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Mornings: With Kaye Adams - 25/02/2020

With Kaye Adams - 25/02/2020

BBC Radio Scotland - Mornings, With Kaye Adams - 25/02/2020

How do you feel about a drag queen in the classroom?

A local authority has apologised after a drag queen appeared at an LGBT event in a primary school. How do you feel about a drag queen in the classroom?

PHONE-IN
A local authority has apologised after a drag queen appeared at an LGBT event in a primary school.  Renfrewshire Council said it was investigating after concerns were raised about the sexual content of social media posts by FlowJob.
KAYE ASKS
How do you feel about a drag queen in the classroom?

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KIRA NOBLE
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ONLINE DATING
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SKIN SINS
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#METOO
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YORKSHIRE TEA
Chancellor Rishi Sunak posted a picture on Friday of him appearing to make a huge tea round for his Treasury staff.  The Twitter image led to calls by some on the left for a boycott of the brand. Is there such a thing as no bad publicity?

NAME THE PLACE 
Can you name this week's place name in Scotland from Carole Hough's clues?

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