Fury as staggering cost to taxpayers of Covid inquiry revealed – making it most expensive probe in UK history …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE Covid Inquiry will cost taxpayers £208million — the most for any probe in UK history. Analysis reveals the hearing, which sits until 2026 and employs hundreds of civil servants, costs £150,000 … Read more
Scottish and UK ministers in talks to deport 600 foreign inmates to ease prison overcrowding …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SCOTTISH and UK ministers are in talks to deport 600 foreign inmates to ease prison overcrowding, it emerged today. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed discussions were underway with Westminster chiefs over the future of overseas lags … Read more
We need to get a grip on small boats crossings – I have a plan to smash the vile people smuggling gangs behind them …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> When I took on the role as Border Security Commander, I was under no illusions about the challenges that lay ahead. With small boats crossings to the … Read more
SNP chief who aims to work overtime as MP and MSP once claimed it wasn’t possible to have dual commitments …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE SNP chief who aims to double-job as an MP and MSP previously claimed it wasn’t “practically possible” to even be a local councillor at the same time as being in … Read more
Enormous boost Coldplay, Beyonce and Harry Styles gigs gave to Britain’s economy last year revealed …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> COLDPLAY, Beyonce and Harry Styles gave our economy plenty to sing about last year — helping to boost it by more than £7billion. The music industry’s massive impact on the nation’s coffers was hailed yesterday — … Read more
Jeremy Clarkson defies doctors to lead 20,000 farmers protesting against Labour’s hated ‘tractor tax’ despite heart op …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JEREMY Clarkson will defy health fears to join up to 20,000 farmers protesting in Westminster over the hated “tractor tax”. The Clarkson’s Farm star, 64 — recovering after a life-saving heart op — said … Read more
SNP falsely claims Health Secretary is ‘sports minister’ amid footie freebie drama …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SNP chiefs were slammed for falsely claiming Health Secretary Neil Gray is the “sports minister” — in a bid to explain his controversial footie freebies. The Nats’ Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said in a broadcast interview that taking chauffeur-driven … Read more
It feels like Holyrood men have decided the girls have had their go and now it’s bloke time again …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> YOU may have noticed, but politics in Scotland has become a bit blokey again. We have John Swinney, Russell Findlay, Anas Sarwar and Alex Cole-Hamilton as Holyrood leaders. Down south, there’s Keir … Read more
Woke madness as govt-funded study says dogs should be banned from countryside over risk of offending minorities …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DOGS should be banned from the countryside to make it less racist, a woke official report says. The government-funded study bizarrely claims mutt-free spaces would make the outdoors more inclusive. Researchers interviewed ethnic minority … Read more
Rachel Reeves pools £1.3trillion of pension savings in bid to boost investment in Britain and rip up financial red tape …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE Chancellor last night attempted to win back the City with plans to create pension megafunds to boost investment in Britain and rip up financial red tape. Just a fortnight after … Read more
SNP government scraps flagship National Care Service plan after £28million spent on doomed proposals …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NATS ministers confirmed they would scrap the main reforms of Nicola Sturgeon’s flagship bill – after spending £28million on the doomed proposals. The plans were already on life support after it lost the support of trade unions, … Read more
Millions of households brace for essential bill to rise by £109 a year after No10 gives green light …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MILLIONS of households are bracing for an essential bill to rise by a whoping £109. Downing Street confirmed this week that town halls will be free to whack up council tax levies by … Read more
Disgraced Michael Matheson applies to stand for SNP at next year’s Holyrood election …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SHAMED ex-health secretary Michael Matheson was last night blasted for his “shameless” decision to stand as a candidate at the 2026 Holyrood election. Reports last night said the ex-minister had put in an application to be an SNP … Read more
SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn blasted by own party over ‘disrespectful’ bid to become MSP …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NATS Commons chief Stephen Flynn faced a furious internal backlash to his decision to run to be an MSP in Holyrood while keeping his MP job in London. SNP figures turned on their Westminster leader – … Read more
Putin came so close to launching a nuke in Ukraine that crisis meetings were held over the fallout hitting BRITAIN …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> VLADIMIR Putin was so close to letting off a nuke in October 2022 that crisis meetings were held over the fallout hitting Britain. Ex-PM Liz Truss spent her final days in … Read more
Gas boilers set to be banned from ALL new homes within three years under Government plans …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> GAS boilers will be banned from all new homes within three years under Government plans. Strict laws will force all new-builds to be fitted with electric heat pumps or non-gas alternatives in a bid to … Read more
UK’s ‘FBI’ warns small boats will still be crossing the Channel illegally for years …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SMALL boats are still likely to be crossing the Channel illegally for some time to come, the head of the NCA has warned. Asked if they could end the journeys in the next couple of years, National … Read more
SNP & Labour should stop virtue-signalling with President Donald Trump – it’s time for grown-up politics …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SOMETIMES it’s difficult to work out if politicians are more bothered about the national interest or social media adulation. The election of Donald Trump has exposed this again. 5 Donald Trump won a huge victory … Read more
Another 1,227 small boat migrants arrived here last week…so what exactly are you waiting for Sir Keir? …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> IN the end, just four migrants went to Rwanda. It was not for lack of trying. 3 There have been 31,094 arrivals so far this year, which is 16 per cent higher compared with … Read more
Labour have good news story for next Holyrood election – no wonder MSPs are chuffed …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> IT is no wonder Scottish Labour types were chuffed with last week’s Budget. After months of gloom and backfiring since the General Election, the Chancellor has given Anas Sarwar’s party a helping hand in their efforts … Read more