Scotsman.com News - Politics - Unions question minimum wage reform: "Ritchie Venton, trade union organiser for the Scottish Socialist Party, called the prospect of a higher London rate 'the thin end of a dangerous wedge'.

'The next step would be to start arguing that where there are higher levels of unemployment, areas like Scotland, then there should be a lower minimum wage,' he said. "

Dungavel protest after asylum seeker’s alleged suicide

At the Scottish protest, speakers included Socialist MSP Rosie Kane and Aamer Anwar, the human rights lawyer.

Ms Kane said: "Everyone who arrives at Dungavel is supposed to be checked by a doctor. What was done to assess the mental health of this obviously desperate young man? Someone should have spotted that he was a suicide risk and appropriate steps taken."