‘It’s on Anas’ – SNP to tell Labour ‘back the budget or face election’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SCOTTISH Labour will face an early election and have to defend voting down £100million in winter fuel cash for OAPs if they don’t back the SNP’s budget, we can reveal. Nats ministers will throw down the gauntlet … Read more
‘It’s the right thing to do,’ Govt doubles cash pot to wipe out school meal debt …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MINISTERS last night doubled their school meals debt relief fund to £2.8million — in a pre-Christmas boost for hard-up families. Nats promised to finally fulfil a pledge to scrap the arrears one year after our … Read more
Nigel Farage ‘not scared of Scotland’ but dodges party conference …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NIGEL Farage is “not scared of Scotland” and will lead Reform UK’s Holyrood election campaign – despite dodging his party’s conference in Perth yesterday. But the party leader dodged their conference in Perth yesterday, after once being hounded into a pub … Read more
Major update on Scottish income tax changes ahead of budget next week …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THERE is “no appetite” among Scottish ministers for major tax changes at the upcoming Scottish budget, The Scottish Sun on Sunday can reveal. In the strongest hint yet that John Swinney will not bring in income tax increases or … Read more
Hundreds turn out for Alex Salmond’s memorial including Gordon Brown, John Swinney and the Proclaimers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> POLITICAL leaders have gathered to pay tribute to Alex Salmond at a public memorial service in Edinburgh. The former first minister died last month in North Macedonia at the age of 69. 5 Alex Salmond died … Read more
John Swinney is plunging Scotland’s NHS into ‘doom-loop’, says Anas Sarwar …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ANAS Sarwar has accused John Swinney of plunging Scotland’s NHS into a “doom-loop”. His blast at the First Minister followed a report that revealed our health service is trailing England’s. 3 Anas Sarwar has hit out at the First Minister … Read more
‘We may have to turn away dying people,’ care boss says hospices are at risk of collapse …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SERVICES across Scotland are stretched. Everything from the NHS to local council departments are cash-strapped and struggling. 2 Hospices are at risk in cash crisis 2 Rhona Baillie speaks out And now the impact … Read more
Labour under pressure to reinstate all winter fuel payments after SNP’s vow to deliver them …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> LABOUR is under pressure to reinstate all winter fuel payments after the SNP said it will deliver them in Scotland. Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville today confirmed pensioners on Pension Credit will get £200 or … Read more
All State Pensioners in Scotland ‘to get new Universal Winter Fuel Payment’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SCOTTISH pensioners will receive a new Universal Winter Fuel Payment. Shirley-Anne Somerville, Social Justice Secretary, is set to make the announcement in Holyrood today. 2 All pensioners in Scotland are set to receive the new paymentCredit: Getty 2 John … Read more
John Swinney says men cannot get pregnant despite SNP lawyers arguing opposite …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JOHN Swinney has said he didn’t believe a man can get pregnant – as his government’s lawyers argue the opposite in the supreme court. Scottish Government briefs have spent the past two days claiming a person can be a … Read more
John Swinney refuses to accept state of Scots NHS as report shows it’s drastically worse than England …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JOHN Swinney was dubbed “dishonest” for refusing to accept the “unacceptable” state of Scotland’s NHS — as a report showed it has slumped drastically compared to England’s. Stats show delays to life-saving cancer treatment … Read more
SNP backs calls for free bus travel to be scrapped for thug youngsters …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SNP ministers backed calls for free bus travel to be revoked for young people who commit anti-social behaviour. Scottish Labour had urged the Nats government to remove free passes from hoodlums amid concerns they are stoking a rise … Read more
MSPs vote to release MORE prisoners from straining jails despite soaring crime …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SNP ministers faced outrage after MSPs signed off the early release of hundreds more prisoners from straining jails. The move comes despite rocketing crime and an explosion in shoplifting since the pandemic — and concerns it will lead to … Read more
MSPs vote to release MORE prisoners from straining jails despite soaring crime …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SNP ministers faced outrage after MSPs signed off the early release of hundreds more prisoners from straining jails. The move comes despite rocketing crime and an explosion in shoplifting since the pandemic — and concerns it will lead to … Read more
Under-fire SNP minister Neil Gray under MORE pressure over trip to glitzy film premiere …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> UNDER-fire SNP minister Neil Gray was chauffeured to a star-studded film premiere – despite not having responsibility for culture, it has emerged. The Health Secretary took a ministerial car to Cameo Picturehouse in Edinburgh on August 15 … Read more
SNP ‘must end scandal’ of bus drivers facing violence from gangs, says Sarwar …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NATS ministers must “end the scandal” of bus drivers facing violence from gangs of thuggish youths, Anas Sarwar has demanded. The Scottish Labour leader made the call ahead of a Holyrood vote on Wednesday on a scheme to … Read more
Anas Sarwar may have won politician of the year, but real test lies ahead for Scots Labour …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ANAS Sarwar was doubtless delighted to be named Scottish Politician of the Year at an awards bash on Thursday. But while the applause of fellow politicians, lobbyists and journalists may be good for the … Read more
SNP spend £50,000 on replacing laptops, mobiles and tablets lost by staff …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SNP ministers have spent almost £50,000 of taxpayers’ money on replacing government devices lost by staff in the last five years, it has emerged. Details obtained under freedom of information show 138 items such as laptops, mobiles and tablets … Read more
Under-fire SNP health chief MUST publish footie match meeting details say rivals …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> UNDER-fire Nats minister Neil Gray is facing fresh demands to “immediately” publish a record of the talks he had with SFA chiefs while attending footie matches. The Health Secretary has been under pressure to explain his trips to four … Read more
First glimpse of over-budget & delayed CalMac ferry as scandal-hit Ferguson shipyard finally delivers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE first of two overdue ferries was finally delivered today by the scandal-hit Ferguson Marine yard – exactly seven years on from a humiliating fake launch by Nicola Sturgeon. MV Glen Sannox, which will serve the Arran … Read more