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Portrait of the week: Scottish drug deaths, more strikes and the Lucy Letby verdict

issue 26 August 2023
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The number of drug deaths in Scotland fell to 1,051 in 2022, the lowest since 2017, but still the worst record per head in Europe. Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, who in March had pledged ‘to stop the boats once and for all’, said that ‘there is not one simple solution and it can’t be solved overnight’.

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