Delayed discharge waits are “source of shame” for SNP ministers Monday, 27 January, 2025 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Lothian Region, Sue Webber, says the length of time patients are waiting to be discharged in NHS Lothian should be a “source of shame” for SNP ministers. Sue Webber MSP’s reaction comes after responses to Freedom of Information requests from the Scottish Conservatives revealed the true scale of delayed discharge – where patients who are otherwise fit... Local News
West Edinburgh will grind to a halt without transport investment 21st July 2023 Edinburgh council leaders have grown fond of patting themselves on the back for their efforts to tackle the housing crisis and while it is true there are grand... Opinions
Free health care is proving costly for business 14th July 2023 Credit where it’s due; three years ago, when the first wave of Covid abated, the SNP Government launched the NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service to encourage... Opinions
Nursery system in state of collapse 7th July 2023 First Minister Humza Yousaf must wake up each morning wondering which timebomb his predecessor left is going to go off, and I don’t just mean the information... Opinions
UK Minister backs new Lothian rail station 4th July 2023 UK Government Levelling Up minister Rachel Maclean has called on the Scottish Government and Network Rail to deliver a new railway station for Winchburgh. Ms... Local News
Priorities which matter need attention now 30th June 2023 From today the Scottish Parliament goes into its summer recess, but after Tuesday’s depressing debate on Scottish independence, no-one should be fooled into... Opinions
Pressure mounts on hospital bed spaces 23rd June 2023 Regular drivers along Myreside Road must be puzzled about the purpose of the new traffic lights near the South Suburban railway. They will rightly guess they... Opinions
Students are willing but support is weak 16th June 2023 What an absolutely uplifting day I spent at Edinburgh College’s graduation ceremony last Friday. Scores of people who might otherwise not have had the chance to... Opinions
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
