Troubled SNP try every trick in the book to shore up support 27th October 2023 With an unfunded Council Tax freeze and a whole splurge of spending promises in Humza Yousaf’s conference speech apparently blocked by the civil servants for... Opinions
Under-pressure Yousaf is losing party control 20th October 2023 What were you doing yesterday? At work as normal, occupying the kids at half-term, getting the shopping in? What you weren’t doing was voting in the second... Opinions
Blight of low-level offending as police struggle to gain funding 13th October 2023 Anyone who has arrived at the ASDA at Chesser for a quick evening shop will know it can sometimes be an uncomfortable experience passing groups of intimidating... Opinions
Diverted HS2 cash could help fund Edinburgh station 6th October 2023 One thing we didn’t need to learn from Lord Hardie’s report into the Edinburgh tram fiasco is if you don’t live near the line then your benefit is virtually... Opinions
Council doing virtually zero about reaching net zero 29th September 2023 One benefit of being an MSP is use of Holyrood’s underground car park, but living on the edge of Edinburgh and with regular appointments across Lothian, it’s no... Opinions
How about an apology for trams fiasco, John? 22nd September 2023 Throughout my time as an Edinburgh councillor during the often bitter debate about the completion of the tram line to Newhaven, the administration repeatedly... Opinions
Broken pavements mean elderly resident is a virtual prisoner in her own home 15th September 2023 Ask anyone living in Edinburgh to point out a dangerous pavement, or jagged pothole in a cracked road which threatens suspensions and sends shockwaves up the... Opinions
Sturgeon’s back to show us how spinning is done 8th September 2023 She once styled herself as Scotland’s Chief Mammy, and with more front than Portobello there she was on Wednesday telling us all in the Scottish Parliament how... Opinions
Scotland's drug and drink deaths are a shameful record 1st September 2023 It is a sign of where Scotland under the SNP has reached when a report this month that only 1051 people had died from drug abuse in 2022 was seen as a positive... Opinions