“What are the costs of little or no governance, scrutiny and understanding of multiple health data initiatives when governments, academics, public sector organisations and businesses can avoid the normal controls and transparency?”
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“This experience is an opportunity to reach out to those forgotten by the system and allow an essential feeling to resurface: human dignity.”
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“The vitality of our island communities is reliant on support to our younger generations and any effort to help them must be made.”
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“You may not know the name of Graham Kemp, but more of you than you know are due him a debt of gratitude.”
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“Consider the kind of person who believes a beaver constitutes a clear and present danger – is this really someone you want in possession of a firearm?”
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“As with many other industries during the Covid-19 induced crisis, an atmosphere of confusion and trepidation hangs heavy over media.”
Analysis: During the pandemic, UK media entered a death spiral
“I say directly to the Scottish Parliament and especially to the SNP MSPs, we haven’t forgotten your promises of 2016. We haven’t forgotten that you identified the rising cost of rent as a problem and then fobbed it off every step of the way. We haven’t forgotten and we are angry.”
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“As ever, a small group of particularly loud voices was presented as representing ‘parent power’. None of this is new in Scotland but for the sake of our kids I really, really wish we could move beyond it.”
‘The only immediate consequence is more uncertainty’: James McEnaney talks Scottish schools and Coronavirus
“The dedication of campaigners with the backing of thousands of people was key. It became the last chance to take action within this parliamentary term and people took that opportunity – although it was certainly a surprise to us all.”
‘Everything is down to political will’: Revive seeks further grouse moor reform as Holyrood votes to ban hare-culling
“Solidarity will mean nothing if the people voicing it aren’t also doing what they can to advance the causes of those who are disenfranchised in their own countries. Anti-Blackness and white supremacy are global domination projects and they have affected every place on the planet.”