CONRAD RITCHIE ALERTED me to a public meeting in Fraserburgh on 1 May 2025 about cuts to a local day care facility. I attended to learn more about social care, but the event was a microcosm of everything that is wrong with local government. It is no wonder the public can’t be bothered to turn […]
Day: 31 March 2026
Reform’s plan for health, care and welfare
UNDER REFORM UK, the NHS in Scotland will remain free at the point of need and will be fully funded by general taxation. However, it does need reform; a recent poll has revealed that 93 per cent of Scots think that NHS Scotland needs significant change and reform. Health outcomes in Scotland are deteriorating relative […]
Scotland’s media pile-on: What it’s really about
REFORM’S EMERGENCE has unsettled something in Scottish public life. It has done so largely because it challenges a long-standing and broadly shared consensus within the political class. When that consensus is questioned, the nature of the response matters. In recent days, much of the focus has been on Malcolm Offord’s past remarks. These were dredged […]