Alfie and Sue Webber MSP compete for prestigious Holyrood Dog of the Year Title Tuesday, 16 April, 2024 On Monday 29th April, Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian Region, and their her dog Alfie will compete with other politicians and their canine companions to win the coveted title of ‘Holyrood Dog of the Year’ 2024. Dogs of all shapes and sizes, regardless of breed, creed or ‘pawlitical’ persuasion, will be strutting their stuff with their MSP owners, as they head to the Scottish Parliament Gardens... Holyrood News
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
Low level crime has a sorry history of fearsome escalation 5th January 2024 On Tuesday a Currie resident contacted me about trouble in his neighbourhood. What might be a minor nuisance once becomes disturbing if persistent, and three... Opinions