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Examining the referee howler epidemic that is blighting Scottish football – Gordon Waddell – Gordon Waddell

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The current fee to referee a game in the Scottish Premiership is £850 plus your expenses.

So if you’re in the middle for a Hamilton v Livingston game, for example, there’s a fair chance you’ll be the highest earner on the park.

Which raises two questions: Why do more players, the ones not destined for top-six careers particularly, not get into refereeing?

And why do the SFA not target…

Here Are The Scandals Blighting Theresa May’s Cabinet

[ad_1] Theresa May’s Government has been hamstrung from day one after her disastrous snap election saw the Conservative Party lose its parliamentary majority. Add a dash of in-fighting over Brexit and even usual loyal Tory MPs are concerned. South West Devon MP Gary Streeter, elected in 1992, is not one of the usual suspects to publicly bemoan the state of the party.

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Sub-standard rented housing is blighting Britain

Like most councillors who represent wards containing pockets of severe deprivation, I've seen at first-hand some of the effects of overcrowding, dilapidation, damp and cold on public health. Poor housing is intimately linked with poor physical and mental health. It also comes with a heavy social cost, including an estimated bill of £600m a year for the NHS. For the children unfortunate enough to suffer at the hands of sub-standard accommodation, there is an increased risk of childhood illness, disability, behavioural and mental health problems, as well as a deadening impact on life chances.

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