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Secondly, as we have talked about the matter more generally recently, I have been watching the reaction to public holidays both in my constituency and here in the Scottish Parliament to see how they apply to people going about their working lives. I point out to the committee that the second May bank holiday that the Parliament took at the end of that month...
As Richard Simpson has stated, we must do more to reduce—and reduce substantially—the scale of misery and wasted lives that these stark statistics only hint at.
That has a devastating effect on their lives. We need to appreciate the right of every individual to achieve the best and to make a contribution in their lives.
Kenny MacAskill declared an interest by saying that he lives in south Edinburgh. I will make a revelation—or confession—by saying that I, too, live in south Edinburgh, in the Inch.
People with drug and alcohol problems who live in homeless accommodation and people who have been living in long-stay psychiatric hospitals and who are now living in the community might not be receiving a service.
Users of services want to be able to enjoy a full range of relationships and they want the services to be tailored to their needs. They want to be empowered to livelives that are rich in purpose, meaning and personal fulfilment.