SNP’s tourist tax could drive visitors away from Bonnie Banks and holiday destinations By Bill Heaney reporting from Edinburgh The Scottish Government’s financial outlook for
Month: May 2023
NOTEBOOK: WHAT’S BEHIND THE SECRECY AND SLEAZE IN THE POLITICS OF TODAY?
Martin Rooney, Michelle McGinty and Douglas McAllister. BILL HEANEY’s notebook column Secret Scotland. Tell me about it. The Dumbarton Democrat, the only independent media platform
Son of former Moderator appointed Procurator of the General Assembly
25th of May, 2023. By Cameron Brooks The son of a Church of Scotland minister who first attended the General Assembly 45 years ago has
LibDems, Labour and Tories call for overhaul of ‘broken’ police complaints system
Thursday 25 May 2023 Conservative leader Douglas Ross, FM Humza Yousaf. Labour Justice spokesperson Pauline McNeill and LibDem MP Wendy Chamberlain. Top of page Police
LibDems: Communities rundown under SNP rule
By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie has accused the Scottish Government of allowing communities to be become seriously rundown. He revealed new
Dumbarton 800th anniversary celebrations
By Lucy Ashton Dumbarton 800th Anniversary celebrations to conclude with a 21 gun salute at Dumbarton Castle. The salute will be the last set of