Glasgow campaigner Peter Krykant has announced he is planning to launch a safer injection centre in the city, despite the UK government ruling out proposed legal amendments that would allow an official pilot of a drug consumption room.
Month: March 2020
DEMOCRAT IS LEGITIMATE NEWS PLATFORM
The Society’s campaign follows ongoing issues around fake news, journalistic access to central and local government and fake newspapers that ape mainstream, trusted platforms. All of these issues, the Society says, restricts the ability of legitimate news platforms to report, and be heard, by the public.
ARGYLL COMES UP WITH ‘BUDGET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’
“We have listened to the views of our communities, to support people now, and look after the future of Argyll and Bute. This, in the circumstances, is the responsible budget for Argyll and Bute.
ERSKINE HOME BENEFITS BY £18,000 …
Last week our CEO, Edward Bruce, paid a visit to The Erskine Home in Renfrewshire to deliver the remaining funds raised in 2019 to Erskine CEO, Ian Cumming MBE. Edward got the chance to see the work Erskine do up close and meet some of the residents.
SCOTTISH EXAM RESULTS CONTINUE TO DECLINE
The statistics show pupils exam performance has fallen by up to 10%, with 1,515 fewer pupils passing their Higher English Exam, a reduction of 5.5% on the previous year and the lowest number since 2014. In Higher Maths the pass rate declined for the first time since 2014 by 2.1% and in Higher History the pass rate dropped by 14.6% overall.
UNION WANTS SICK PAY FOR ALL COUNCIL STAFF
The government must take emergency action to guarantee all staff statutory sick pay as soon as they self-isolate because of coronavirus fears, says UNISON today (Tuesday).