Right tax decisions could generate £600m for Scotland’s economy Increasing the number of taxpayers – not landing Scots with higher taxes – could provide a massive boost to funding for schools an
£33m – the annual cost of Scotland’s needless A&E visits Patients turning up at accident and emergency who don’t need to be there are costing the NHS at least £33 million a year, analysis has shown
Centralising SNP forcing ambulances to take patients further The Scottish Ambulance Service is taking tens of thousands of non-emergency patients to other parts of the country for treatment, placing an
Absences soar in Crown Office as resources become stretched The number of sick days taken by Crown Office staff has soared by 20 per cent over the past six years, new figures show.
Sturgeon remarks ‘keep referendum threat on the table’ Remarks made by Nicola Sturgeon on Brexit today very much keep the threat of another independence referendum on the table, the Scottish Cons
People hospitalised by cannabis at a 10-year high The proportion of people hospitalised after taking cannabis has reached a 10-year high, new figures have shown.
Another fall in additional support teachers The number of teachers helping pupils who require additional support has fallen to the lowest since the SNP came to power.
‘Control freak’ SNP overruling more council planning decisions SNP ministers have been labelled “control freaks” after it emerged they overrule councils on planning appeals as often as they side with the
Drug use in jail hits 7-year high The number of prisoners disciplined for taking drugs in jail has hit a seven-year high, figures have revealed.
Police pay out record levels of compensation Police Scotland paid out records sums in compensation last year, it has been revealed.