Chris Marshall

3 weeks ago | holyrood.com | Chris Marshall

When MSPs last month gave their initial backing to a bill which would legalise assisted dying, many also acknowledged the ongoing failure to provide adequate levels of palliative care for the terminally ill. Despite often being associated with end-of-life care, palliative care – treatment to relieve pain – can sometimes last for months or even years. “To those who argue that we should be focused solely on improving palliative care, I would make the point that it is not a case of either/or.

1 month ago | holyrood.com | Chris Marshall

Back in 2010, before he helped usher in a brutal period of austerity blamed for causing 200,000 excess deaths, Nick Clegg was just another harmless Lib Dem leader. In pre-Brexit Britain where the three main political parties nuzzled the same centre ground, Nick was (a bit) different, a breath of fresh air. Both Gordon Brown and David Cameron fell over themselves to associate with him in a memorable TV debate in the run-up to that year’s election.

1 month ago | holyrood.com | Chris Marshall

Sitting in the spring sunshine overlooking the manicured lawn of St Salvator’s quad – perhaps the most recognisable view of the University of St Andrews – it’s hard to see Scotland’s higher education sector as anything other than a global success story. Regularly named the country’s leading university, St Andrews has been hugely effective at attracting foreign students, particularly those from the United States, giving the Fife town a cosmopolitan feel.

1 month ago | vevioz.com | Chris Marshall

An hour before having sex, you should take the oral drug Fildena with water. Erectile dysfunction, a condition that disrupts regular, everyday living, has a therapy. You won't totally recover if you put off getting treatment from your doctor after finding out you have this condition. If you don't get therapy for this ailment, it will affect your sexual life.

1 month ago | holyrood.com | Chris Marshall

With a year still to go before the next Holyrood election, the result already looks to be a foregone conclusion. A number of recent polls have put the SNP comfortably ahead of its rivals, meaning John Swinney is unlikely to be handing over the keys to Bute House come May 2026. By the time of the election, Scotland’s ruling party will have been in power for nearly two decades under four different leaders.