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Pandemic and absent solidarity

January 10, 2021 by David Gow 1 Comment

‘…richer nations such as Scotland need to live up to their oft-repeated, much-vaunted proclamations in favour of global solidarity. So far, we’re not even talking about it in the pandemic.’

Free school meals and child poverty

December 6, 2020 by Emma Congreve Leave a Comment

‘Child poverty is a systemic and deep routed issue that has been prevalent in our society for too long.  However, universal free school meals all year round are unlikely to be the most effective way of tackling this issue.’

A plague on old age

November 1, 2020 by Hugh Pennington Leave a Comment

‘By far the most important risk factor for getting hospitalised, being admitted to an ICU, and dying from the disease is old age, particularly being over 80. Not many housing scheme residents get that far…’

Bringing the future into the present: the Covid food crisis

October 16, 2020 by Dominic Duckett 2 Comments

During pandemic times all four pillars of food security are challenged as domino effects and blockages, compounded by Brexit and the climate emergency, disrupt processes at different points of the supply chain.

COVID-19: scapegoating begins in earnest

September 5, 2020 by Hugh Pennington 3 Comments

In his latest piece on the pandemic, Hugh Pennington examines inter alia how cuts in labs and scientists have helped damage our response to the coronavirus

No more political games

August 16, 2020 by James Urquhart Leave a Comment

‘It’s right that we do not forget that the objective of protecting the NHS in Scotland resulted in people being denied essential care for non-COVID-19 conditions nor the mistakes made in respect of care homes…But the drawing of comparisons is not a political debating ploy.  It is essential to our safety.’

Second wave scepticism

June 28, 2020 by Hugh Pennington 1 Comment

‘The current COVID-19 events are not a “second wave”, or a “second peak”, or “second spikes”. They are continuations of the ongoing epidemic.  There was no second wave with SARS, a closely related coronavirus, and we are still waiting for one in Wuhan.’

The Ministry of Truth

June 14, 2020 by James Urquhart Leave a Comment

In his latest piece, senior statistician James Urquhart, investigates how the UK Government uses UK data to buttress policy decisions for England and asks: manipulation or malfeasance…

Not so sage experts

May 17, 2020 by Hugh Pennington 4 Comments

‘But the more we study COVID-19 the more the differences with influenza become evident. However, public pronouncements still take their cue from that virus, like the need to avoid a second wave that will swamp the NHS…time to stop using ‘flu as a useful model…’

Rapid response: social enterprise shows the way

April 25, 2020 by Fay Young 3 Comments

Cyrenians kitchen volunteers in masks and gloves preparing food for delivery

Government could learn from local community enterprises responding with astonishing speed and efficiency to get help and food where it is needed most – including NHS staff on the frontline

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What’s new on Sceptical Scot

  • Doses of compassion from the doctor-poet January 16, 2021
  • Pandemic and absent solidarity January 10, 2021
  • Vaccination: new start or emperor’s clothes? January 10, 2021
  • Why do we need a Year of Childhood? January 9, 2021
  • Energy transition: vital spark of national renewal or dying ember? January 9, 2021
  • Another now, another Scotland December 6, 2020
  • Statistical amnesia December 6, 2020
  • Is the BBC helping British democracy? December 6, 2020
  • Empathy for women December 6, 2020
  • Free school meals and child poverty December 6, 2020

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