Scottish pharmacist and journalist.
The must listen to speech for all singles this Valentine’s Day!
I visited a new dry bar that opened up in Edinburgh last month!
I battled sleet and snow on a drive home one night. Did I make it through?
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…
Another year, another 12 months ahead.
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…
I am delighted to confirm that I will be backing Alyn Smith MEP and his bid to become the next Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party. Alyn is one of our most formidable political talents within our party and is a formidable representative of our country. Alyn is the embodiment of the Scottish National…
Whilst I was initially bittersweet at the SNP missing out on an overall majority and seeing some exceptional candidates miss out on becoming MSP’s, I am now relishing the next session of the Scottish Parliament ahead. I believe Nicola Sturgeon deserves the chance and respect to govern effectively for Scotland and look forward to…
Here is a status update I posted on my Facebook page last night regarding this particular day: “If Scotland had voted Yes around eighteen months ago, then nearly an hour ago we would have faced a new kind of Hogmanay where probably fireworks would have been witnessed lighting up the skies of our nation as…
I was honoured to address the SNP Rosyth and North Queesnferry Branch earlier this week on Tuesday 8th March 2016 to talk about health with regard to the forthcoming Scottish Parliament Election. Please feel free to listen to highlights of my talk which covers a variety of issues from waiting times within NHS Scotland to…
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…
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…
