Three quarters of households in Scotland are to get £150 to help with the rising cost of living SNP’s Kate Forbes; Labour’s Paul Sweeney and
Month: February 2022
BRIAN WILSON’S COLUMN: FERGUSON DEBACLE IS A METAPHOR FOR SNP GOVERNMENT’S SPENDTHRIFT INCOMPETENCE
By BRIAN WILSON The Ferguson shipyard debacle is a terrible tale of political opportunism, spendthrift use of public money, mind-boggling incompetence and shameless blame-shifting. In
PRIME MINISTER: Boris Johnson’s visit to Scotland on Monday
By Lucy Ashton Ahead of the Prime Minister’s reported visit to Scotland on Monday, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said: “The Prime Minister should
ENVIRONMENT: Kirsty Young and the deserted island wallabies
Inchconnachan Island went up for sale in 2020. Former Desert Island Discs presenter Kirsty Young’s plans for an uninhabited Loch Lomond island have raised questions
Ferries delayed again after cabling blunder
Ferguson Marine’s new chief executive David Tydeman will update MSPs on the cost and delays implications next month. By Democrat reporter Two new CalMac ferries
FARMING: Lib Dems announce Claire McLaren as new agriculture spokesperson
By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today announced that Claire McLaren is to be the party’s new agriculture spokesperson, as he bids to