The principals won’t
like this report. So let’s
press ahead anyway
Life of George
An uncertain stream
Is Scotland to be
regarded as a feeble
child in the playground?
Angus Skinner
Boredom will win
Weekend SR
The weekend edition of the Scottish Review, normally published on Thursday, will appear this week on Friday
The Cafe
When the story of breast implants broke, I felt much as Jill Stephenson thought (14 February), ie, if they were for medical reasons they should be replaced by the NHS, and the rest.
Well, it was for vanity was it not, so why should the NHS pay to have it done?
After giving the matter some thought, I had a change of heart.
What about all those people who still smoke and drink excessively despite numerous warnings of the consequences? Do we expect the tobacco and drinks companies to pay for treatment instead of the NHS?
Also, those people who indulge in risky hobbies such as hill-walking in the middle of winter, who is going to pay for treatment for them when things go wrong?
Joe Boyle
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Today’s banner
Glasgow by night
Photograph by
Islay McLeod
Harvesting our organs:
the ethical perils of
‘presumed consent’
Robin Downie
