I AM dismayed to see the news that an adviser on Covid to the First Minister has called for schools to be shut once more. We have been told numerous times that the evidence of transmission in schools is so low as to be considered not a risk Or at least, a risk worth taking to ensure children from the poorest backgrounds are not permanently disadvantaged because some teaching unions would like an extra bit of kip for their members over the winter. We should be focusing on enforcing self-isolation, rolling out the vaccine as soon as possible and following social distancing.
Ibrox Disaster: Wishaw first aider reflects on tragedy 50 years on
Tom Donaldson was 21 when he travelled to Ibrox on January 2, 1971, as part of the Wishaw section of the St Andrew’s Ambulance Corps.
Stairway 13 in the aftermath of the tragedy
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Ibrox disaster: First aider Tom Donaldson looks back on Scottish tragedy
Tom was among the 60 St Andrew’s Ambulance Association first aiders who were in attendance
Tom Donaldson (Image: Wishaw Press)
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