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IF you haven’t yet decided who to vote for, perhaps I can be of some assistance. Late last week, I put the same single question to five different politicians, one from each of the five main parties, and maybe their answers can tell us a little bit about the problems of modern Scottish politics. You can see familiar patterns at play in what they say – some new, some extremely old – and for voters trying to make up their minds, it’s very frustrating indeed. What happened was that the charity OneKind asked the politicians along to an online hustings event to discuss the main issues a...

Budget cuts blamed for lack of council-run Fife ranger service at rural election hustings Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Greater funding for local authorities is vital in tackling the dirty camping problem which has blighted rural Scotland during lockdown, a Fife politician has claimed. Alex Rowley, Labour candidate for Fife, called on more funding for councils during a hustings arranged by land access campaigners ScotWays. The digital ...

1 THE STUC are hosting their traditional election hustings online this week. Hear from workers across Scotland as they share their stories and ask politicians what they will do to address the challenges facing workers today. Heavy hitters from each of the parties, including Fiona Hyslop, Patrick Harvie, Anas Sarwar, Wee Willie Rennie and Steven Kerr will be in attandance. Free Tickets available via Eventbrite – www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-trade-union-congress-scottish-parliament-election-hustings- Tuesday April 12 at 7:30pm. 2 GORDON MacIntyre Kemp of Believe in Scotland and Busines...

Share ‘These are reasonably cautious steps getting hairdressers opened again which I’m personally very happy about as I’m sure many people are too, starting the reopening of retail It’s really positive, it gives everybody a feeling of optimism. We have to stay focused on that forward momentum.’ Later she joined the SNP’s Ben Macpherson for a takeaway coffee. The First Minister described the reopening of some businesses as giving people 'a feeling of optimism'  Nicola Sturgeon later tweeted about her 'happy day' after visiting the salon for her first haircut of 2021 Scotland's hai...

Concern for migrant workers on government labour scheme >More in © Tim Scrivener An independent report has called for a review of Defra’s Seasonal Workers Pilot (SWP) after concerns were raised about the safety and wellbeing of migrant workers. The study assessed the risks of human trafficking for forced labour on the SWP and it urges the UK and Scottish governments to take action to review the scheme, which was set up in 2019 to avoid labour shortages after Brexit. The research by the charity Focus on Labour Exploitation (Flex) is ...