The hills above Loch Lomond – crying out to be climbed. Picture by Bill Heaney This article examines the need to elect politicians to the
Month: May 2021
PRISONS: A greater proportion of the women were serving sentences for violent offences
By Bill Heaney Women are much less likely than men to be serving a custodial sentence for a sexual offence in Scotland’s prisons. In 2019-20,
FERRET INVESTIGATION: Child protection investigations rose by a third
Beth Culshaw, chief officer of West Dunbartonshire HSCP, and Professor Andy Bilson, emeritus professor of social work at University of Central Lancashire. By Democrat reporter
HOSPITAL PARKING: Pandemic parking bill at three PFI hospitals tops £5.6m
Labour candidate Jackie Baillie campaigning against parking charges at people’s workplaces. Above: Hospital visitors have to pay to park. By Democrat reporter The Scotland’s SNP
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
By Canon Gerry Conroy It seems to me that we as Catholics trying to live in our society can in many different ways be almost
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND: India asks for prayers as they battle a second wave of coronavirus
The Rev Moumita Biswas, who is based in Calcutta and part of the Church of North India. By Jane Bristow As India is overwhelmed by