Defeatist budget will do deep damage to key services 1st March 2024 Tuesday was a depressing day, sitting in the Scottish Parliament powerless to stop the SNP and Greens approving Finance Secretary Shona Robison’s defeatist... Opinions
Sue Webber MSP selected to contest Edinburgh South West 29th February 2024 The General Election in Scotland should be about SNP failure and the continued threat of nationalism, according to the new Scottish Conservative candidate for... Westminster News
It didn’t take Neil Gray long to wield the health budget axe 23rd February 2024 Maybe I should have sympathy for SNP health secretary Neil Gray. After all he’s barely been in the job long enough to remember the way to the gents from his new... Opinions
Mickey Mouse strategy is creating a tartan Disneyland 16th February 2024 Most people I know outside of politics don’t have much time for consultations and studies. Their lives are busy enough without getting involved in campaigns... Opinions
Scotland’s failing health services need urgent care 9th February 2024 The Scottish leg of the Covid Inquiry is over and our attention must focus on the crisis our NHS faces while Baroness Heather Hallett gathers more evidence... Opinions
No amount of tears will wash away Covid responsibility 2nd February 2024 It would take a hard heart not to feel some sympathy for Nicola Sturgeon at the Covid Inquiry on Wednesday, pictured, struggling to contain her emotions as she... Opinions
Pressure prompts second thoughts on assisted dying 26th January 2024 Maybe the pandemic has changed attitudes towards death and the dying, but there is little doubt public opinion has swung behind changing the law to legalise... Opinions
Delighted at campaign taking battle for new Winchburgh railway station forward 19th January 2024 Over the past year I’ve been arguing hard for a new railway station for Winchburgh, taking the battle for badly needed transport infrastructure in the... Opinions
Humza’s unhappy new year message to Scottish people 12th January 2024 New Year is supposed to be a time of optimism, of thinking positively about the opportunities in the year ahead, but on Monday the First Minister delivered one... Opinions