After trying out some podcasting last year without continuing success, here we go again as 2016 comes to a close. In this pilot episode of Official Anas Hassan Podcast: Should Fidel Castro be honoured in the Scottish Parliament? The results of a poll I conducted over on my own Twitter page over which was preferable…
Category: Politics
Why minimum alcohol pricing eliminates the need for fining binge drinkers on the NHS
Towards the end of last year, I ran a poll online asking potential participants whether they agreed with the idea of fining patients who use the NHS as a result of binge drinking. Nearly 58% of people who responded to the poll voted against the idea, but over 40% sympathised with such a policy (link via my…
Barnett Formula, you’re fired. Full Fiscal Autonomy, you’re hired.
It’s fair to say that the principle of Full Fiscal Autonomy has not been receiving a favourable press in recent days. But that does not mean that the idea of Scotland achieving it’s financial independence is an idea worthy of provoking economical armageddon. In fact, long term especially, it is not just an luxurious proposition,…
We heard from the doctors on The Big Questions today, but what about the pharmacist?
If I rightly remember, today marked my fifth appearance on BBC TV’s The Big Questions. I think that was symbolised perfectly when Nicky Campbell was very generous in asking the audience around me to applaud me for the fact that I have become a regular on the programme north of the border. The audience were…
Has Scotland taken a major step towards independence?
It’s been over two months since the outcome of the referendum came to fruition. For me and over 1.6 million voters, the outcome was distastefully sour. The tears, grief, bewilderment and the anxiety about what was to lie ahead dominated our feelings from the moment just after 6am on the 19th September when Scotland decided…
