IN January 2021 the Scottish Government is to publish the findings of a review into social care in Scotland. In the outline we read that it will take a “human rights-based” approach to the issue. Nicola Sturgeon has said that the Government’s response will include considering the possibility of a National Care Service, but what is not spoken of is how such a service is to be funded. In response to an open invitation the Scottish Socialist Party has submitted a paper outlining our vision of a National Care Service, namely that it should be publicly run and funded and, crucially, free at the point of need.
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Press Release – Lime
Lime is making a return to Upper and Lower Hutt today (Thursday, 10 December) with 100 scooters, and will increase the fleet to 250 over the coming weeks.
The micromobility company is bringing scooters back to the Hutt Valley streets after it paused services in the area over the 2019 winter period.
Following Lime’s relaunch of JUMP scooters in Wellington in August, this extension into the Hutt Valley will see Lime’s operations servicing the wider Wellington region.
“We always intended to return to the Hutt Valley and we are thrilled to be back once again, to provide residents with a safe, convenient and sustainable alternative to private motor vehicles,” says Lauren Mentjox, Lime’s ANZ Government Relations and Public Affairs Manager.