SNP must reveal details of Covid-19 council cash boost
26 Apr 2020
A full breakdown must be published of how much councils are receiving from the SNP government to help fight the impact of coronavirus, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Thanks to Barnett Consequentials, ministers here have around £155 million to pass onto local authorities as health and social care...Read More »
More businesses slam SNP over emergency support
24 Apr 2020
Another Scottish business owner has attacked the SNP over a lack of support for small firms during the coronavirus pandemic.
Michael Lumsden, who runs spa business across the country, said there was growing disparity between what the SNP was providing to retailers and what was happening elsewhere in...Read More »
SNP can’t stand in way of housebuilding after firms announce rUK return
24 Apr 2020
Housebuilders should be given the green light to return to work safely in Scotland, after it was...Read More »
Council chief warns care staff under ‘unprecedented strain’
24 Apr 2020
A top council official in Scotland’s capital city has warned that care home staff are under “unprecedented strain” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
It comes as residential facilities across the country continue to struggle to access personal protective equipment (PPE) weeks into the crisis.
Two homes in...Read More »
Care home with 9 deaths hits out at SNP over testing
17 Apr 2020
A care home which has lost nine residents to Covid-19 has criticised the Scottish Government over testing.
The Newark Care facility in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire said neither its staff nor its residents had been tested, despite repeated requests to the SNP government.
Chief executive Jack Ryan has now...Read More »