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Alison Rowat: Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the curious case of the iffy book Rachel Reeves makes history today when she delivers her first Budget. After eight centuries of male Chancellors of the Exchequer, the purse strings are in the hands of someone who carries a purse. A magnificent inland sea, Glasgow’s village pond: but is Firth of Clyde worth saving? In 2014 Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead published his “Clyde 2020 Vision Statement”. That ‘Vision’ was for a healthy and thriving  Firth of Clyde,  the UK’s only inland sea with an area of 3000km2. Elaine Whyte: 'Everyone wants a sustainable future for the Clyde' The Clyde is “unique” or a “microcosm of Scottish inshore fishing” are statements often used, except in reality it’s not, or it shouldn’t be. The level of attention the Clyde attracts in terms of fishing given the size of the marine area is truly astounding. Carlos Alba: Sadly, Chris Hoy’s selfless revelation will change nothing The public revelation by Sir Chris Hoy that he has an untreatable form of cancer, which started in his prostate, was a selfless act by a remarkable and inspirational man. British authorities care more about gun-toting gangsters than our police officers The decision to name Sgt Blake as a murder suspect was as incompressible to all logic, as details of subsequent gang bounty on his head proved it to be Read more

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