Hundreds of criminals waiting months before starting community service Hundreds of criminals who were handed community payback orders last year didn’t start the work for months afterwards, it has emerged.
Sturgeon should cut the red tape to get hundreds of teachers into schools The SNP has been told to address the bureaucracy which is delaying hundreds of teachers from getting into the classroom.
Ministers need a plan for dementia as deaths soar The Scottish Government needs a plan to cope with increasing numbers of people living with dementia, after new figures showed a rise in deat
‘Big thinking’ needed to tackle housing crisis The SNP needs to think big if it is serious about tackling the country’s housing crisis, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Measures the SNP must adopt to address Scotland’s housing crisis A series of measures will be set out tomorrow by the Scottish Conservatives aimed at tackling Scotland’s housing crisis.
Now is not the time for SNP grievance on Brexit The Scottish Conservatives have urged ministers to drop their grievance agenda on Brexit and work to get the process through both the Scotti
Doctors slam SNP over cuts to alcohol and drug funding A huge reduction in funding for drug and alcohol support by the Scottish Government has been criticised by doctors.
Banks loan £100m extra to farmers amid CAP crisis Banks loaned an extra £100 million to farmers across Scotland last year, as businesses struggled to cope with the SNP’s CAP payments crisis.
Decline in education standards and life expectancy to blame as Scotland slips down wellbeing league Scotland is falling down a global league table of wellbeing because of falling education standards and poor life expectancy, experts have wa
Sturgeon ‘up to her old tricks’ with devolution speech The First Minister has been accused of scaremongering following remarks made in what was supposed to be a speech celebrating 20 years of dev
