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
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
SNP Westminster chief in major U-turn over ‘two-job’ plans to become MSP …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE SNP Wesminster tonight u-turned on his bid to “double-job” as an MP and MSP after a furious internal Nats backlash. Stephen Flynn admitted he’d “got this one wrong” as he climbed down from the attempt to straddle Holyrood … Read more
Scottish and UK ministers in talks to deport 600 foreign inmates to ease prison overcrowding …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SCOTTISH and UK ministers are in talks to deport 600 foreign inmates to ease prison overcrowding, it emerged today. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed discussions were underway with Westminster chiefs over the future of overseas lags … Read more