NATS chiefs today banned WhatsApp on government phones after Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney, and other senior SNP figures sparked fury after deleting messages from during the pandemic. Deputy first minister Kate Forbes told MSPs ministers and civil servants would not be allowed to use the app by… SNP bans WhatsApp in ‘admission mass deletion of … Read more
SCHOOL attendance is in the spotlight due to alarming absence rates. But while it’s easy for ministers and council officials to tut-tut about this trend, they need to take a good look at themselves for fuelling an explosion in pupils bunking off. 7 An alarming number of Scotland’s schoolkids are… Scottish schools absence rates are … Read more
BEREAVED families have hit out as shamed Dr Catherine Calderwood dodged a Covid probe grilling. They raised “serious questions” over the UK pandemic inquiry after the disgraced ex-Scots chief medical officer was excused from giving evidence on health grounds. 2 Disgraced Dr Catherine Calderwood will dodge a Covid probe grilling on health groundsCredit: Getty – … Read more
Covid ‘warped attitudes to work’ as Britain’s productivity crisis is even worse than feared …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> COVID has warped attitudes to work, a top boss says — as figures reveal Britain’s productivity crisis is even worse than feared. Former Waitrose chief exec Lord Price, once a trade minister, said furlough schemes during the … Read more
I struggle to feed my five kids on £90 a week & can’t afford to replace old beds…how can I tell them Santa isn’t coming? …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> AS the festive period ramps up, Christmas TV ads show families in glowing, fairy-lit homes, gathered round tables heaving with food and opening beautifully wrapped gifts. … Read more