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Pay up if you want to drink at home! by ThinkScotland
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association want large supermarkets to pay business rates using the same turnover formula as pubs, clubs and hotels in a move …
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Would choice improve education standards? by ThinkScotland
Scottish Conservatives have announced new education policy which would see independently-run free schools operating with state system. Their proposal to introduce Trust schools, along the same …
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Justice of a sort by ThinkScotland
Mike Barile, the teacher who lost his job when he confronted and restrained two unruly children in his class, won an out-of-court settlement from Dundee …
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Red Road deaths should raise a red flag to our bureaucrats by ThinkScotland
Glasgow’s notorious Red Road flats are at the centre of yet another police investigation after two men and one woman died after being tied together …
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Gone to pot by ThinkScotland
Believe it or not, Scotland has a road works Commissioner and he can fine Council’s up to £50,000 if sites that are dug up are …
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Tory victory to stop Scots getting up in the air? by ThinkScotland
UK Transport Minister, Lord Adonis claims a Conservative victory at the General Election will mean fewer flights from Scotland to London because the Conservatives oppose …
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Glasgow's miles better by ThinkScotland
Councillor Steven Purcell announced today that he is to step down as leader of Glasgow City Council as a result of ill-health. The stresses and …
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You're only supposed to celebrate after the birth! by ThinkScotland
Scotland has yet another addiction problem according to a study published today - mothers who binge drink during the first trimester of pregnancy. More than …
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When the train doesn't take the strain by ThinkScotland
Scotland’s train operator, First Scotrail, comes under pressure today with a second one-day strike by RMT members over plans to have drivers instead of guards operate …
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Are there priorities your priorities? by ThinkScotland
There are two big political stories of the day. Research into projected funding of Scottish local authorities suggests that as many as one in eight …