Shortlist announced for Media Freedom Awards The shortlist has this morning been announced for the Society’s prestigious Media Freedom Awards 2023. Celebrating excellence across campaigning
Month: September 2023
SNP’S ‘DEADLY’ DECISION TO TURN DRUGS ACTION INTO CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT HAS COST LIVES
By Lucy Ashton The SNP’s decision to turn action on Scotland’s drugs deaths crisis into a constitutional fight has cost lives and delayed progress, Scottish
FINANCE: SNP proposals for biggest ever council tax rises
By Bill Heaney On Tuesday 19th September, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie, RIGHT, will lead a parliamentary debate highlighting SNP/Green plans for the
EDUCATION: University staff strikes could go into 2024, warns union
UCU members first voted for strike action in October 2022 By Lucy Ashton BBC Scotland is reporting that strikes at universities across Scotland could continue
SCOTCH WHISKY: Never to be repeated whiskies go under hammer for good causes next month
The men who made the famous Scotch whisky, which is now worth around £30,000 a bottle, in a distillery at Bowling in West Dunbartonshire. By
JUSTICE: Prison overcrowding warning as inmate numbers rise
Scotland’s overcrowded prison estate includes HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow. By Lucy Ashton BBC Scotland News is reporting that the chief inspector for Scottish prisons has