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    <subtitle>Have your say on the topics raised during BBC Radio Scotland&apos;s Morning Extra — the nation&apos;s biggest phone-in show. We&apos;re on-air from 9am every weekday on 92-95 FM, 810 MW and all the digital platforms. Phone lines are open from 8am on 0500 92 95 00.</subtitle>
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    <title>Winding down</title>
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    <published>2009-12-15T11:08:53Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-01T14:36:05Z</updated>


    <summary>As you may have read in the press, Morning Extra is coming to an end after nearly four years on-air. Our last programme will be on 26 February 2010. However, do join Kaye Adams for her new show, Call Kaye,...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>As you may have read in the <a href="http://www.allmediascotland.com/press_news/23895/Kaye-Adams-Handed-BBC-Radio-Scotland-Slot">press</a>, <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b0074hg5">Morning Extra</a> is coming to an end after nearly four years on-air. Our last programme will be on 26 February 2010. However, do join Kaye Adams for her new show, <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b00r3zl7">Call Kaye</a>, from 1st March.</p>

<p>As a result we're winding down this blog, but let me take this opportunity to thank you for all your contributions, both on-air and online. While we're not accepting any more comments on here, you can still <a href="mailto:morningextra@bbc.co.uk">email us</a> with your feedback.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Do you have problems reading and writing?</title>
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    <published>2009-12-04T10:09:28Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-04T10:13:52Z</updated>


    <summary>A commission set up to tackle literacy problems in Scottish schools has found almost one in five Scots has difficulty with reading and writing. The Literacy Commission, which included author Ian Rankin, called for a &quot;zero tolerance&quot; approach to tackling...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A commission set up to tackle literacy problems in Scottish schools has found almost one in five Scots has difficulty with reading and writing. The Literacy Commission, which included author Ian Rankin, called for a "zero tolerance" approach to tackling the issue. It said tackling problems caused by deprivation was crucial. </p>

<p>But are socio-economic problems the only issue? Does a lack of literacy skills make everyday life a struggle for you?</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Does it matter what school you went to?</title>
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    <published>2009-12-03T10:05:19Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-03T10:09:51Z</updated>


    <summary>There was a noisy return to class warfare at Prime Minister&apos;s Question time yesterday. In what looked like a dry run for next year&apos;s general election campaigning, the Prime Minister sought to portray himself as someone who represents the interests...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>There was a noisy return to class warfare at Prime Minister's Question time yesterday. In what looked like a dry run for next year's general election campaigning, the Prime Minister sought to portray himself as someone who represents the interests of the whole country - whilst he accused David Cameron of only caring about a wealthy elite, referring to his privileged Eton schooling.</p>

<p>Does your background matter? It might not be an Eton background, but did you go to a private school? Does it make you out-of-touch? Or does it simply give you advantages in life? And do those of us who have a working class, state-educated background - like the Prime Minister - just have a giant chip on our shoulders?</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>How would more parliamentary powers change your life?</title>
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    <published>2009-12-01T10:04:44Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-01T10:05:34Z</updated>


    <summary>The SNP government has set out its plans for a multi-option referendum, but whether it&apos;s just a few extra powers, or full-blown independence: what difference would it make to you?...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The SNP government has set out its plans for a multi-option referendum, but whether it's just a few extra powers, or full-blown independence: what difference would it make to you?</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Was Homecoming a success?</title>
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    <published>2009-11-30T10:27:47Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-30T10:35:54Z</updated>


    <summary>It&apos;s St Andrews Day and the culmination of Scotland&apos;s year of Homecoming. In today&apos;s Investigation, we asked whether the campaign has been a success - both financially and culturally? Have you been to any of the celebrations? Have they been...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>It's St Andrews Day and the culmination of Scotland's year of Homecoming. In today's Investigation, we asked whether the campaign has been a success - both financially and culturally?  Have you been to any of the celebrations?  Have they been well attended?  And was the whole exercise money well spent?</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Catholic schools for Catholic kids</title>
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    <published>2009-11-27T10:08:50Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-27T10:28:33Z</updated>


    <summary>A bishop has said Catholics should get priority entry to one of Scotland&apos;s top performing Catholic secondary schools, sparking a huge response on today&apos;s Morning Extra. Philip Tartaglia, who&apos;s Bishop of Paisley, says plans by East Renfrewshire Council to narrow...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A bishop has said <a href="http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2535734.0.catholics_should_get_priority_in_school_row.php">Catholics should get priority entry</a> to one of Scotland's top performing Catholic secondary schools, sparking a huge response on <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b00nz3fm">today's Morning Extra</a>.<br />
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Philip Tartaglia, who's Bishop of Paisley, says plans by East Renfrewshire Council to narrow the catchment area for St Ninian's High School in Giffnock are "manifestly unjust". Redrawing the boundaries would mean some parents whose children currently attend feeder Catholic primaries would, in future, be denied a place at St Ninian's, while non-catholics in the new catchement would still get in.</p>

<p>The <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8381355.stm">council is acting</a> because the school is over capacity, with the roll projected to increase over the next few years.</p>

<p>In an official submission to the consultation, Bishop Tartaglia called for an alternative solution.</p>

<p>"We happily acknowledge that Catholic schools welcome the inclusion of children of all faiths and backgrounds and that they support all young people appropriately," he said.</p>

<p>"Nonetheless, we take the view that, where a Catholic school is over-subscribed, priority for admission should be given to Catholic children.</p>

<p>"We recommend that the council, as a matter of priority, should review its admissions policy to Catholic schools, ensuring that the demonstration of religious affiliation through the production of a child's baptismal certificate becomes the key criterion for admission."</p>

<p>Is this fair enough? Or should schools funded by the taxpayer be open to all children, regardless of their religious background? </p>]]>
        
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    <title>Follow us on Twitter</title>
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    <published>2009-11-24T08:17:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-24T08:33:39Z</updated>


    <summary>OK, so I&apos;ve finally succumbed to the bandwagon that is Twitter. It&apos;s a much more effective way for me to communicate short messages to you about the programme. Typing-up full blog entries and finding pictures to illustrate them often robs...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>OK, so I've finally succumbed to the bandwagon that is Twitter. It's a much more effective way for me to communicate short messages to you about the programme. Typing-up full blog entries and finding pictures to illustrate them often robs us of time that could perhaps be better spent on our radio programme. And if our time is short, we often neglect the blog.</p>

<p>By subscribing to my Twitter feed you'll be the first to find out what we're talking about on the show, long before we announce it on-air (usually before 8am). I'll also update you after the broadcast to point you to interesting bits you may have missed. And, it's a two-way process, so you can send messages back to me (so long as it's 140 characters or less!)</p>

<p>If you've never used Twitter, it's dead easy.  Our address is:</p>

<p>http://www.twitter.com/morningextra</p>

<p>You can either just visit that address or, better still, sign up for an account and that way your Twitter page will be updated not just with Morning Extra info, but anything else you fancy following. You'll see on the right-hand side of my page some of the people I'm following at the moment.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Your thoughts on the Glasgow North East by-election </title>
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    <published>2009-11-13T10:08:51Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-13T10:14:58Z</updated>


    <summary> What does the by-election result in Glasgow North East tell us about Scottish politics? Has Labour turned the corner? Is the SNP honeymoon over? And, with a record low turnout for a Westminster by-election in Scotland, was democracy the...</summary>
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What does the by-election result in Glasgow North East tell us about Scottish politics? Has Labour turned the corner? Is the SNP honeymoon over? And, with a record low turnout for a Westminster by-election in Scotland, was democracy the loser?</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Is a play about a transsexual Jesus art... or blasphemy?</title>
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    <published>2009-11-05T10:12:52Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-05T10:19:50Z</updated>


    <summary>About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual. The protest was held outside the Tron Theatre, where &quot;Jesus, Queen of Heaven&quot; -- in which Christ...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual. The protest was held outside the Tron Theatre, where "Jesus, Queen of Heaven" -- in which Christ is a transsexual woman -- is being staged.</p>

<p>It is part of the Glasgay! arts festival, a celebration of Scotland's gay, bi-sexual and transsexual culture. Festival organisers said it had not intended to incite or offend anyone.</p>

<p>Glasgay! producer Steven Thomson said: "Jesus Queen of Heaven is a literary work of fiction exploring the artist's own personal journey of faith as a transgendered person. This work is not intended to incite or offend anyone of any belief system. However, we respect your right to disagree with that opinion." </p>

<p>Pastor Jack Bell, of the Zion Baptist Church in Glasgow, who took part in the protest, said: "You can't blaspheme God and use freedom of speech as an excuse for that. True biblical Christianity is becoming marginalised through political correctness. If this play had treated the prophet Mohammed in the same way there would have been a strong reaction from the Islamic community, but that just wouldn't happen."<br />
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    <title>Is travelling by train too expensive?</title>
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    <published>2009-11-04T10:08:09Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-04T12:57:15Z</updated>


    <summary> The UK&apos;s first £1,000 rail ticket has gone on sale.That&apos;s how much it could cost you to travel from Kyle of Lochalsh to Newquay. Of course, it&apos;s not the most likely fare you would buy. Indeed, a spokesman for...</summary>
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The UK's first £1,000 rail ticket has <a href="First £1,000 rail fare criticised">gone on sale</a>.That's how much it could cost you to travel from Kyle of Lochalsh to Newquay.</p>

<p>Of course, it's not the most likely fare you would buy. Indeed, a spokesman for Cross Country has confirmed to us that no-one had actually bought this ticket. The train company says that anyone wanting a first-class return would be likely to book a saver return in advance and pay £561.</p>

<p>Nonetheless, it highlights a more general issue about the cost of "walk-on" fares and the rate at which many of them have increased over recent years. The rail expert who uncovered this latest example, Barry Doe, says the £1,002 ticket had been available for £486 as recently as September 2008</p>

<p>So what's been your experience of buying a ticket?<br />
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    <title>How well do we deal with floods?</title>
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    <published>2009-11-03T10:09:13Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-03T10:25:13Z</updated>


    <summary> Interesting calls on today&apos;s Morning Extra about how badly prepared we are for floods. While the water may now be receeding, heavy rain has caused havoc in north and east Scotland over the last few days with homes flooded,...</summary>
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Interesting calls on <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b00nm0l0">today's Morning Extra</a> about how badly prepared we are for floods. While the water may now be receeding, heavy rain has caused havoc in north and east Scotland over the last few days with homes flooded, roads closed and trains cancelled.</p>

<p>So who - if anyone - is to blame? And what do we do about this in future? Lots of you have been texting me about how drains and gullies are not being cleared out properly, and some of you are saying that farmers face restrictions in how much they're allowed to do to clear ditches.</p>

<p>But also, Paul who called us from the <a href="http://www.scottishfloodforum.org/">Scottish Flood Forum</a>, pointed out how householders need to wake-up to the dangers and be better equipped to deal with flooding when it happens.</p>

<p>So does the responsibility for dealing with flooding lie not just with the councils, but with all of us? You can continue the debate here.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Which drugs are the most dangerous?</title>
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    <published>2009-10-29T10:04:51Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-29T10:17:06Z</updated>


    <summary> The government&apos;s chief drug adviser says ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes. Professor David Nutt, who heads the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, says that cannabis in particular doesn&apos;t cause major health...</summary>
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The government's chief drug adviser says ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8331038.stm">less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes</a>. Professor David Nutt, who heads the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, says that cannabis in particular doesn't cause major health problems. </p>

<p>Is he right? Which drugs have caused you the most harm? You can listen back to <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b00nhlwx">today's Morning Extra debate</a>, or leave your comments below.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>What does Gaelic TV contribute to Scottish culture?</title>
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    <published>2009-10-26T10:07:41Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-29T10:32:28Z</updated>


    <summary>Many of us know BBC Alba best for its SPL football coverage. Every Saturday night you get a replay of one of the SPL games and already we&apos;re hearing that might extend to the First Division too. Why is on...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="BBC Alba branding" src="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/grahamstewart/bbc_alba_star.jpg" width="605" height="300" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></span>Many of us know <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/alba/">BBC Alba</a> best for its SPL football coverage. Every Saturday night you get a replay of one of the SPL games and already we're hearing that might extend to the First Division too. Why is on a Gaelic channel? Well, it's just one of the ways the channel is trying to reach beyond the Gaelic-speaking community and justify its existence.</p>

<p>But is it doing its job? The impact of BBC Alba is to be <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8325586.stm">reviewed by the BBC Trust</a>, which represents licence fee payers, and it will concentrate on two areas:</p>

<p>1. Whether the channel is achieving wide appeal to viewers beyond existing Gaelic speakers and helping to educate people in the language;</p>

<p>2.  Whether to make BBC Alba available through Freeview.</p>

<p>However, to put the channel on Freeview would see BBC radio stations - Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as 5Live, Radio Scotland and the World Service - dropping off Freeview between 1700 and 2300 every evening.</p>

<p>So would it be worth it?</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Who or what was the winner on Question Time?</title>
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    <published>2009-10-23T09:01:56Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-23T09:03:51Z</updated>


    <summary>What did you make of last night&apos;s Question Time, featuring the BNP leader Nick Griffin? Who was the winner? Was it the BNP... or Nick Griffin&apos;s critics? Did democracy and free speech win the day? Or was it a platform...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>What did you make of <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b00nft24">last night's Question Time</a>, featuring the BNP leader Nick Griffin?</p>

<p>Who was the winner? Was it the BNP... or Nick Griffin's critics? Did democracy and free speech win the day? Or was it a platform for racist views?</p>

<p>And is any of this relevant to Scotland? Do we have issues with race and immigration here? Or is it a mainly English problem?</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Swine flu vaccination advice</title>
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    <summary> Dr Dean Marshall, who&apos;s chairman of the BMA&apos;s Scottish General Practitioners Committee, was on hand during today&apos;s Morning Extra to answer your questions on the swine flu vaccination programme, which is being launched this morning. I tried to get...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Hypodermic needle used during flu vaccination exercise" src="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/blogs/grahamstewart/swine_flu_syringe.jpg" width="605" height="370" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></span></p>

<p>Dr Dean Marshall, who's chairman of the <a href="http://www.bma.org.uk/sc/">BMA</a>'s Scottish General Practitioners Committee, was on hand during <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b00ncfmv">today's Morning Extra</a> to answer your questions on the swine flu vaccination programme, which is being <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8317068.stm">launched</a> this morning.</p>

<p>I tried to get through as many as your queries as possible, but we were inundated with your calls, texts and emails.  Do <a href="https://bbcstreaming.pages.dev/programmes/b00ncfmv">listen back</a> to see if your question was already answered. If you have any further questions it may be worth visiting the sites below, and if you're still not clear what you should do, then the advice is to contact your GP.  But as Dr Marshall told us on today's programme, there's no need to rush or panic as the roll-out will be gradual over the coming weeks. His fear is that people will unnecessarily deluge their GPs' surgeries today with calls.</p>

<p><strong>Links</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/health/AvianInfluenza/mexicanswiuneflu/mexicanswinefluQandA/vaccination">Scottish Government swine flu vaccination advice</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.nhs24.com/content/default.asp?page=home_SwineFlu">NHS 24 swine flu information</a></p>

<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8273519.stm">Q&A from BBC Scotland's health correspondent Eleanor Bradford</a></p>]]>
        
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