By a Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting that former Labour MP and one time Army officer Eric Joyce has been told he faces jail
Day: July 7, 2020
Scotland fails to protect marine wildlife from trawling, say government scientists
Researchers from the government’s marine laboratory in Aberdeen have found that less than one per cent of trawling and dredging around Scotland’s coast has been covered by controls in marine protected areas (MPAs).
LABOUR MSPs SUPPORT BILL TO PROTECT PRIVATE RENTERS
The SNP and Tory MSPs said that there is not enough time to progress the bill further before the end of the parliamentary term next year. Given that there are 9 months before the dissolution of Parliament, Jackie believes this to be “nonsense”.
CRISIS IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY
The publisher said it will begin a 45-day consultation period regarding the reduction in staffing. All temporary pay cuts announced in response to Covid-19 will end with the exception of board members who will continue to take a 20 per cent reduction.
BOOK REVIEW: WE DON’T JUST PASS AWAY, WE DIE
This review, and the book itself, might be considered by many people to be “too much information”. If you are of a disposition that might be offended by a detailed account of death, then please do not read on. On the other hand this may be considered an informative and insightful essay on a subject we may have ignored or been deprived of learning about. It is a long read, about 45 minutes. The Editor
Just one in five childminders can survive under present Government guidelines
The Scottish Childminding Association suggests that if current coronavirus restrictions were to continue only 19% of childminding businesses believe they will still be viable in 12 months’ time