Hunt’s grown up budget is a lesson for SNP Friday, 17 March, 2023 It was always going to be too much for the SNP to welcome a Conservative budget, so by their standards, the description of Wednesday’s UK budget as a “missed opportunity” is glowing praise. That was about all the departing Deputy First Minister John Swinney had to say, when his government had just been handed another £320 million from the funding commitments announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt... Opinions
Sturgeon using gender bill as a political weapon 20th January 2023 Not a day goes by in Nicola Sturgeon’s life that she’s not howling at the latest outrage foisted on the Scottish people by the evil Westminster government. It’s... Opinions
Yousaf’s Holby City tribute act is no solution 13th January 2023 Not quite kicking and screaming, but for all the reluctance to allow the Scottish Parliament to have a proper discussion about the crisis facing NHS Scotland... Opinions
Sunak’s maths plan highlights falling standards 6th January 2023 I imagine more than a few of those young Scottish people who heard about government plans for compulsory maths until 18 breathed a sigh of relief when they... Opinions
Holyrood’s first New Year debate? Independence 30th December 2022 This is a reflective time of year when most of us think back on the good things from the past 12 months and look forward to good things to come. With the global... Opinions
Holyrood has its priorities wrong on the GRR Bill 23rd December 2022 While every MSP enters the Scottish Parliament hoping to make a positive impact on the lives of people we represent, I doubt many expected to face as emotional... Opinions
Scottish Budget: John Swinney wants to spend your money for you 16th December 2022 Stand-in SNP finance minister John Swinney has one remarkable talent, the ability to know what every aspirational person is Scotland wants to do with their own... Opinions
Triple whammy of incompetence costs Scotland 9th December 2022 In this increasingly discontented winter, SNP minister after SNP minister has bleated the same mantra, that they have no more money to negotiate pay deals with... Opinions
Progress on road safety is gridlocked 2nd December 2022 While SNP continues to spend its time and our money whipping up resentment to break up the United Kingdom, it’s easy to forget the things which really matter to... Opinions
Tell Scots the truth about indy plans, not fantasies. 25th November 2022 The last time I checked, and I don’t believe the results have been altered, a majority of voters at the 2019 general election in Scotland voted for Unionist... Opinions
