EXCLUSIVE
Leading charities have told the Scottish Government its current audiology assessments for adults are 'unacceptable' and 'deeply worrying'.
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EXCLUSIVE
Leading charities have told the Scottish Government its current audiology assessments for adults are 'unacceptable' and 'deeply worrying'.
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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One MSP expenses claim included more than Β£8,000 on mailing and leafleting.
Deputy Political Editor @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social breaks down the figures
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'Dorothy Bain is an outstanding prosecutor. She is an outstanding lawyer. She has 40 years of unimpeachable service to the public interest in Scotland'
John Swinney backs Scotland's chief law officer
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2586958...
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'It is right that there is scrutiny placed on government, and on civil servants, given it is public money that is enabling these offices to sit almost empty', writes @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social
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'Itβs huge chaos, itβs turmoil and completely unacceptable for 21st century Scotland'
Richard Meade, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations chief exec, speaks to The Herald about what being homeless currently looks like
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2578268...
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'Our lives have just halted'
Mark and Michelle Sneddon, parents of Isla Sneddon, who died aged 17 in March 2025 after her cancer referral was downgraded from urgent to routine because of her young age
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2578451...
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Income tax, business relief, the NHS and council tax.
Deputy Political Editor @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social has everything you need to know from a busy Budget day
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
The Herald, alongside 23 leading anti-poverty charities, called for the Scottish Child Payment to be increased.
Follow LIVE coverage of the Scottish budget: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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On Scottish Budget day, give the new Herald Politics TikTok account a follow HERE: www.tiktok.com/@heraldpolitics
Follow LIVE coverage in our blog: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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I spoke to @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social for this piece on social care in Scotland.
I raised some of the very serious cases @workersupportc.bsky.social has seen in 2025-care workers who have become displaced overnight then faced huge barriers to re-employment.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2571006...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2569677...
βWhen the system is so overloaded because it is the only option, those children who do need that response cannot get to it quick enough.β
@margl24.bsky.social spoke to @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social at @heraldscotland.bsky.social about CAMHS waiting times.
Some news... Delighted to share that I have been appointed Deputy Political Editor @heraldscotland.bsky.social. It's such a privilege to do this job and I'm excited to help shape our coverage heading into a big year for Holyrood.
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Peter Capaldi this week called @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social's piece on child poverty 'one of the most moving, if I may say, that I have read about this issue'.
Read it HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
Vote for it to win a Making a Difference award at the link in the comments below π
Peter Capaldi says The Herald reporter @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social's story is the most moving article heβs read on child poverty, and until 5pm you can vote for the campaign to win an award
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The Thick of It and Doctor Who star said: "Your article is one of the most moving that I have read about this issue so I think people should definitely vote for it"
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'John Swinney had the Holyrood election on his mind when he pledged walk-in GP appointments at SNP conference. But will it be a gift for his opponents?' || @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social
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Increased defence spending has led to a "myth" about job boosts, while turbocharging the "existential threat" of climate change, experts have told The Herald
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'Good people cross the sea to be here, be active in the community, live our lives, work and study and do normal activities'
A resident at a Glasgow homeless shelter speaks to @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social
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'I spent the night to understand what it is like for asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants who have turned to the city for help'
@rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social spends a night in a Glasgow homeless shelter
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'I will never understand the conditions in his home country that have made him so terrified, but his pain radiates from his body, and I believe him'
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EXCLUSIVE
A third of Scottish Labour MPs now back rebel amendment against welfare reforms π
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'What if, behind the scenes, there is another figure being primed for leadership? I put it to you that there is' π
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2522535...
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@rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social is essentially right about this, there were no winners from this "debate" and only losers - the constituents voting on Thursday. Nobody willing to defend their record or, in Lambie's case, even their party's stated positions.
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Hunger has a devastating impact on children's ability to focus & concentrate in addition to the impacts of stigma and shame.
Tackling food hunger in schools remains a key campaign priority for NASUWT.
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Isla's Law, a petition demanding 'dangerous delays' to paediatric care are urgently reviewed, has been launched.
Petition here: www.change.org/p/isla-s-law...
Isla Sneddon, 17, died in March after a six month battle with cancer.
Her referral had been downgraded from urgent because of her age despite complaining of painful breast lumps from aged 14.
Story @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2518230...
'We are at risk of making the lives of trans people almost unlivable'
Nicola Sturgeon has refused to apologise to gender critics.
Full story from @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social: heraldscotland.com/news/25140280.
EXCLUSIVE: SNP accused of 'stitch up' as candidate removed from ballotπ
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2513921...
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The Herald, backed by 23 leading charities, has urged Sir Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap
heraldscotland.com/news/2512587...
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Hugely proud of this front page. The child poverty series becomes more than a series today as we call on
@johnswinney.bsky.social to increase the Scottish Child Payment, giving a voice to the children in hardship. 23 charities join with us. It's time for action.
