Scotland

Public Sector Pain Is Everybody’s Gain

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More support for public sector reform in this brave article by the Caledonian Mercury. Watch out for the flying pickets guys. And the National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts doesn’t exactly sound like a hot bed of radical, capitalist thinking does it. Between them they’ve given support to changes which should have been made [...]

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NHS Managers Face Uncertain Future

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The NHS in Scotland will be downsized by the reduction in management staff announced by the government, as reported in this article by Public Finance. Having recently attended a meeting populated almost exclusively by NHS Managers, it’s easy to see why. Not only does the top heavy bureaucracy cost far more than it delivers, like [...]

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Ryder Cup Coming to Scotland in 2014

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The BBC reports the Ryder Cup will be played in Scotland in 2014 – that’s the next time one of the biggest sporting events in the world will be played in Europe. Some might say this is a bit late, given Scots contribution to the game over more than 400 years, the competition has already [...]

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Commonwealth Games Coming to Scotland

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The Press and Journal reports on the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow in 2014. That’s going to make it a big year with the Ryder Cup coming to Gleneagles later. Preparation for these two events will increase economic activity, giving the country some much needed growth in private sector jobs. It won’t hurt the tourist [...]

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Goodbye Scottish Labour

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Scots finally get the message about Labour politicians, according to this report by the BBC. It’s only taken 30 years. For some reason the Thatcherite reforms, which did so much to free up the English economy, never made it to Scotland. Instead the country colluded with a minority of English voters to inflict Blair and [...]

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Scotland Harder Hit By Unemployment

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Unemployment in Scotland is rising while England‘s improves. No surprise there! For far too many years the politicians have bought votes by spending money on make believe public sector jobs – money they’ve blagged out of the UK government as a bribe to halt the interest in independence. Both Scotland and England have suffered as [...]

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BBC News – Scots’ life spans among shortest in EU

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Life expectancy in Scotland continues lagging behind the rest of the UK, and way behind the best in Europe. All this despite record spending in the NHS, overbearing nanny state government, the smoking ban and seemingly endless brainwashing by the public sector in general. It’s time the Scots figured out the socialist politicians and self [...]

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Scottish unemployment rises despite UK fall – Telegraph

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Image via Wikipedia As other countries, including much of England, emerge from the recession Scottish unemployment continues its downward spiral. Meanwhile the politicians and public sector are bleating about how cuts in public spending (through a reduction in English generosity) will cause severe hardship. And they’re right. It will cause severe hardship to THEM and [...]

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John o’ Groats named Scotland’s ugliest – UPI.com

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Image by I like via Flickr Is John o’ Groats the ugliest spot in Scotland? Not in my opinion. In fact the people who decided this can’t have been to much of Inner city Scotland where there are far worse spots. The most northerly spot in the UK wouldn’t rank well against most of rural [...]

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Morangie House Hotel

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The Morangie House Hotel is popular with visitors. It’s close to the A9 in Tain so easy to get to and leave from. Views over the Dornoch Firth and the hills beyond leave us in no doubt of where we are. The large restaurant and bar are popular with locals and holiday makers alike for [...]

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