Scotsman.com News - Commentopinion-comment:CommentAvenue de Beaulieue: The View from Europe- July 8, 2008 NICOLAS Sarkozy, the president of both France and (for the next six months) the European Council of Ministers, has been making renewed public attacks on Peter Mandelsohttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Avenue-de-Beaulieue-The-View.4264142.jp The trouble with Boris- July 8, 2008 Weeks into his job as mayor and with the loss of two advisers, just who is running London, asks Gerri Peevhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/The-trouble-with-Boris.4264184.jp The speech- July 8, 2008 WINSTON CHURCHILL, Amritsar massacre speech, 8 July, 1920http://news.scotsman.com/comment/The-speech.4264210.jp Alternative take- July 8, 2008 JOHN A K HUNTLEY suggests the Elgin Marbles' fate is a matter for Scots Lawhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Alternative-take.4264167.jp SNP finance deal a brutal decision to ignore the needs of weakest- July 8, 2008 THERE is a time bomb in Scottish politics and it is to the credit of The Scotsman that it has at least shown an awareness of its existence.http://news.scotsman.com/comment/SNP-finance-deal-a-.4264178.jp Out-of-hours unscheduled care hasn't suffered, in spite of what a vocal minority might think- July 8, 2008 RECENT correspondence in this newspaper and elsewhere has highlighted some of the significant challenges that delivering healthcare in remote and rural communities present tohttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Outofhours-unscheduled-care-hasn39t-suffered.4264125.jp Scrutineer: A nasty turn of the Page- July 8, 2008 Michael Page 230.5p +5.25p B&B 42p -8phttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Scrutineer-A-nasty-turn-of.4264075.jp Lyndsay Moss: Should the NHS really prescribe this hocus-pocus- July 8, 2008 IMAGINE going to see your doctor. He says you need to take a drug for your high blood pressure. The drug contains so little of the active substance said to reduce your blood phttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Lyndsay-Moss-Should-the-NHS.4264136.jp Between the lines: As we hit the buffers, best not to fire up the train- July 8, 2008 IF LAST week's cascade of miserable economic and company trading news was a moment of truth for those doubting the scale of the downturn, the coming period should bring fuhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Between-the-lines-As-we.4264079.jp Burning Issue: Do the G8 summit meetings achieve anything worthwhile- July 8, 2008 Yes JUDITH ROBERTSON, Head of Oxfam Scotlandhttp://news.scotsman.com/comment/Burning-Issue-Do-the-G8.4264191.jp |