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Thursday, January 05, 2006
SSP Criticises Nuclear WMD Base Expansion
Herald"The Royal Navy has unveiled a £125m plan to upgrade accommodation facilities at Faslane naval base on the River Clyde amid an uncertain future for Britain's ageing Trident missiles and Vanguard submarine fleet based there.
The plans were criticised by the Scottish Socialist Party, which is opposed to Britain's nuclear deterrent. A spokesman for the party said last night: "This shows that any debate on upgrading Trident is a sham. The decision has been taken and the taxpayer is already paying for it in these expanded facilities."
Scotland: A Nation of Poverty and Inequality
The Scotsman
HEALTH campaigners, charities and politicians have reacted with shock and dismay after an investigation by The Scotsman laid bare the true extent of inequality across the country in the 21st century.
The report revealed that a boy born in the poorest part of Glasgow can expect to die at 54 - the lowest life expectancy in the UK. By contrast, someone born in Bearsden, Milngavie, Lenzie, Clarkston or Kilmacolm can expect to live to over 80, while in parts of Livingston, life expectancy is nearly 88.
Colin Fox, the leader of the Scottish Socialist Party, said: "The Scotsman is to be congratulated for its comprehensive and damning report on poverty and inequality in Scotland today."
Mr Fox recommended universal free school meals, scrapping the council tax and abolishing prescription charges.
And he added: "These are practical measures that are within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament and could be enacted within a short time to make a start on tackling the poverty and inequality so graphically illustrated."
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
A nation still divided by poverty and inequality
Scotsman"In a devastating study showing the country's wealthiest suburb has a life expectancy of 87.7 years, while a boy born in the poorest area of Glasgow can expect to die at 54.
A child born in Calton, in the East End of Glasgow, is three times as likely to suffer heart disease, four times as likely to be hospitalised and ten times as likely to grow up in a workless household than a child in the city's prosperous western suburbs."
