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Stop abuse of disabled bays

I WILL not be alone in welcoming the bid by Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie to make the Scottish Parliament take a stronger line against drivers who abuse parking bays for the disabled.

Published: Friday, 6th June, 2008 16:30

Helping in Clyde Pilots dispute

RECENTLY in Parliament, I met with representatives of the Clyde Pilots, who wanted to highlight the current position with their dispute with Clydeport.

Published: Friday, 6th June, 2008 16:30

Way of the world

YOU know that high-flying mega-businessman Alan Sugar is a big-wig by the way he behaves in a helicopter.

Published: Wednesday, 4th June, 2008 16:30

Idea to sort MP expenses

THIS week, it emerged that Westminister MPs are thinking of awarding themselves £23,000 a year as a single payment to cover a second home in London.

Published: Friday, 30th May, 2008 16:30

Trapped by your mortgage?

WHAT should you do if you are trapped under your mortgage?

Published: Friday, 30th May, 2008 16:30

A bit of peace please

IS it politically correct to suggest noisy neighbours should be taken out and shot?

Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 16:30

Speak up for the poor

THE scandal that is the wide — and widening — gap between the health of Scotland’s richest and poorest people is one which I have repeatedly recounted in this column.

Published: Monday, 26th May, 2008 16:30

How to boil an egg...

IN days gone, some libraries used scissors to remove stories deemed potentially disturbing in newspapers before these were displayed for public consumption.

Published: Friday, 23rd May, 2008 16:30

Initiative benefits health

The recent announcement by the Government that schools should provide a minimum of two hours of physical education per week is a welcome initiative.

Published: Friday, 23rd May, 2008 16:30

Enough hazards on roads

REPORTS about drivers using their mobiles to phone or text their pals — or even make videos while on the move — probably strike a disturbingly familiar chord with many Inverclyde motorists.

Published: Wednesday, 21st May, 2008 16:30

Making free care a reality

BACK in 2006, when I was on the health committee, we conducted a major inquiry into how the Executive’s flagship policy of free personal care was working in practice.

Published: Monday, 19th May, 2008 16:30

Big Brother is watching us

GEORGE Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ predicted a future when the state would keep an eye on everyone by use of cameras.

Published: Friday, 16th May, 2008 16:30