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
David Goodwillie rape case ‘stinks’ as First Minister apologises to victim for delay to private prosecution …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JOHN Swinney has apologised to the victim of footballer rapists David Goodwillie and David Robertson – saying the government had taken “too long” to consider her request for a private prosecution. Denise Clair’s legal team … 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 film 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
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
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