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The other 80 per cent of the population are experiencing a decreasing standard of living. If people think that people are going to be using twice as much energy in a decade or so, they are living off with the fairies.
Is it not the case that although the First Minister might live in Scotland, he has decided not to act because he does not care about the victims of the bedroom tax and would rather exploit their pain?
It is about taking hard choices and changing people’s lives. He talks, to bolster his argument, about 25,000 apprenticeships, but he gets to that figure by calling 10,000 people who are already in work for six months apprentices.
There comes a time when the Scottish Court Service must not only live within the budget that has been imposed on it as a result of the cuts from Westminster, but take account of the volume of business.
Living in a cold home has negative impacts on children’s health and wellbeing, and children who live in private rented accommodation are more commonly affected by fuel poverty than children in other tenures.
Some people take drugs recreationally; some people, sadly, are addicts and have their lives consumed as a result. Drugs can and do ruin lives, leading to isolation and cutting people off from their family and friends.
I have had the even more moving experience of hearing first hand of the Nazi death camps from several survivors, some of whom are now my neighbours and friends, living in East Renfrewshire, in modern Scotland.
A national conversation is currently underway to seek a broad spectrum of views on how people can be supported to live healthier lives and on the future shape of health and social care services in Scotland.