“Puppy farming is a shadow industry which can only function through public ignorance. Tragically, it does – in fact, it thrives, not least because that ignorance has become especially pronounced over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic.”
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“We will get there – but if you think the next six months are some kind of cakewalk, or that the six months after that are going to be a doddle, you need to think again.”
Robin McAlpine: For independence supporters, the next 12 months will not be a walk in the park
Applicants with a strong background in policy are particularly encouraged, and should have a good understanding of Scottish politics as well as the ability to work quickly and independently.
Opportunity: Source Direct current affairs analyst
“If we want young children to develop the physical, social, emotional and cognitive capacities required for long-term health and well-being… we have to put love and play at the heart of state-sponsored early childhood education and care.”
Sue Palmer: Best place in the world to grow up?
The fight-back has started. David Bell, Professor of Economics at the University of Stirling, has said the idea of a National Care Service is a “distraction”. He said we should instead be focusing on how to increase funding to the sector, and what a fair funding mechanism would look like. Donald MacAskill, CEO of Scottish […]
The debate about the future of social care is heating up
“Although their struggle has gone on for decades, the Kurds hardly featured in most people’s political understanding before they spearheaded the territorial defeat of ISIS.”
Sarah Glynn: The long march for democracy and Kurdish freedom takes the road from Dundee
“if the exams are cancelled again this school year, what changes would have to be made? Because there’s no way that a system like the one we saw last year can be re-implemented.”
Fin Laing: The failures of 2020 provide an opportunity to reform our broken exam system
Free Our City is a campaign being launched by Get Glasgow Moving calling for public transport to be made free to use. “This radical policy is a necessary one: to address the climate emergency and gross inequalities in our society and ensure we make a just and green recovery from the pandemic.”
‘Free Our City’ Campaign Calls for Free Public Transport in Glasgow
A new report published by the Trussell Trust forecasts that the need for its services could increase by 61% – the equivalent of 6 food parcels given out every minute – with the furlough scheme coming to an end.
‘6 Food Parcels Given Out Every Minute’ Forecasts New Report
“The electoral franchise is personal and in each of us touches on complex matters of identity. Maybe we need not be surprised that in a nation still struggling with its own identity, those who do not fit into the categories of Scottish or English remain the ‘others’”