Freeman must appear before Holyrood to answer liar accusation
9 Mar 2020
Health secretary Jeane Freeman must appear before Holyrood this week to answer accusations from one of Scotland’s top public officials that she lied, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Ousted NHS Lothian chairman Brian Houston said Ms Freeman wasn’t telling the truth when she claimed she personally halted the...Read More »
Another SNP ‘pay more, get less’ budget
5 Mar 2020
The Scottish Conservatives have blasted the SNP for delivering yet another “pay more, get less” budget for the people of Scotland.
With the traditional support of the Greens, a majority of MSPs are backing the widely-criticised proposals for the financial year ahead.
That includes a failure to fund drug...Read More »
SNP ignored bridge ice warnings
5 Mar 2020
The SNP ignored warnings about ice build-up during the planning of the Queensferry Crossing, and now face a race against time to install them before next winter.
Shocking parliamentary responses have revealed that the SNP government were warned about the risk presented to the Queensferry Crossing from ice build-up...Read More »
SNP set for fresh tax raid on businesses
4 Mar 2020
The SNP is set to raid businesses for hundreds of millions extra in tax, the finance secretary has admitted.
In a note to Holyrood’s Finance Committee, Kate Forbes confirmed non-domestic rates income would rise from £2.75 billion this coming year, to £3.42 billion by 2023/24.
That’s an increase of...Read More »
Free childcare pledge at risk over SNP’s last-minute approach
3 Mar 2020
The risk of the SNP’s pledge to expand free childcare falling short “is both very likely” and “will have a very high impact”, a report has found.
Audit Scotland has found a number of issues with Nicola Sturgeon’s flagship promise to ensure all three and four-year-olds receive 1140...Read More »