Neil Pooran
Political Reporter at PA Media
Scottish Political Correspondent with @PA based at Holyrood. Formerly @STVNews and @EdinburghLive_ All my own views etc.
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msn.com | Neil Pooran
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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independent.co.uk | Neil Pooran
The new policy comes into effect on Friday, ahead of the previously agreed date of spring next year. Neil PooranThe Scottish Government is now ending the use of WhatsApp and other messaging services on its mobile devices, following criticism in the wake of the Covid inquiry. The Government had previously agreed to end its use of WhatsApp and other non-official messaging applications by spring next year.
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insider.co.uk | Neil Pooran
The UK Government will step in to provide funding for a Rolls-Royce welding skills centre, following Scottish ministers’ refusal to back the proposal. Scottish Secretary Ian Murray offered his guarantee that the UK Government would step in, via the Ministry of Defence, to ensure the investment is made. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has signalled the Scottish Government will not be changing its “principled” position on providing public money for the defence industry.
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msn.com | Neil Pooran
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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scotsman.com | Neil Pooran
Holyrood’s public audit committee heard the profession is at ‘crisis point’GPs in Scotland are using IT systems that are more than two decades old amid an ongoing “crisis” in the profession, it has been warned. Holyrood’s public audit committee heard recent measures have failed to address workload and capacity issues. MSPs were told the infamous “8am rush” is endemic and cannot be addressed until capacity is increased.
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