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Mornings: With Stephen Jardine - 13/08/2019

Stephen Jardine

With Stephen Jardine - 13/08/2019

BBC Radio Scotland - Mornings, With Stephen Jardine - 13/08/2019

Do school uniforms still matter? Are they worth the rising costs? 

Do school uniforms still matter?  Are they worth the rising costs?

It's the time of year when many parents are buying, or have just bought, their children's school uniform - which some say can cost in excess of £200.  Just last week uniform banks in Scotland, which offer families in need school clothing for free, are being "swamped with requests", according to those who run them.
Do school uniforms still matter? 

Also on the show.....

CHEESEBOARDING
As cheeseboarding clocks up half a million posts on Instagram, can we produce a hashtag cheeseboard that will be trending by lunchtime?

ARRESTED ABROAD
Stephen speaks to the former diplomat from Renfrew who is trying to help British travellers who end up locked up abroad 

ASK THE VET 
Ask our resident vet Ross Allan about anything pet related. Text 80295 or call 0808 5 92 95 00.

SOLO DINING
A diner was eating alone at a restaurant in Mumbai when the hotel restaurant noticed and left a goldfish on his table to keep him company.....is it time to embrace solo dining?

BRIBERY 
Offering your children incentives for good behaviour - bribery or reward?

CAR IDLING
Vehicles sitting with the engine idling break the law and pollute the environment but could rewards for reporting be the key to solving the problem?

DAYTIME NAPS
According to new research, excessive daytime napping could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s - how do you know if you're napping too long?

ALL WOMEN CABINET
The Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has been criticised after suggesting an all-women "emergency cabinet" could meet to try to stop a no-deal Brexit.

And…..CAN YOU NAME THE PLACE?

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