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The Stephen Jardine Programme: 24/03/2017

Louise White

24/03/2017

BBC Radio Scotland - The Stephen Jardine Programme, 24/03/2017

Guest presenter Louise White asks if maternity pay should be increased.

Guest presenter Louise White asks if maternity pay should be increased. Run, hide or summon help - how would you react in a terror crisis?

PHONE IN: Maternity Pay
Statutory maternity pay for UK mothers is among the worst in Europe, according to an analysis by the TUC. The trade union body says only Ireland and Slovakia have worse "decently paid" entitlements. Most UK mums get 39 weeks guaranteed pay which is nearly three times the 14 week EU minimum requirement but the TUC wants to see an increase in Statutory Maternity Pay to the same level as the minimum wage arguing that many women return to work early as they need money. Do we need to increase maternity pay?

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Indian Prison
Billy Irving - locked up in an Indian Prison on charges he denies. We hear from his fiancé Yvonne MacHugh who tells us why she now fears for his life.

Kids Clothing
Louise meets the mum who dresses her child in designer gear and is happy to spend £50 on a T-shirt for her 8 year old.

Sleep Walking (TBC)
An Aberdonian woman sleep walked a mile and a half to her local supermarket - we find out what happens to us when sleep walking and how extreme the condition can get.

Crisis behaviour
Run, hide or summon help? Do you know how you would react in a crisis situation?

Octopus - too intelligent to eat. (TBC)
Gwyneth Paltrow has decided not to eat octopus any more as she feels it's too intelligent. We find out if the octopus has is the brain of the sea.

Anti-aging pill (TBC)
Scientists are claiming that an anti-aging pill could be with us in three years time. We ask whether you would want to take it or should you allow time to take its' time naturally?

Politicians under siege
In the aftermath of the attacks at Westminster we ask how does it feel to be a politician at the moment?

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