Warm words won’t save drug addicts’ lives 9th June 2023 As if proof was needed about the abject failure of the Scottish Government to tackle the scourge of drug addiction, it is the new study of 50,000 Scots which... Opinions
Loopy Lorna adds to SNP-Green’s record of chaos 2nd June 2023 Like many Edinburgh folk, I fondly remember Loopy Lorna’s lovely tea house at Morningside Station and although its founder is sadly no longer with us, the... Opinions
Join the campaign for railway station at Winchburgh 26th May 2023 For those very lucky Edinburgh people with second homes in the East Neuk of Fife, there might be a little sense of excitement at the planning permission granted... Opinions
We need to talk about children’s safety, Jenny 19th May 2023 Recently I was told about an assault on an Edinburgh schoolgirl in a city park which put her in hospital with injuries to her head, face and hands. As if that... Opinions
Replacing care chief won't bring overnight improvements 12th May 2023 It’s been years in the making and no-one should be fooled into thinking that just replacing Edinburgh’s health and social care chief Judith Proctor will bring... Opinions
Education slips down the SNP’s list of priorities 5th May 2023 Readers with long memories may recall that education was once an SNP priority. Closing the attainment gap was Nicola Sturgeon’s guiding mission when she assumed... Opinions
SNP approach to drugs crisis is tragically failing 28th April 2023 Since Humza Yousaf was voted in as SNP leader nearly 100 people in Scotland could have lost their lives to drug abuse. An exaggeration by a political opponent... Opinions
Humza puts the brakes on the SNP clown car 21st April 2023 There were more emergency stops from the SNP this week than a series of Top Gear and judging by our new First Minister Humza Yousaf’s performance on Tuesday he... Opinions
Winchburgh deserves its promised railway station 14th April 2023 I never cease to marvel at the ways the SNP finds to fritter away public money, like ferries that will never sail, airports with no passengers, investment banks... Opinions
