The union’s secretary Gary Smith said: “The polite term is ‘tax avoidance’ but to us it’s a big rentals rip off. Government rents should not be going to property offshorers in the same way as government contracts should not be paid out to them. … More DUMBARTON IS ONE OF THE JOB CENTRES OWNED BY TAX DODGING FIRM
A spokesperson for Unison Scotland said: “The current system has clearly failed. But having care homes being used to funnel public money to tax havens isn’t a case of market failure. The failure here is in having the market in the first place. … More Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens
Researchers from the government’s marine laboratory in Aberdeen have found that less than one per cent of trawling and dredging around Scotland’s coast has been covered by controls in marine protected areas (MPAs). … More Scotland fails to protect marine wildlife from trawling, say government scientists
By Bill Heaney Warm sausage roll and a Belgian bun anyone? That’s what I had for my lunch nearly every day when I worked through lunchtime at my former office in High Street, Dumbarton. There will be a lot of people like me who will be welcoming the news that Greggs has announced plans to … More Greggs reveals plans to reopen some stores this week
Communities are better served and better protected as a result and the Authority is committed to making the case for continued investment in technology to ensure that policing in Scotland keeps pace with changing needs and demands. … More Community and response policing transformed by mobile devices
.After three days of torture by police officers in the Mexican state of Puebla, Primo Villalva Domínguez, a farmer and member of the Independent Peasants Union, signed a confession to a kidnapping of which he insists he is innocent. … More Kidnapped by the state: Mexico’s political prisoners in the Covid-19 pandemic
Younger children will no longer have to follow distancing rules when meeting other children or adults outdoors in Scotland. … More Distancing rules relaxed for children
Much media attention has been focused on the UK Government’s testing record during the coronavirus lockdown, while Scotland has been undertaking a similar programme of testing for the disease. … More How has Scotland done on coronavirus testing?
Some believe singing isn’t the problem – but rather, the close contact. Fluid mechanics expert, Professor Christian Kähler, of the American Military University, conducted a study of droplet spread at concerts and found singing to be “quite safe”. … More PROFESSOR FOUND SINGING TO BE ‘QUITE SAFE’
We do not think hotels should be used for the accommodation of people seeking refugee protection. Hotels are not homes. We accept that hotels may be necessary for a very short period in a public health emergency so people are not left on the streets. However, the longer people are stuck in hotels the worse it gets. … More THE FERRET: ASYLUM SEEKERS SPECIAL REPORT
