Over 30,000 Scots in mental health crisis turned to A&E last year. Two thirds were not admitted
Lives are being lost because people are failing to get mental health support when they most urgently need it, a Ferret investigation has found.
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Charity to launch legal action over ‘scandalous’ failure to help Glasgow’s homeless
Homeless charity, Shelter Scotland, is preparing to take groundbreaking legal action against Glasgow City Council over its failure to accommodate
20 public bodies pressing for restrictions on public right to know
Twenty public sector bodies have urged MSPs to weaken freedom of information law by increasing charges, widening exemptions and relaxing
Big Brother surveillance could discriminate against workers, claim unions
Big Brother-style CCTV planned for Glasgow is a “very significant” threat to civil liberties and workers’ rights, according to
Hundreds of asylum seekers will be made homeless as Serco restarts evictions
Serco, a multi-national which provides housing for asylum seekers, has announced that it will restart evictions for those who
Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes
The property industry entertained leading Scottish politicians with champagne and veal in a secret £5,000 VIP dinner at a
Glasgow unveils plans to cut homelessness services by £2.6m
Homeless services in Glasgow are to be cut by £2.6 million, with the loss of almost 100 emergency and
Serco asylum evictions legal case not ‘settled,’ says human rights lawyer
A leading human rights law firm has claimed that the legal position on whether Serco can evict asylum seekers in
Most council trucks lack safer brakes recommended after Glasgow bin lorry crash
Three quarters of large goods vehicles run by Scottish councils have not been fitted with the advanced braking system recommended
‘Alarming’ rise in Glasgow homeless deaths linked to street valium
About 20 homeless people in Glasgow have died in the last six weeks, The Ferret has learned. The spate of
Thousands of Glaswegians let off with £1.5m in litter fines
Nearly 19,000 litter louts caught in Glasgow have been let off paying £1.5million worth of fines, The Ferret
Serco loses contract to house asylum seekers in Scotland
Multinational provider Serco has lost a contract worth tens of millions a year to house asylum seekers in Scotland. The
Glasgow council probes who knew about refugee eviction plans
Glasgow City Council’s internal auditor is to investigate emails suggesting managers knew that Serco planned to change the locks