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Mornings: With Jackie Brambles - 20/02/2020

Jackie Brambles

With Jackie Brambles - 20/02/2020

BBC Radio Scotland - Mornings, With Jackie Brambles - 20/02/2020

Do vegans get shown enough respect? Why some hair salons are banning gossip magazines and your sexual health questions answered.

ON THE PHONE-IN
How would you feel if your expenses were declined because your meal contained meat?  That's the situation at property developers Igloo Regeneration, where all corporate entertaining, workshop catering and even staff expenses must now be vegetarian if staff wish to be reimbursed. 
And there's new advice for supporting vegans in the workplace, including having a shelf in the office fridge. The Vegan Society has shared suggested guidelines to help businesses look after their vegan staff.
JACKIE ASKS
Do vegans get shown enough respect?


Also on the show...

PLUS SIZE FASHION FOR MEN
In recent years plus-size and curve fashion for women has become big business, with models such as Ashley Graham and Tess Holliday gaining millions of followers on Instagram.  Apparently the world of male fashion is now following suit. Jonathan Geary from Edinburgh tells us about his journey from wrestler to plus-sized model.

GOSSIP MAGS
We speak to the Scottish hairdresser has joined salons across the country in boycotting so-called "gossip magazines" following the tragic death of Caroline Flack because she wants her staff and customers to 'be surrounded by positivity'.  

SEX SURGERY  
Relationship Psychotherapist Rachel Morris and sexual and reproductive health expert Savita Brito-Mutunayagam join us to take your sexual health queries – text 80295 or call 0808 59 29 500.

GREY DIVORCE 
The Queen's nephew the Earl of Snowdon and his wife the Countess of Snowdon have "amicably agreed" to divorce after being married for 26 years - how do you navigate a later in life divorce?

SLEEP ECONOMY 
Hi-tech pyjamas to sprays, headbands, sleep aid robots and sleep monitoring apps. It’s a market worth around $30 billion but are we all being duped by the sleep economy? 

SWEAT ANXIETY
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has faced jibes on social media over claims he has staff blow-dry his armpits before public appearances. Why does anxiety sweat happen and how can you beat it?

HOLD MUSIC
After singer and Radio Scotland presenter Ricky Ross tells Scottish Power to stop using the band’s song Dignity as its hold music. Do we need to let go of hold music?

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