Want a station? Join the queue Sunday, 23 February, 2025 I was very encouraged to hear plans for a new railway station for Winchburgh are progressing well, until I learnt what that progress entailed. It has been agreed that West Lothian Council and Winchburgh Developments Ltd, the organisation responsible for the thousands of houses to be built around the old village, will be "co-promoters" of the station project, meaning they can apply for funding. Now... Opinions
Put people before bureaucrats 22nd February 2025 The constant refrain when it comes to public health services is they should be “person centred,” meaning patients’ needs come first, not those of services... Opinions
SNP silence over Fife NHS gender equality row is deafening 21st February 2025 It’s the issue everyone is talking about. Every-one, that is, except MSPs when they are sitting in the Holyrood debating chamber. The case of Sandy Peggie, the... Opinions
Survey should never be repeated 15th February 2025 It was one of the ghastliest initiatives ever considered by a public authority, and anyone who truly believed the Scottish Government’s promise not to share... Opinions
Green belt sacrificed for net zero 14th February 2025 Renewable energy production is causing no end of controversy across the UK, but particularly in Scotland, with both the SNP in Holyrood and Labour in... Opinions
We are all paying the price for sleekit, misguided tax increases 13th February 2025 This time last year all political parties were gearing up their preparations for the General Election campaign. Barely a day went by without Labour figures... Opinions
Council tax rises are a sign of economic mismanagement 9th February 2025 As Edinburgh residents take in the prospect of an eight per cent increase in Council Tax, after years of being short-changed by the SNP Scottish Government, I... Opinions
Transport spending takes a hit 8th February 2025 While the SNP was crow-ing about how it was increasing public spending, it turned out the news for transport wasn’t quite so good. The link between better... Opinions
Leisure cuts are self defeating 7th February 2025 As a former hockey player and umpire I like to think I know my way round sports centres, but a trip to Meadowbank last week proved enlightening. Gyms and... Opinions
Council ruining historic city square 1st February 2025 Edinburgh City Council has spent a considerable amount of time and public money on a management plan for protecting the Old Town and New Town but judging by... Opinions
