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In today's Glasgow Times I look at the looming tenement timebomb. Glasgow has 70,000 tenements that were built before WWI with many crumbling and in need of emergency repairs. We need a rolling programme of work to repair and preserve our iconic tenements.

If you are inclined to believe that disabled people are receiving free BMWs through Motorbility, then please read this excellent thread by Emma Dolan👇

Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school. nyti.ms/3SLG7gW

If you are an aspiring Scottish lawyer and come from a working class back ground and are finding it tough to get a break. I can take on two folk and do a bit of mentoring. Email your story to me at [email protected]. You need to be on the LLB degree course. If not explain why. Thanks

Now, In Tel Aviv, hundreds of Israeli Jews and Palestinians are marching silently outside the Israeli Defense Ministry, holding photos of Palestinian children killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

The SR looks like a rollercoaster ride for public services. Boosts short-term, real-terms cuts in resource and capital in the medium-term; health and defence the main winners. ScotGov budget also grows by less than Scottish Fiscal Commission thought 2 weeks ago: fraserofallander.org/2025-spending-…

If the Assisted Dying Bill passes we will scrutinise it seriously. But elected MPs should be clear that as it is a PMB, amdmts are likely to be limited. MPs MUST be satisfied that the Bill in front of them on Friday is fit for purpose - if they are not, they should not pass it.

Saul Staniforth Existing claimants are absolutely not protected. The so-called concessions were a scam.

I made a conscious decision today: do not use any photo of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in tears on p1. Many outlets will revel in her turmoil, but I just can’t and refuse to. My reasons are myriad: I know the critics will hammer me, but chief among them: be kind. Be decent.

"For the first time since records began, the United Kingdom is no longer classified as an “Open” country in a leading global ranking of freedom of expression..." thecritic.co.uk/the-uk-is-no-l…

On her 100th birthday a survivor of Auschwitz has some important advice for those who hate ...

The deadline for this round of applications for the EHS Bursary Scheme for PhD Students is 31 July. One-year bursaries of up to £5,000 are available, primarily aimed at supporting students without full external funding to continue their studies.

⁦The Herald⁩ Shall we be generous & assume this howler was a typo (“(n)ever”). But your sub-editors…..

After days in the employment tribunal, and the importance of the issues aside, it’s becoming very clear how unproductive the whole thing is versus what i’ve seen in civil & criminal court

Great insights here. Huge amounts of “managerial reform” reorganisations just create transition costs for 2-3 years, and have no other impacts on public agencies’ performance. bsg.ox.ac.uk/blog/how-gover…

This is desperate - he’s selectively focused on water usage, meter coverage, and leakage. There are very good reasons why these are higher in Scotland What matters is water quality, environmental performance and price. Scotland performs better on all three

🧵(1/5) Are universities breaking the law by taking official positions on political issues? In a new article, Dr David Wilde argues that "institutional neutrality" is already a legal requirement for almost all English universities. Alumni for Free Speech The Free Speech Union Academics For Academic Freedom

Before selling off allotments Angela Rayner should think again. The 1925 Allotment Act was designed to provide green space for people without gardens to grow their own affordable fruit & vegetables. For many people,they also provide an important outlet for physical & mental

"The SNP wasn't ready for somebody like Kate Forbes and the Government wasn't ready either... she has a level of sophistication and political maturity that the rest of the Government doesn't have." Andy Maciver says Ms Forbes's departure tells us a lot about Scottish politics.