People – EwanGurr.Scot

Education Failings Extend Beyond Longer Holidays

“Once the global leader, a victim of the pandemic has been Scotland’s education system with its meteoric drop in standards.”

“When we lock down our ability to love our neighbours, we invite a more vicious pandemic than the current one.”

“We need to deal with historic child sex abuse and ensure we do not repeat mistakes perpetrated in the past.”

“I don’t feel scarred by smacking and am not the psychologically damaged person supporters of the ban wish I was.”

“Finlay McFarlane is 27-years-old but his world was turned upside down when he was raped after having his drink spiked.”

“Students not only bring life to our city but it is also extremely likely your own dentist was educated here.“

“When exactly do we consider the wider psychological pandemic of lives lost to mental ill health, loneliness, isolation and suicide?”

“How we deliver social security speaks fundamentally to who we are especially as we emerge out of a violent pandemic.”

“From Friday this week, face coverings will become mandatory in all shopping centres and supermarkets throughout the entire United Kingdom.”

“For every steel shutter lifted and window board removed, many remain as a symbol of livelihoods lost to the virus.”