Victims of youth violence had the chance to make their voices heard at Bute House yesterday.
It was the second time a summit has been convened by the Scottish Government on the rise in sickening assaults against teenagers, many of which are shared on social media.
It is vital that youngsters are given the opportunity to share their real-life experiences on the matter.
The First Minister deserves credit for taking time out of his busy schedule to meet with young Scots. The Record has led the way in calling for action on the issue with our long-running Our Kids... Our Future campaign.
We’ve spelled out the need to protect spaces for youngsters in the community amid ongoing cutbacks to public services. And we have repeatedly called out the failures of social media giants to remove harmful content from their platforms quick enough.
It should in 2025 be socially unacceptable to film a fellow school or college classmate being attacked in public. Parents and teachers have a duty to tell pupils in their care to keep their smartphones out of sight in the classroom.
Playground fights have, sadly, always been a part of school life. But abusers now have the ability to film their attacks and further compound the misery felt by their victims.
Summits like the event yesterday are an important part of pushing the issue up the political agenda. But harder work is required to ensure all pupils feel safe when they go to school each day.
Get grip on NHS
It is almost unbelievable that a terminally ill teenager was left on a trolley for 14 hours in a hospital corridor while he waited for intensive care.
Mark McAvoy writhed in pain while his situation got worse by the minute. Mum Leanne went through a terrible ordeal.
She has said that medical staff didn’t have enough resources and that he might not be in a coma if he had been treated straight away.
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The Record welcomed the news that John Swinney has taken direct charge of the NHS.
It shows he recognises the problems the health service faces and sees it as a priority. Mark’s case shows that the NHS is in a dire situation and needs to improve.
Swinney needs to get a grip and ensure this type of terrible incident is history.
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