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Football fans are losing work, losing money and having their family lives disrupted. The 2012 act is putting people with no prior contact with the criminal justice system into a cell and into court only to be found not guilty.
At present, the way in which social care functions is unacceptable and there needs to be a drive for the living wage and good-quality terms and conditions.
I keep saying to people that old age is not a burden—people living longer is a success story. We are living longer, healthier lives because of the progress in medicine.
We in Scotland enjoy a relatively high standard of living, so it is easy to take for granted the intrinsic role that human rights play in our everyday lives.
Actually, it is good that people are living longer. Those of us who are facing older ages might all think that living longer is a good thing—I certainly do.