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
PRISON chiefs broke “torture” rules by forcing lags to sleep on cell floors, inspectors have found. High security inmates got mattresses to kip on in already full lock-up rooms in an “inhuman or degrading” move. 2 Scots Tory Liam Kerr said staff are being put at a serious risk due to lack… Scots prisons broke … Read more
NICOLA Sturgeon has revealed she’s still in the dark about the long-running police probe into the SNP’s finances, insisting she is “getting on with my life as best I can”. The former first minister claimed she knows “nothing more” of the investigation – codenamed Operation Branchform… Nicola Sturgeon grilled over SNP cash probe 18 months … Read more
SCHOOL attendance is in the spotlight due to alarming absence rates. But while it’s easy for ministers and council officials to tut-tut about this trend, they need to take a good look at themselves for fuelling an explosion in pupils bunking off. 7 An alarming number of Scotland’s schoolkids are… Scottish schools absence rates are … Read more
SNP in fresh freebies row after minister took taxpayer-funded limo to Scottish Open ‘jolly’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE>>> A SECOND top Nat has been caught up in another freebies row — after he was chauffeured to the Scottish Open in a government limo. Tories blasted Dr Alasdair Allan’s trip to watch home golfing hero Robert MacIntyre’s … Read more
JOHN Swinney yesterday promised the SNP would give “serious consideration” to creating a new specific criminal offence for non-fatal strangulation – as he blasted the behaviour of Scotland’s men and boys. The First Minister was urged by Nats backbencher Michelle Thomson to do so after Fiona Drouet, whose daughter Emily took her life while at … 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
SNP ministers ‘quietly ditch’ bus funding promise as investment slashed by 98 per cent …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> NATS chiefs have “quietly ditched” a £500million bus funding pledge, cutting it to just £10million. The Bus Partnership Fund — hailed as a “landmark long-term capital investment” — has been axed. 2 The Bus Partnership Fund has … Read more
SNP’s Neil Gray told not to get carried away during controversial Aberdeen cup final freebie …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SNP health secretary and Aberdeen fan Neil Gray had to be reminded not to get carried away with the footie in social media posts after a controversial Dons cup final freebie, it emerged tonight. Officials told … Read more