PASSENGERS face Christmas travel hell as Labour’s bumper pay deal for train drivers looks set to ramp up staff shortages. Rail minister Lord Hendy admitted concerns over looming disruption as train operators scramble to fill shifts. 2 Many are refusing to work Sundays after a huge pay rise from former Transport Secretary Louise HaighCredit: Getty … Read more
JOHN Swinney today admitted girls are scared of using mixed-sex toilets in schools — because they fear being photographed. The First Minister told MSPs he knew the “intolerable” practice of boys taking snaps under stall doors was taking place. 2 The FM admitted schoolgirls are afraid to use mixed-sex toilets for fear of being photographedCredit: … Read more
Puberty blockers banned indefinitely for under-18s who think they are transgender …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> PUBERTY blockers have been banned indefinitely for under-18s who think they are transgender. The super-strong sex hormones can no longer be prescribed to new patients. 2 Country’s leading gender clinic, the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, was shut down this … Read more
‘Amazon tax’ will help revive high streets vows Labour amid fears online shoppers will face higher prices …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ONLINE retail giants must pay up to revive Britain’s dying high streets, the tax minister has declared. James Murray told The Sun it is fair to whack up levies on companies such as Amazon … Read more
SNP cut funding to public services while splurging extra £1.3bn on benefits payments …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NATS ministers were accused of being “detached from reality” as it emerged an extra £1.3billion is to be spent on benefits — while frontline services face £127million of cuts. The major squeeze on key areas like health and … Read more
Porridge branded ‘junk food’ under Government’s latest nanny state crackdown – as MPs blast ‘preposterous meddling’ – The Scottish Sun …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> PORRIDGE has been branded a form of junk food in the Government’s latest nanny state crackdown. Labour has been slammed for including the oat-based staple in their forthcoming advertising ban. 2 … 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
‘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
Inside shocking rise in asylum-seeker hotel ‘takeovers’ as Labour vowed to end their use – and we’re forking £8m a DAY …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> IN the run-up to Christmas, the Delta Marriott hotel on the outskirts of Warwick would usually be bustling with locals enjoying family meals and guests celebrating festive weddings. The four-star … Read more