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One of the witnesses suggested that “Weakest Link” and “Waterloo Road” had come to Scotland to die. That sentiment was in keeping with some of the more florid language that was being used by that witness.
Yet, in the two years that it will take to evaluate the scheme, a further 2,000 people will die. As we know, other parts of Scotland also have huge problems with heroin.
If anglers can take fish and then put them back, there is a recognition that some of those fish will die because they have been injured or simply exhausted in the process.
It is incredible how many people sit in a bedroom or loft and order anything from around the world. How can we stop that? If people die through the misuse of medicines, alcohol and tobacco, that starts to make an impact.
It will be their organisation; they will be a member of it; and, unless they want to, they do not have to leave it until they die. They can be in their 80s or they can be wherever they want, but they will always belong to Who Cares?
If they stop working their crofts, the stuff that the geese eat will disappear, the geese will not have food and they will die. It sounds as if we need to do more and get more evidence.
Secondly, there is evidence that antipsychotic drugs given to people with dementia cause many of them to die early or to have a stroke. Yet, they are given to dementia patients in hospitals.