Andy Philip

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Dundee University has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme as part of a plan to reduce full-time posts by 300. An email seen by The Courier sets out the terms to staff days after we revealed the university had lodged a request for £100 million bail-out to reduce jobs losses and secure a stable future. The new voluntary redundancy scheme was put together after talks with campus trade unions and approved by the university court. The scheme opened today and runs until July 25.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Andy Philip

An Aberdeenshire councillor who quit the Tories in a row over local nursery closures says he will back Nigel Farage’s Reform party at the next Holyrood election. Robbie Withey’s pledge for May 2026 is the latest warning sign for the Conservatives where three other former Tories have already defected to the rival party. “I will certainly be supporting them at next year’s Scottish elections and will almost certainly be looking to join the party,” he told the Press and Journal.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andy Philip

Legalised assisted dying passed its crucial first stage in an emotionally charged 70-56 vote in the Scottish Parliament tonight. The decision shortly after 7pm means Scotland is one step closer to giving terminally ill adults the right to request medical help to end their life. Speakers debating the proposals heard concerns about the long-term impact of such a significant change in society.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Andy Philip

Legalised assisted dying passed its crucial first stage in an emotionally charged 70-56 vote in the Scottish Parliament tonight. The decision shortly after 7pm means Scotland is one step closer to giving terminally ill adults the right to request medical help to end their life. Speakers debating Orkney MSP Liam McArthur’s proposals heard deep concerns about the long-term impact of such a significant change in society.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Andy Philip

A leading Highland doctor says patients used to get a better deal on an NHS which needs urgent action to avoid a downward spiral. Inverness GP Dr Iain Kennedy spoke out after the P&J revealed the findings of a survey across the north and north-east. He says our findings raise alarm about “sleepwalking” into a two-tier service where people spend thousands going private to beat queues.