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We have to recognise that there will still, regrettably, be people who are guilty of antisocial behaviour and who, to be frank, make their neighbours’ lives hell. In the end, we should not allow that to take place.
Sandy Brindley, who is chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland, plays a very important part in that group, helping to ensure that the voice of lived experience is fed into its considerations.
I disagree with that analysis, because I believe that the changes to legislative competence that are being proposed are contrary to the devolution settlement. We live in a country of asymmetric devolution.
The majority of members of the public now know that almost every person carries a camera in their pocket in the shape of their mobile phone. We now live in a digital culture, so people did not have any concerns.
Payment of the real living wage and becoming accredited can make a difference to the lives of people working in Scotland; it benefits the economy and sends a positive signal to the wider community.
As I have already said, there are additional costs of living with a neurological condition such as MS and we feel that cash awards provide greater certainty and give people the flexibility to live as well as they can with such a condition.
Safe injection facilities are about ensuring the dignity and safety of some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, and about saving lives—and these lives are worth saving.