
John G. Burns
@scaryhighlander
Software developer for underwater / drone survey & integrity. Scottish Independence! Old BMWs (no modern ones thanks), bicycles, cats, skiing. Ex ROC.
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http://www.unixnerd.co.uk 16-07-2011 17:35:20
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We are expanding free school meals, making 6,000 more high school pupils eligible from the beginning of the next school year. It will save families around £450 per child every year and help tackle poverty. Watch First Minister John Swinney explain more.


Nothing angers me more than listening to desperate politicians such as Anas Sarwar attack the NHS for the sake of political point scoring. Both I and my wife have had far too much need for the NHS over the last few years and I would defend it with every fibre of my being.





The huge area of moorland that is on fire near Dava appears to have, in places, a very intensive drainage network. I don't imagine that does much to reduce fire risk or improve peat health. Nick Kempe


Labour look set to rescue an English oil refinery, but no such sinews were stretched to save Grangemouth. Scottish workers have been betrayed, while English jobs look likely to be saved. Scotland is an afterthought - it’s time for independence. 🏴 thenational.scot/news/25278043.…








Graduating yesterday was my biggest personal achievement yet, and I owe the biggest thanks to Scottish Government! As a working-class lass from a council house in the top 20% most deprived areas (SIMD), I got to go to uni because of a government that believes in access to all 🎓💪


