Swinney has faced a revolt from the SNP’s LGBT wing over Forbes’ appointment
by John Swinney is facing a backlash from the SNP’s LGBT wing over his decision to appoint Kate Forbes as Deputy First Minister after she said …
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Kate Forbes was more popular than John Swinney in the SNP leadership poll
Kate Forbes is more popular with Scottish people to be First Minister than SNP favorite John Swinney, a new poll reveals. The Ipsos survey, the …
The former SNP minister accuses Yousaf of implementing hate crime laws
Jeane Freeman said it was a mistake to exclude women from the laws – PA/Jane Barlow A former SNP cabinet minister has blamed Humza Yousaf’s …
Scottish Tory leader accuses BBC of bias
The BBC’s Douglas Ross biased – Lesley Martin/Reuters Douglas Ross accused the BBC of bias after he was not allowed to pre-record a TV interview …
SNP uses mini-embassy in Brussels to present itself as ‘prospective EU member’
Scotland House flies the Scottish and EU flag outside its government office in Brussels – JOHN THYS/AFP The SNP has used a taxpayer-funded “mini-embassy” in …
The Information Commissioner to examine the Scottish Government’s use of WhatsApp
Scotland’s information commissioner is launching an inquiry into the Scottish Government’s use of WhatsApp and informal messaging. David Hamilton said evidence revealed by the UK’s …
Swinney’s messages to Sturgeon and Yousaf were ‘manually’ deleted, the inquest heard
John Swinney “manually” deleted messages between himself, Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf in a practice that may date back to 2007, the UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry …
Scottish businessman tearing down the SNP’s tax policies
Andrew Murphy argues SNP ministers’ industrial strategy is a joke – Retail Week One of Scotland’s most prominent businessmen has launched a scathing attack on …
SNP hits high and middle income earners with a tripling of tax
Shona Robison delivering her Scottish Budget at Holyrood on Tuesday – SST/Alamy Live News Have you ever had enough of rising taxes? We want to …