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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Pressure on mental health support services is at tipping point

"As the chief constable says, the rise in non-crime mental health related callouts isn’t because people are making spurious calls to the police,...

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Can John Swinney handle poisoned chalice he inherited?

John Swinney has become leader of the SNP after nominations closed on Monday without anybody else putting themselves forward for the role. A...

06.05.2024 30

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Humza Yousaf has paid the ultimate political price for naivety

Less than a week after the press conference to announce his decision to end the Bute House agreement, Humza Yousaf returned to the podium on Monday to...

29.04.2024 10

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Sunbed dangers should put off even palest peely-wally Scots

The World Health Organisation puts sunbed use in the same risk category as smoking and asbestos. Yet we still see these cancer-causing venues on...

08.04.2024 5

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Sunbed dangers should put off even the palest peely-wally Scots

The World Health Organisation puts sunbed use in the same risk category as smoking and asbestos. Yet we still see these cancer-causing venues on...

08.04.2024 20

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: A sentence I never thought I’d write – Murdo Fraser has a point

Does the Scottish Government’s new hate crime legislation mean the end of free speech? Or is it a necessary step to protect vulnerable minority...

25.03.2024 8

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Humza Yousaf’s ‘Tory-free’ rhetoric is not enough to win SNP votes

First Minister Humza Yousaf has said the next UK general election should be used as an opportunity to make Scotland “Tory-free”. In a speech in...

19.03.2024 8

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Outlandish conspiracy theories about Kate fuelled by palace PR disaster

Sometimes it’s really important to take a step back and reflect upon how truly weird the UK is. Unless you have been living under a rock for the...

11.03.2024 7

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Legal loophole must be closed to protect children from predators

It has been reported that a Scottish convicted paedophile exploited a name-change loophole and gained direct access to school children. Until...

26.02.2024 4

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Brianna Ghey’s murder shows children’s safety online is more important than ever

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said she is open to speaking to the mother of one of her daughter’s killers. Scarlett Jenkinson and...

06.02.2024 5

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Scottish Government officials acting like married middle-aged man trying to conceal affair

What was your pre-bed ritual during the pandemic? For some, it might have involved checking the news to see whether restrictions had been lifted or...

22.01.2024 30

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Post Office scandal victims have waited long enough for justice

The Post Office Horizon scandal has rightly been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history. Last week, Scotland Yard announced it...

08.01.2024 5

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: My dad loved Christmas – I wish he had chance to watch my daughter grow

Grief is an emotion like no other. It is unpredictable and ever-changing. We sometimes speak about the five stages of grief as though it is a process...

18.12.2023 6

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: I support pavement parking ban – but it must be applied with common sense

Courier readers back the ban on pavement parking, with the majority of those who took part in our online survey saying they supported the new plan....

11.12.2023 3

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: When hardship becomes the norm, so too does crime and despair

What would you do if you saw a woman stealing baby formula from a big supermarket? What would you do if you saw a young man shoplifting an electrical...

04.12.2023 2

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: When hardship becomes the norm, so too does crime and despair

What would you do if you saw a woman stealing baby formula from a big supermarket? What would you do if you saw a young man shoplifting an electrical...

04.12.2023 9

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Male violence against women is all so depressingly normal and routine

The 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign which runs from the November 25 up until International Human Rights Day....

27.11.2023 10

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Rishi Sunak’s re-shuffle isn’t just papering over cracks, it’s painting over mould

There is a corner of my living-room that has been plagued with damp and mould for over a year. The paint is peeling and cracked. I’ve got a...

13.11.2023 2

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Bereaved families of Covid victims matter more than red-faced politicians

During the pandemic, I was a guest on a BBC news panel show via Zoom. We were discussing the Scottish Government’s handling of the pandemic and...

30.10.2023 1

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Society must nurture energy and talent of girls – not stamp it out of them

New research published last week confirmed one of my biggest parenting worries. A study by Girlguiding found girls have much lower levels of...

16.10.2023 2

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Humza Yousaf has a lot to lose as this week’s by-election sets the tone for Scottish politics

For me, and all the other residents of Rutherglen and Hamilton West, it feels very much as though our area is the centre of the political universe...

02.10.2023 2

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Kate Forbes talking about post-natal depression will help new mums struggling like I did

In an interview last week, Kate Forbes spoke movingly and with commendable honesty about how she suffered post-natal depression after the birth of her...

25.09.2023 2

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KIRSTY STRICKLAND: Defence of Russell Brand shows real change is too high a hope

If the commentary around the Russell Brand allegations feels very familiar, that’s because it is. Every time we see a high profile man accused of...

18.09.2023 5

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