SNP doesn’t know cost of delayed trauma network The Scottish Government does not know how much the network running four new major trauma centres – now delayed by at least three years – wil
Councils shouldn’t be bullied by SNP into accepting budget The SNP has been told it can’t use “bully-boy tactics” in persuading councils to accept budget settlements before the process has even been
Emergency workers ‘let down’ as 1 in 4 attack charges dropped More than a quarter of people charged with attacking emergency service workers never see the inside of a courtroom, new figures have shown.
Sturgeon must come clean on English ‘hit teams’ in Scottish hospitals The Scottish Government must reveal how many hospitals are benefiting from “hit teams” amid the latest NHS crisis north of the border.
Scottish business confidence slump coincides with increased referendum talk The SNP’s obsession with an unwanted second independence referendum has seen the confidence of small Scottish businesses fall for a sixth su
Mackay left confused over his own budget figures Finance secretary Derek Mackay has been criticised over an “astonishing” appearance before parliament in which he didn’t seem to know detail
Physical activity must be integral part of children’s lives The Scottish Conservatives have today launched a new healthy lifestyle strategy, which sets out a long-term plan for reducing health inequal
SNP cannot ignore nursery age discrimination any longer The SNP has been urged to act on a birthday discrimination rule which sees some children missing out on 400 hours of free nursery education.
Labour adopts ‘suicidal’ tourist tax plan Labour has placed “suicidal” plans to tax tourists at the heart of its campaign for local government.
Scottish Government spends 4 times longer debating Brexit than education The time the SNP spends debating Brexit in the Scottish Parliament outstrips education by four times, it has emerged.
