CRITICAL ambulance response targets have been quietly downgraded amid the mounting NHS crisis. Life-or-death callouts should now be reached in seven minutes — 40 seconds slower than 2021. 7 Response targets were ditched amid Scotland’s NHS crisisCredit: Alamy 7 The changing targets have not been… ‘Life or death’ ambulance response targets quietly downgraded amid ongoing … Read more
NATS have been branded “cowards” for failing to bring in a fair replacement for council tax. The Greens blasted their ex-coalition partners for not honouring a 2007 vow to re-assess bands — currently based on a home’s value in 1991 — as Scots face huge hikes to the levy in spring. 2 The… SNP branded … Read more
STRICTLY Come Dancing champion Chris McCausland has been hailed by MSPs after making history as the first blind contestant to take part in the show. Rival politicians have come together at Holyrood to sign a motion congratulating the comedian on his victory, and describing him as an inspiration. Strictly Come Dancing champion given special honour … Read more
A MAN who made “racist comments” online about Humza Yousaf was last month found guilty of abusing the ex-First Minister, it was revealed. The conviction is the first to come from a Holyrood scheme which monitors social media abuse of 59 MSPs and automatically reports it to the police. 3 A man… Man found guilty … Read more
JOHN Swinney said he has not been asked to speak to cops probing the SNP’s finances – after we revealed Alex Salmond was brought in by detectives to help with the investigation. We told how the former first minister met officers and spoke to them at length about the long-running fraud probe… John Swinney has … Read more
POLITICIANS will be banned from having two jobs after a backlash over Nat Stephen Flynn’s bid to sit at Holyrood and Westminster. MSPs unanimously backed a Scottish Elections Bill amendment to effectively end the possibility they could hold seats at both parliaments. 3 MSPs unanimously backed a… Scots politicians BANNED from having two jobs after … Read more
ALEX Salmond helped detectives investigating ex-pal Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell over around £500,000 in donations allegedly missing from the SNP, we can reveal. The late former First Minister met cops and spoke to them at length about the long-running fraud probe into the… Alex Salmond helped cops investigating Nicola Sturgeon over ‘missing’ … Read more
NATS chiefs today banned WhatsApp on government phones after Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney, and other senior SNP figures sparked fury after deleting messages from during the pandemic. Deputy first minister Kate Forbes told MSPs ministers and civil servants would not be allowed to use the app by… SNP bans WhatsApp in ‘admission mass deletion of … Read more
HUMZA Yousaf has been no stranger to gaffes and controversies throughout his political career. And following the news the former First Minister is stepping back fromfrontline politics, it’s an ideal time to reflect on some of his highlights, and low-lights. 2 Fromer First Minister Humza Yousaf… From scooter fall to catastrophic Greens row – Humza … Read more
JOHN Swinney demanded Old Firm chiefs clamp down on hooligan fans after masked yobs ran riot before the Premier Sports Cup Final — while a cop chief blamed the SNP Government. David Kennedy, of the Scottish Police Federation, said ministers need to “wake up and realise they need to invest in… John Swinney and cops … Read more