,000 children live in relative poverty in Scotland and sadly this unacceptable number has remained fairly static since 2007. Last week I...

16.09.2024 1

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By Mike Dailly

Cutting the winter fuel allowance is reckless politics

CUTTING the Winter Fuel Allowance (WFA) for over 10 million pensioners strikes me as a reckless and reprehensible move by the new Labour UK...

08.09.2024 1

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By Mike Dailly

Scotland Office direct spending to help reduce child poverty

THERE is a general election manifesto commitment to transform the Scotland Office – under the Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP –...

25.08.2024 2

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By Mike Dailly

Let's bin fly-tipping in our city as it blights communities

FLY-TIPPING is a blight on our communities.  Discovering half the old contents from someone’s home on your kerbside isn’t pleasant. Last week...

18.08.2024 4

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By Mike Dailly

Knee-jerk reactions to civil unrest aren’t helpful

CIVIL unrest on the streets of England and Northern Ireland last week was grim and grotesque. Initially, crowds of people were described as...

11.08.2024 2

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By Mike Dailly