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Senior Dublin politicians say hard right fake news tactics may be used to target Ireland after Brexit
FAKE news tactics could be used to target Irish voters in next year’s European elections, a senior Dublin politician has warned. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16310487.Senior_Dublin_politicians_say_hard_right_fake_news_tactics_may_be_used_to_target_Ireland_after_Brexit/
Ron McKay’s dirty diary: Cannabis, council estates and big-time crime – you’d be a dope to ignore this
THE SILENCE OF THE DRUG CZAR . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16310489.Ron_McKay__39_s_dirty_diary__Cannabis__council_estates_and_big-time_crime_____you__39_d_be_a_dope_to_ignore_this/
Citizens Advice Scotland comment: Decision-makers should experience the reality of debt before making financial policy
Earlier this month Andy Haldane, chief economist of the Bank of England, gave a talk at TedX in Glasgow entitled “Putting the public...
Former UK minister says Tory Brexit plans are a “land grab of epic proportions”
FORMER UK Labour cabinet minister Andrew Adonis says that the Tory government’s Brexit bill is a “land grab of epic proportions” from Scotland....
Row over proposal by councillors to install CCTV in classrooms
CAMPAIGNERS have hit out at proposals debated by one of the country’s largest local authorities to install CCTV in classrooms. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16310495.Row_over_proposal_by_councillors_to_install_CCTV_in_classrooms/
The Big Read: How Italian society lurched to the right and why it must exorcise its historical demons
The contentious decision made by the freshly-installed Italian government to deny port access to a rescue ship with 629 migrants on board created...
Campaigners hit out at “absurd” 600 day waits for delayed discharges
MINISTERS are facing a call to eliminate lengthy delays in medically-fit patients leaving hospital. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16310500.Campaigners_hit_out_at__quot_absurd_quot__600_day_waits_for_delayed_discharges/
Former nuclear sub commander pleads with Government to scrap Trident or risk a “nuclear annihilation abyss”
TRIDENT must be scrapped to prevent humanity tipping “over the edge into a nuclear annihilation abyss”, a former nuclear submarine commander has said....
MSPs back text alerts to remind of court appearances as alternative to remand
TEXT alerts could be used to remind accused people of court appearances in a bid to cut down the number of prisoners held...
Nicola Sturgeon poised to unveil dramatic cabinet reshuffle this Tuesday
SPECULATION is mounting that Nicola Sturgeon will carry out a reshuffle this week amid reports that a number of senior ministers are leaving...
