Day: 19 March 2026

Fixing NHS dermatology: Why Scotland needs same-day skin care

Fixing NHS dermatology: Why Scotland needs same-day skin care An empty NHS corridor stretching into the distance looking cold and sterile and absent of activity

THERE’S A MOMENT  in Chewin’ the Fat when the Big Man fixes someone with a stare that says more than a thousand policy papers ever could. Arms folded. Slight lean forward. The look that tells you the conversation’s finished — you’re just catching up. That’s the look you imagine him giving the NHS when dermatology […]

The pie man cometh: Offord derangement syndrome

The pie man cometh: Offord derangement syndrome Nigel Farage pointing as he stands next to Malcolm Offord

IN THIS WEEK’S Scotsman I wrote about how “Brexit Derangement Syndrome” lives rent free in the minds of many politicians, commentators and activists who cannot brook any criticism or even accept established facts. BDS first arrived on our shores in the early hours of 23 June 2016 when the largest turnout of any British democratic […]