The funding is the first round of the total planned investment of £60 million By Lucy Ashton Play parks across Scotland will be modernised and
Month: August 2021
NOTEBOOK: TOUCH OF THE TALIBANS ABOUT SNP
By Bill Heaney So it’s turbans all round for the SNP in Dumbarton. The Nationalists’ attitude to the media and women was in place here
Public asked for views on “innovative and bold” plan to help eradicate poverty
Work begins on a Minimum Income Guarantee Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison will today co-chair the first meeting. By Lucy Ashton Scotland is taking its
BOOKS: New from the Merrion Press
Due to increasing demand, we’re very pleased to announce that the following hugely popular Merrion Press and Irish Academic Press titles are out now in new editions,
BOOKS: LRB review of books
Writing about Hollywood from the London Review of Books Realists in Hollywood are like the two thieves at the Crucifixion: a nice warm-up for the conscience,
ADDICTION: Alcohol-related deaths increased by 17% during pandemic
SNP ACCUSED OF FAILING TO RESOURCE SUPPORT SERVICES New figures show there were 1190 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland in 2020, the highest level in more