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Day: February 17, 2023

WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE: Council could become first to open schools four days a week

February 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Plans for a four-day school week have been put forward by chief education officer Laura Mason to save £ millions in budget Teaching would no

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HEALTH SERVICE: Record Pay offer to NHS AfC staff

February 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Published 17 February 2023 09:00 £568 million for Agenda for Change (AfC) pay deal in 2023/24 Hospitals – the RAH in Paisley, Vale of Leven and

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MIDNIGHT NEWS: John Swinney rules himself out of SNP leadership contest

February 17, 2023 heaneymedia

His withdrawal comes as SNP announces it has postponed its special conference on independence Leadership vote will close on March 27 with the results made

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NOTEBOOK: BUDGETS AND WHY WE HAVE NEVER HAD IT SO BAD

February 17, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney I once interviewed Harold Macmillan, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has been credited with telling the county: “You have never had

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Primary teachers hired to teach secondary pupils to read

Primary teachers hired to teach secondary pupils to read

Scotland Politics Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba by Lucy Adams, Katy McCloskey and Andrew

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Top-ranked immigration lawyer joins Anderson Strathern as firm continues to invest in talent

Top-ranked immigration lawyer joins Anderson Strathern as firm continues to invest in talent

Left to Right: Mark Templeton, Jamie Kerr and Chris McDowall, and new trainees. (Photo: Chris Watt Photography) September 7, 2026 by BILL HEANEY Independent Scottish

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Forced Adoption era was a dark secret that remained hidden until our expose

Forced Adoption era was a dark secret that remained hidden until our expose

Marion Scott This is the film I am so very proud of. It will be shown on BBC iplayer from Monday and then BBC 1

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NATIONALIST KNIVES ARE OUT FOR SARWAR

NATIONALIST KNIVES ARE OUT FOR SARWAR
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Malcolm Offord: Scotland Can’t Afford Free University For Half Of School Leavers

Malcolm Offord: Scotland Can’t Afford Free University For Half Of School Leavers

by Noah Vickers in House magazine 06 September Reform’s Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord, talks to Noah Vickers about his political journey, how to tackle climate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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