March 25, 2021 – THE DEMOCRAT

NOTEBOOK: VIRAGOES BARE THEIR CLAWS AS PARLIAMENT GOES INTO PURDAH

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HOLYROOD NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY We had yet another stairheid row in the Scottish Parliament this week as those two viragoes, Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth

RELIGION: Mary’s Crusade: Mary not quite so contrary?

March 25, 2021 heaneymedia

By John Cooney, religion correspondent Mary McAleese’s robust dismissal of a decree from the Vatican Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, which forbids priests

SOCIAL CARE: New Assessment and approach to support access to social care services

March 25, 2021 heaneymedia

Kenneth McGowan from Renton – new help is a significant step forward for adult social care provision that the Council believe will improve the lives

POLITICS: SNP chiefs have ‘bullied’ public bodies, ex-quango boss claims

March 25, 2021 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Public bodies funded by the Scottish Government have been bullied and politicised by SNP chiefs during the Nats’ reign, an ex-quango boss

MSPs should face same child protection and vulnerable adult checks as teachers and social workers.

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, pictured right, has today said that the Scottish Government must press ahead with measures to ensure

Swinney told to come to Parliament to outline full details of public sector reforms

by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Conservatives are today (Monday) demanding that John Swinney come to Parliament and give full details on exactly what his public

Rules for seeking Irish citizenship to be tightened under proposals due to go to Cabinet

Ireland Candidates would have to be resident in the country for eight years and undertake a language test under the proposed overhaul Minister for Justice

Seventeenth person charged in connection with July disorder in Glasgow

by DEMOCRAT REPORTER A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with disorder in Glasgow on Saturday, 25 July, 2026. The man has

SEE NORTHERN IRELAND WHEN THE AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL

View online Hello Democrat readers, something magical happens in Northern Ireland in autumn The season uncovers hidden gems and quiet glens, secluded coastal paths where

Chancellor takes axe to delays holding back growth …

Chancellor John Healey has set out his plan to drive growth in every postcode, backing Britain’s extraordinary strengths to deliver benefits across the whole country.

SNP hide secret exam figures which reveal ‘success’ was overblown by Education Secretary Mairi McAllan

Scottish Government doesn’t publish accurate exam results figures as it uses a percentage of those who actually sit the exam, rather than all those who

1.3 MILLION SCOTS GOING YEARS WITHOUT DENTAL CARE

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Labour has raised the alarm as new figures show one in four NHS dentistry patients have gone more than five years

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