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However, let us give the Executive credit for its ambition. If what Magnus Gardham says in today's Daily Record is correct, the Executive"intends that the service will be open to everyone."
It encourages greater symmetry between the activities of local business and local governance, which can only be a good thing.Although I appreciate that Mr Ewing expresses genuine concerns, I believe that they are ill-founded.
As I said, a number of years ago the manager of BEAR Scotland came to my house, where I gave him photographs of the junction and expressed my concerns about it. When he left, he said that he would raise the issue.
However, committees should use the express powers to close petitions to minimise the effort that is spent on such petitions, the subject matter of which may have recently been dealt with by Parliament.
Recent major medical journals have expressed concern about the distorting influence on medical practice of studies and campaigns sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry.
Before the petitioner articulated the case so well today, concern had been expressed that the traditional but increasing problem of alcohol abuse is rather downplayed.