Scotland - Drug Death Capital of Europe

I haven't yet read the detail of the Scottish Government's new policy to tackle Scotland's record as the 'drug death' capital of Europe.

Essentially ministers have been shamed into allocating an extra £50 million a year for the next five years which is a start, but the reality is that the number of drug deaths in Scotland has doubled since 2014.

So I'll be interested to learn how success or failure in policy terms will be measured given that Nicola Sturgeon has been a Glasgow MSP for the past 21 years and the SNP have been in government since 2007.

  

Scottish Government - Talk Is Cheap (18/12/20)


The Daily Record hit the nail on the head with its 'Talk is cheap' headline on Scotland's appalling record for drug deaths.

Scotland has the worst record in Europe while Glasgow has the biggest problem in Scotland, by far.

Nicola Sturgeon is a Glasgow MSP and has been First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Scotland since 2007.  

 


Scottish Parliament Does Its Job (18/12/2)

The Scottish Parliament did its job of holding ministers to account yesterday over the appalling number of drug deaths in Scotland.

     

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