Investigate ‘culture of secrecy’ in Sturgeon’s government, Scotland’s chief civil servant urged
Mr Sarwar highlighted the recent furore over the ferry scandal, which has seen the Scottish Government state the key documents setting out why SNP ministers pressed ahead…
SNP ‘engulfed in sleaze’ as it faces calls to suspend two MPs after sexual harassment complaints
However, the complaints have been upheld under the new Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, The Sunday Times reported, with the politicians asked to respond. The Scottish Lib…
SNP allowing transphobia to ‘fester’, says Scottish Greens co-leader
The co-leader of the Scottish Greens has accused the SNP of tolerating transphobia despite being in a Holyrood coalition with the party. Patrick Harvie said on Thursday…
SNP politician accused of ‘blatant hypocrisy’ for being driven by private car to and from Cop26
The SNP leader of Scotland’s largest local authority has been accused of “blatant” double standards after it emerged that she repeatedly used her official car to travel…
Nicola Sturgeon is addicted to Covid powers
When the Scottish Government launched a public consultation on whether ministers should have the power to amend primary legislation by decree during an emergency, the response was,…
The SNP know they’re incompetent. It’s why they keep talking about independence
Nationalist domination of Scottish politics is both accidental and intentional. There may be plenty of senior SNP people who today seek to take the credit for their…
SNP urged to ‘rethink’ nuclear energy opposition in wake of Ukraine war
Ms Sturgeon has previously claimed the equivalent of nearly all Scotland’s electricity now comes from green sources like wind and hydro. However, only 56 per cent of…
Gordon Brown says PM should not fear second Scottish referendum, stating ‘I’ve got no doubt we can win’
Mr Brown told the Sunday Times: “I’ve got no doubt we can win a referendum if there is one, and I’m not afraid of a referendum and…
Nicola Sturgeon has turned Scotland into a banana republic
One of the consequences of devolution is that, for much of the time, we English only get glimpses of what life is really like north of Hadrian’s…
SNP likens concern over trans reforms to racist segregationists
Women concerned about the impact of transgender reforms on their safety have been compared to racist segregationists in 1950s America in evidence put forward by SNP ministers….
Cochrane’s Scotland: MSPs were strangely muted on one of the most contentious measures ever to come before Holyrood
That said, Ms Forbes is not having the happiest of times at present. A strange ‘omerta’ has descended over the entire SNP Government this week, following the…
Comparing Scotland to Ukraine is beyond ludicrous
The nationalists of the SNP really don’t like to be called nationalists. “Nationalism” comes with all sorts of negative connotations relating to racism, xenophobia, imperialism and exceptionalism,…
SNP’s grievous insult to bravery of the Ukrainian people is disgraceful but no surprise
It was only a matter of time, but I knew they would do it because they always do. They just cannot help themselves. They have become so…
The week Nicola Sturgeon abandoned women
Sturgeon and other senior SNP politicians were accused of blocking some of the country’s leading feminist voices on social media, and ignoring emails and letters. “There was…
Cochrane’s Scotland: The SNP owe Alex Salmond, so they can’t disown him even if they dislike him
At the root of their enmity is, as is often the case in politics, money. Back in the bad old days, as they’d see it, of Scottish…
Nicola Sturgeon’s clamp down on fox hunting is an ‘unjustified attack’, warn farmers
In addition, hunt organisers will have to demonstrate that “there was no satisfactory alternative method of control available”. The consultation said any license issued would be limited…
The economic case for Scottish independence has collapsed completely
The fantasies on which the idea of Scottish independence is based were highlighted last week when David Lockwood, chief executive of the engineering firm Babcock, suggested his…
Scotland has become addicted to hate
That Scottish politics have come to be defined by independence is a truism. What is more revealing is the added quality that has come hand-in-hand with the…
‘Army of women’ mobilised to fight Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms
An “army of women” has formed to fight Nicola Sturgeon’s transgender reforms after being ostracised by established feminist groups, a study has found. The author of new…
SNP copies Rishi Sunak with new council tax discount for 1.85m Scottish people
Mr Sunak also gave everyone in council tax bands A to D in England a £150 rebate. As the levy is devolved, the Scottish Government received an…