Five years of SNP failure on delayed discharge
14 Jan 2020
The Scottish Conservatives have criticised the latest figures on delayed discharge from hospital as “five years of SNP failure” as the Scottish government still hasn’t fulfilled their 2015 promise to eradicated the issue.
The number of patients experiencing a delayed discharge from the Scottish NHS and the number...Read More »
Labour finally sells out to the SNP over indyref2
9 Jan 2020
Labour leader Richard Leonard has confirmed his willingness to surrender to the SNP over a second independence referendum.
It has been reported that he will ask the party’s Scottish executive committee about backing the divisive re-run.
It completes the party’s journey from backing the union in 2014 and being...Read More »
Rising trend in Parkinson’s disease revealed
2 Jan 2020
The number of patients receiving treatment for Parkinson’s disease in Scotland is rising sharply.
According to latest figures, there were 333,000 drugs handed out last year, signalling an increasing annual trend.
The number of patients receiving the medication has risen by more than 28 per cent since 2010/11, according...Read More »
Fire brigade’s millions in overtime revealed
1 Jan 2020
Scotland’s fire service is spending increasing amounts of cash on overtime as the organisation endures years of SNP cuts.
The brigade spent £7.2 million on overtime costs last year, the second highest amount in years.
It comes as unions argue the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been putting...Read More »
Jackson Carlaw’s New Year message
31 Dec 2019
See below a New Year message from Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw.
“Firstly, may I wish everybody a very happy new year, and welcome everybody to the 2020s.
“In the next few weeks, we will finally be leaving the European Union and delivering on the referendum we held in...Read More »