Hon. Professor of Health Sciences & Sport Stirling Uni; Visiting Hon. Prof. St Andrews Uni med school ; RetiredMSP; GP, Psychiatrist; now Trustee CERT + STACC
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MSPs 'unable to say' if Scottish government spending plans are affordable bbc.in/4Acrozq
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The S&P Global UK manufacturing PMI survey showed a reading of 52.8 in October, up from 51.9 in September. Any reading above 50.0 indicates activity is growing. Manufacturers reported improved demand from both domestic and overseas clients, including China, the EU and the US.
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Two Holyrood committee reports out today will create headaches for the Scottish Govt.
Finance committee days the SG is failing to be transparent about the public finances, that it’s impossible to determine if tax & spending plans are affordable and sustainable
@LBCNewsScot
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NEW: We are going to resurrect genuine pensions for millions of private sector workers
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Hundreds of British troops and RAF jets will take part in a multinational wargame in Poland to prepare for potential peace in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defence says it'll be jointly led by the UK and France, and run from next week.
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This was a cross-party failure. The bill which allowed it to happen passed unanimously - a damning indictment of the quality of scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament.
SNP MSP Jenni Minto: "The changes that allowed people with limited leave to remain to stand for election should be reconsidered.
"They appear to have run ahead of what the public want and the rationale for making the change is simply not clear."
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“There are political repressions taking place. Now they’ve reached us.” Journalist and Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov tells me how the Russian authorities have “strangled” Russia’s most prominent independent newspaper. Novaya Gazeta is closing down. #ReadingRussia
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Another sensible letter on currency published by @ScotNational. Far from solving the currency conundrum, Tim Rideout has simply reminded everyone that no pain-free solution exists.
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Nicola Stirgeon agrees with @bbclaurak that for the present “the fizz has gone out of the Greens” and that much of it is “self inflicted” in relation to Zack Polanski and the Zionism is racism motion.
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Are you a consultant or SAS doctor in Scotland and haven't received your ballot yet?
From today, 30th Oct, you can request a replacement.
2 ways to do this - use the ballot request form here: bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/con…
Or email doctorcampaigns@bma.org.uk
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Humiliation for John Swinney as his flagship GP walk-in centres open just ONE day a week - scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/n…
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Jenny Gilruth has now provided the written response to the technical question on the bond programme asked by Michael Marra in quoted tweet. She conspicuously fails to answer the question.
Jenny Gilruth struggles to answer quite a technical question from Michael Marra: will Scot Gov bonds be issued with a clause giving investors the right to demand repayment in the event of independence, and a credit rating downgrade? The written response will be very interesting…
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Walk in centres are a total waste of resources which should go into primary care GP and 2c practices
Ridiculous statement from ScotGov on NHS Grampian’s farcical GP walk-in centres. Can’t walk in because they’re rarely open and their remit is so limited, you’re unlikely to be eligible to use the ‘service’ anyway.
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The scandal of Scotland's ghost workers marches on: rather than make staff redundant due to the SNP's policy, NHS Highland made one person write Christmas cards on full pay, it is claimed. "You'd have to kill someone to get sacked," admits one worker
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Westminster Voting Intention:
LAB: 30% (=)
RFM: 22% (=)
CON: 20% (=)
LDM: 10% (+1)
GRN: 8% (-2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @OpiniumResearch, 28-30 Oct.
Changes w/ 21-23 Oct.
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