Scotland Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/scotland/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:38:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Fed Up Of School Lunches? Have Some Shokuiku https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/fed-up-of-school-lunches-have-some-shokuiku/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/fed-up-of-school-lunches-have-some-shokuiku/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:38:18 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=55775 Scottish dietary habits have worsened considerably in recent years. Incorporating Japanese food education, or "Shokuiku", into our schools could be the key to saving Scotland’s declining health.  

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/fed-up-of-school-lunches-have-some-shokuiku/feed/ 3 Free Court Transcripts For Sexual Assault Survivors In Scotland https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/free-court-transcripts-for-sexual-assault-survivors-in-scotland/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/free-court-transcripts-for-sexual-assault-survivors-in-scotland/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:09:05 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=55517 Rape and sexual assault survivors in Scotland will be the first in the UK to have free access to court transcripts as part of a new pilot scheme. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/free-court-transcripts-for-sexual-assault-survivors-in-scotland/feed/ 0 Five Teachers Charged With Abuse At Edinburgh Academy https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/five-teachers-charged-with-abuse-at-edinburgh-academy/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/five-teachers-charged-with-abuse-at-edinburgh-academy/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:41:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=52160 Five former teachers from Edinburgh Academy have been charged with historic cases of abuse spanning a 24-year period from 1968.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/five-teachers-charged-with-abuse-at-edinburgh-academy/feed/ 0 Empoword Explains: Nicola Sturgeon at the Covid Inquiry https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empoword-explains-nicola-sturgeon-at-the-covid-inquiry/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empoword-explains-nicola-sturgeon-at-the-covid-inquiry/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:14:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=53974 Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon became tearful as she told the UK Covid Inquiry there was a "large part" of her that wishes she had not been Scotland's first minister during the pandemic. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/empoword-explains-nicola-sturgeon-at-the-covid-inquiry/feed/ 0 Scotland backs proposals to decriminalise drugs https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/proposals-to-decriminalise-personal-drug-use-in-scotland/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/proposals-to-decriminalise-personal-drug-use-in-scotland/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:48:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=43566 The Scottish government has backed proposals to decriminalise the personal use of drugs in Scotland.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/proposals-to-decriminalise-personal-drug-use-in-scotland/feed/ 0 UK Government blocks proposed Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk-government-blocks-proposed-scottish-gender-recognition-reform-bill/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk-government-blocks-proposed-scottish-gender-recognition-reform-bill/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:58:34 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37038 The UK Government has enacted section 35 order of the Scotland Act 1998 to block a new law proposed by Scottish Parliament that would introduce a self-identification system for people who want to change gender.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/uk-government-blocks-proposed-scottish-gender-recognition-reform-bill/feed/ 0 The Ever Changing Rights of Protesters https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/the-ever-changing-rights-of-protesters/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/the-ever-changing-rights-of-protesters/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:53:50 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=31658 This year protesters have found themselves having to keep a close eye on the changing laws concerning their rights. Now a new challenge faces them with the Public Order Bill.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/the-ever-changing-rights-of-protesters/feed/ 0 Nicola Sturgeon sets a date and question for proposed Scottish independence referendum https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nicola-sturgeon-sets-a-date-and-question-for-proposed-scottish-independence-referendum/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nicola-sturgeon-sets-a-date-and-question-for-proposed-scottish-independence-referendum/#respond Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:29:12 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=26479 The First Minister has proposed that a “consultative referendum” on Scottish Independence should take place on 19th of October 2023. Scottish voters will be asked the question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nicola-sturgeon-sets-a-date-and-question-for-proposed-scottish-independence-referendum/feed/ 0 Sexism in Scottish sports journalism reaches boiling point https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sexism-in-scottish-sports-journalism-reaches-boiling-point/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sexism-in-scottish-sports-journalism-reaches-boiling-point/#respond Sat, 21 May 2022 21:28:44 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=24532 Woman in Journalism Scotland has launched a campaign advocating for greater diversity among sports reporters, saying that sports journalism “appears to be among the last bastions of misogyny” within the industry.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sexism-in-scottish-sports-journalism-reaches-boiling-point/feed/ 0 NHS Midwifery sector at ‘crisis point’ in the UK https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nhs-midwifery-sector-at-crisis-point-in-the-uk/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/nhs-midwifery-sector-at-crisis-point-in-the-uk/#respond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:12:59 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=20696 Vigils have been sparked across Wales, Scotland and England to bring attention to the 'maternity crisis' that is occurring within the NHS, with dozens marching to highlight the dire staffing and working conditions. 

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