Scottish Labour has criticised the SNP Government for its failure to invest in the NHS after a report highlighted that 88 per cent of hospitals in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area are ‘not satisfactory’. The paper shows that 15 of the 17 acute hospitals are ‘not satisfactory’ in at least one building performance category. In the case of Vale of Leven Hospital, this is true in every single category while Gartnavel, Glasgow Dental Hospital and Blawarthill hospital are classed as ‘not satisfactory’ in the majority of performance areas. Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour’s health spokesman, said: “It is clear that...

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Johann Lamont, Scottish Labour leader, today accused Alex Salmond of being the 'Fred Goodwin of Scottish politics'. She compared the disgraced banker’s arrogance over the ABN AMRO deal to the First Minister’s faltering case for independence The Labour Leader told the First Minister it was time he started answering the hard questions about what breaking up the United Kingdom would mean for Scotland. She said: “By encouraging and supporting Fred Goodwin to go ahead with the ABN AMRO deal, Alex Salmond displayed a serious error of judgement. “Mr Goodwin clearly got carried away with himself, didn’t ask the hard questions...

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