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Sanders: the red scare

February 19, 2020 by Thomas Palley Leave a Comment

‘Both Democrats and Republicans are now engaged in a campaign against Bernie Sanders aimed at frightening voters and preventing change. Ironically, the fear-mongering of the Democratic establishment is even more dangerous than that of Trump and the Republican Party.’

Why politicians need to take a bus ride to reality

November 25, 2018 by Sceptical Scot Editors 6 Comments

Bus ride to reality. The Number 14 bus at Greendykes, Craigmillar, preparing the return journey to Muirhouse

In his short story, The Nummer 14 Bus, James Robertson evokes the daily struggle played out on a bus ride through Scotland’s affluent capital. It could be a bus ride in any UK city.

Opioids: unintended consequences of a good policy

September 14, 2018 by Liz Aston and Andrew McAuley Leave a Comment

‘Ensuring that police practices reduce, rather than exacerbate, harms to drug users is an important part of that. Policing is part of the picture; now more than ever, collective action can help reduce drug-related deaths.’

Why private alternatives to NHS cost so much more

July 5, 2018 by Cam Donaldson Leave a Comment

‘I don’t mean to paint the NHS picture as rosy but, in reality, publicly funded healthcare is more efficient and more equ’itable. The UK is heading for a total health bill of £200bn per annum, but even that is actually great value for money.

How will NHS Scotland benefit from English hike?

June 19, 2018 by David Eiser Leave a Comment

If this happens, the NHS Scotland will see average annual real terms increases of around 3.1% during this parliament (and 4.2% annually over the next three years), more than double the implication of its existing plans, which envisage average annual real terms increases on the NHS over the parliament of around 1.4%.

NHS Scotland should look to EU for funding models

January 12, 2018 by David Gow 2 Comments

‘But this is the sad truth about a would-be full European state: its references/comparisons on health issues (as at the opening First Minister’s Question Time of 2018) are always to/with England. In some cases, it borders on an obsession. At the very least, we should rather investigate how EU member states perform and what we can learn from them.’

Baby boxes: a political case study

December 21, 2017 by Lucy Hunter Blackburn 2 Comments

‘I think MSPs should make a fuss if the budget materials provided to them are not factually correct, as a matter of principle, regardless of the policy or scale.  But on this one they didn’t last year, as far as I know, so the government may be banking on a further free pass’.

Measuring Scotland’s economy: a new index of ‘success’

October 25, 2017 by John McLaren Leave a Comment

‘The Index goes beyond a simple measure of GDP growth in trying to determine relative changes in well-being across similarly developed countries. Indeed, given the tenuous link between government policy and short term economic growth, the Index is better suited to identifying areas which government can influence in order to improve the economic fundamentals’.

Who cares for young carers?

September 18, 2017 by Oonagh Robison Leave a Comment

One in eight secondary school-age pupils in Glasgow provides care for someone at home. Not only do these pupils care for someone with a disability, long-term illness, mental health or substance issue, they also have poorer outcomes for their own health and future expectations.

Scotland’s drug death crisis

August 19, 2017 by Andrew McAuley James Roy Robertson Tessa Parkes Leave a Comment

‘The prevention of DRDs in Scotland requires an immediate and radical harm reduction led response, developed in collaboration with people who use drugs….The tragedy of Scotland’s spiralling deaths from drug use is everyone’s problem. The time for brave leadership and concerted action is now.

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