Please listen to the above clip for my package for Kingdom FM News on the morning of the results of the UK General Election 2017 where I reported specifically on the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency. Please click here for my article on Kingdom FM’s website reporting on the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath result.
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Welcome to the new look anas.scot
Welcome to the new look anas.scot!
February 14th is Independence Day for singles!
The must listen to speech for all singles this Valentine’s Day!
Should there be an Edinburgh to Fife hovercraft?
I have launched a survey to seek people’s opinions on whether there should be a new hovercraft crossing between Edinburgh and Fife. I was prompted to seek public opinion following the full closure of the Forth Road Bridge on the morning of January 11th 2017. I have previously Tweeted my support for a hovercraft crossing…
Happy New Year for 2017!
Another year, another 12 months ahead.
Official Anas Hassan Podcast – Pilot Episode
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…
Let’s extend and invest in Scotland’s Minor Ailment Service, abolish exemptions for patients and relieve the pressure across NHS Scotland
Scotland’s Minor Ailment Service (MAS) has been a well regarded success in the field of pharmacy over the best part of the last decade. It has opened up as a credible alternative to waiting for an appointment with the GP for many patients north of the border when it comes to treating a selection of…
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…
SPEECH: Why potential cuts to community pharmacy in England could impact on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
After days of writing this speech, failed attempt after failed attempt to produce a worthwhile speech and lots of frustration, I am delighted to reveal my own assessment, on camera, of how proposed cuts to the English community pharmacy network could have consequences for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as England. With over…
“Nice guys/ladies finish last” represents inhumanity at it’s worst and why we need to fight this flawed ideology
What do we entirely mean when it comes to the word “nice”? To quote Oxford Dictionaries online, it is defined as “giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive:”. So in a world full of war, hostility and grievance, why do so many within society consciously and subconsciously discriminate against individual human beings who fit this precise definition of a…
The abomination that is online dating and why we need to learn to love ourselves instead
Every human being cherishes love. It’s natural. It is a fundamental element of life and even the human race wouldn’t survive without it. But love does manifest itself in several different ways and one of the ways it comes across is romantic love. And regardless of ethnicity, faith, gender, sexual orientation or social background, none…
What an accident with Greek Style Yoghurt taught me about ❤️ and kindness in people
Something so simple yet so extraordinary happened to me last night at a supermarket in Kinross-shire. Here is the status update from Facebok that I shared: “When I state that I am NOT a boring man then I really do mean it. And here is a spectacular reason why that is absolutely the case. I…
