Scots Finance Minister insists ‘no reason’ for cash-strapped councils to impose big tax hikes …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary has urged local authorities to avoid big increases in council tax as she gave them an extra £1billion. Shona Robison laid out the Scottish Government’s draft Budget in Holyrood earlier today. 3 Shona Robison … Read more
Scots Tory leader Russell Findlay says he suspects ‘most’ MSPs have taken drugs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SCOTTISH Tory leader Russell Findlay said he suspects “most” MSPs have taken drugs as he spoke more about his “youthful mistakes” taking illegal substances. The party’s new boss came under pressure during the summer leadership race after joking … Read more
Jobs at scandal-hit Ferguson Marine could be axed to cut costs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> WORKERS at scandal-hit Ferguson Marine could be axed to cut costs, the shipyard’s ex-boss warns. David Tydeman says an alternative is another taxpayer bailout to keep the nationalised hub afloat. 2 The Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow 2 Workers … Read more
‘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
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
Scottish Tories braced for defections to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on eve of party conference …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE Scottish Tories are braced for defections to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on the eve of the latter’s Scotland conference, the Scottish Sun can reveal. Nerves are jangling in the Holyrood group – though it is … 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
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
FM defends Neil Gray’s glitzy film premiere trip – saying movie depicted drug & alcohol addiction …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NEIL Gray was right to take a government limo to a star-studded film premiere because the movie featured drug and alcohol addiction and was therefore government business, John Swinney has insisted. The Health Secretary took … 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
Nigel Farage’s Reform Party could wreck SNP’s hold over Holyrood as pollsters predict election chaos …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NIGEL Farage’s Reform UK could hold the balance of power after the next Holyrood election amid a surge in support in Scotland, top polling experts have said. Professor Sir John Curtice and pollster Mark Diffley said … 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
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
Children In Need boss quits over £466K funding of scandal-hit Scots youth trans charity …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> CHILDREN in Need’s boss has quit and launched a scathing attack over its past support for a Scottish Government-funded trans charity hit with child sex scandals. Rosie Millard, 59, resigned – after six years at the head … Read more
Watch the moment political titan John Prescott sensationally PUNCHED protester who threw an egg at him – The Scottish Sun …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THIS is the moment political titan John Prescott sensationally punched a protester who threw an egg at him. Former Deputy Minister Prescott has died aged 86 after a battle of Alzheimer’s. … 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
Trump’s son calls John Swinney ‘nasty’ and says doing business in Scotland ‘virtually impossible’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> It was “nasty” for Scotland’s First Minister to endorse Donald Trump’s rival in the US presidential election, the president-elect’s son has said. Eric Trump told the PA news agency that his father, Donald Trump, “is not going … Read more