Women in Scotland have to wait on average almost 9 years to get a diagnosis of endometriosis.

Tao McCready told me she waited 17 years to find out what was causing her pains and infertility.

I also discuss this with Jenni Minto MSP and Rachael Hamilton MSP Scottish Borders

On Representing Border tonight.

🚨STV STRIKES TOMORROW CANCELLED

Following extensive talks aimed at resolving the current pay dispute at STV today, the NUJ has agreed to postpone tomorrow’s planned strike (Tues 16th April) pending further talks resuming later this week.
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Spoke to Neil Bibby 🇺🇦 about his widely supported bill on tied pubs.

'New deal for Scots pubs will see more options for consumers at the bar'.
news.stv.tv/scotland/neil-…

Billionaire owners of McGill's threaten SNP councillor in Inverclyde with legal action while demanding he resign after he was found to have breached the code of conduct for councillors.

It was over a £350m housing project by the Easdale brothers.
news.stv.tv/west-central/b…

And how have the richest millennials got so rich?

Mainly this: enormous wealth transfers from their parents, typically to help with buying their first home.

In the UK, among those who get parental help, the top 10% got *£170,000* towards their house (the average Millennial got…

NEW: my column this week is about the coming vibe shift, from Boomers vs Millennials to huge wealth inequality *between* Millennials.

Current discourse centres on how the average Millennial is worse-off than the average Boomer was, but the richest millennials are loaded 💸🚀

Being polled on ‘solving an escape room’. Amazing!

Police Scotland reveals hate crime data in first week of Hate Crime Public Order Act.

More than 7,000 online hate crime complaints submitted with the vast majority done so anonymously.

But only 240 hate crimes were actually recorded.

And 30 non-crime hate incidents logged.

War of words continues as JK Rowling attacks Humza Yousaf's 'bumbling incompetence'.

The First Minister accused the author of comments that were 'offensive, upsetting and insulting' to trans people.
news.stv.tv/politics/jk-ro…

Murdo Fraser writes to the chief constable to ask why he has a 'hate incident' against his name while JK Rowling and Humza Yousaf do not.

All were reported for alleged hate crimes, which Police Scotland dismissed.

Last week we had the anniversary of Humza Yousaf's first year as FM.

This week we have a slightly different anniversary.

Friday marks a year since the first arrest in Police Scotland's Operation Branchform.

Operation Branchform: What we know about police probe into SNP so far.
news.stv.tv/politics/opera…

🚨Reminder: the new 2024-25 tax year starts this Saturday (April 6th). The changes in your tax bills depend on:

💷Your income and earnings;
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿If you live in Scotland.

🧵This thread links to the key @theIFS analysis of what you need to know. ⬇️ [1/6]