NO2NP ACTION DAY: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ROADSHOW, ABERDEEN

Deputy First Minister John Swinney told the Education and Skills Committee a few weeks ago that he wasn’t prepared to…

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Out-of-date ICO data-sharing advice assigned to the dustbin

Like out-of-date milk was the Information Commissioner’s 2013 data-sharing advice to public bodies following the Supreme Court ruling in July….

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Scot Gov ordered to pay petitioners’ legal bills

The Scottish Government has repeatedly tried to claim the Named Person Supreme Court legal challenge failed, even though judges stated…

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Lord Advocate ignored human rights concerns before bill passed

If only someone had sounded the alarm about the potential of the Named Person scheme to breach human rights **…

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The facts behind Swinney’s Highland Council ‘utopian’ claims

Utopia: “an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.” You would perhaps expect to see ‘utopian’…

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NO2NP wins award for ‘Public Campaigner of the Year’

NO2NP has won the award for “Public Campaigner of the Year” at The Herald’s Scottish Politician of the Year Awards…

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NO2NP Action Day: Scottish Greens Autumn Conference

Report by Lesley Scott of Tymes Trust It was a cold, damp Saturday morning as our dedicated NO2NP volunteers gathered…

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Swinney accused of snubbing concerned parents and constituents

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has been accused of arrogance for ignoring concerned parents and constituents over the Named Person…

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IdeaSpace debates child protection: wellbeing or a climate of fear?

Alongside the SNP Conference in Glasgow last week, IdeaSpace hosted a fringe event debate on Friday on the subject: “Is…

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NO2NP Action Day: SNP Conference

Report by Lesley Scott of Tymes Trust The NO2NP campaign was back in action again on the streets of Scotland…

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