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I think that such a meeting, which would take place after the recess on a date to be arranged, would prove to be extremely useful in establishing a new dialogue between the Government and the supermarkets.
Being a politician I am always looking for someone other than myself to blame, and I see that the Scottish road works commissioner has decided that I should blame Scottish Water.The commissioner’s annual report for 2009-10 says that 86 per cent of the temporary reinstatements on Scotland’s roads that are more than six months old are down to Scottish Water; and that the quality threshold of the reinstatements that are undertaken has fallen, as at present only about half of those repairs are acceptable.I remember the chairman of Network Rail being lambasted for not getting his overalls on during his holidays...
The abduction of Madeleine McCann while she was on holiday in Portugal could and might have involved—it is unfortunate that we still do not know whether it actually involved—individuals from other countries.
New contracts have now been introduced, journalists now work longer hours and their holiday entitlement has been cut. The Health and Safety Executive has been asked to intervene.That was just the prelude for management action elsewhere.
Here in Lothian, for example, where the first phase of alcohol test purchasing began in West Lothian in December, 71 premises have been tested to date, of which 17 failed the first test.
I am thinking of parts of Scotland with traditional but-and-ben-type holiday homes, rather than the more affluent, nouveau riche type of holiday homes.