Sturgeon’s government shouldn’t have its own census
Devolution is not exactly short of frightful stories. The Scottish Government in particular has a track record of governance failures that stands in stark contrast to Nicola…
Nicola Sturgeon: I won’t quit over mask breach because it doesn’t match ‘partygate’ wrongdoing
A complaint was made to Police Scotland and officers contacted her “to remind her of the importance of wearing a face covering when there is a legal…
How Nicola Sturgeon gets away with Covid rule-breaking
How fitting that Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, should become a victim of her own administration’s enthusiasm for Covid restrictions. At the weekend she was caught on…
Nicola Sturgeon reported to police for breaking her own face mask rules
A Police Scotland spokesman said on Sunday: “We can confirm that we have received a complaint which is currently being assessed.” Despite finally agreeing to lift the…
Nicola Sturgeon rejects claims of ‘festering’ transphobia within SNP
A row between Holyrood’s pro-independence parties over transgender rights deepened on Friday after Nicola Sturgeon rejected claims she had allowed prejudice to “fester” within her party. The…
Nicola Sturgeon is taking a leaf from the Donald Trump playbook
Donald Trump has given a lot more to modern politics than non-existent walls, alleged electoral fraud, and misogynist soundbites. Across the globe there have arisen politicians who,…
Nicola Sturgeon criticised for ‘cowardly’ media blackout of local SNP campaign
One in eight public libraries have shut their doors since 2009-10 as councils struggled to make ends meet, including in Ms Sturgeon’s home city of Glasgow. Miles…
Cochrane’s Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon’s woeful track record is a bad omen for ‘NatRail’
Powerful? Well, he is the chief executive of the SNP and, as such, runs the party that unofficially runs Scotland, while she is the First Minister and…
Nicola Sturgeon ‘let nationalised shipyard in ferries row pay Lionel Messi-style wages’
Ms Sturgeon said: “Decisions were taken at the time in line with proper processes and procedures and people paying the market rates. I don’t set the market…
Nicola Sturgeon delays scrapping Scotland’s face mask law for second time
Scotland’s licensed trade leaders said they were “bitterly disappointed” by the delay and called it “particularly galling” given that Ms Sturgeon was pictured without a face mask…
Nicola Sturgeon under pressure to scrap Covid rules after ditching mask for Prince Philip’s service
But there are fears she will delay the scrapping of the rule for a second time because Scotland has had the UK’s highest Covid rates for several…
Nicola Sturgeon’s royal awayday raises eyebrows as questions go unanswered at Holyrood
She had left her defence to a minister who hadn’t even been elected when the so-called dirty deeds were done in the awarding of ferry contracts to…
Disgraced SNP ex-minister could be forced to return to Holyrood over ferries fiasco
Ms Sturgeon is known for tightly controlling her ministers and The Telegraph understands that she, or John Swinney, the then finance secretary, would usually sign off on…
Nicola Sturgeon is playing petty politics with Ukrainian people’s misery
In her New Statesman article, Ms Sturgeon said: “The events of recent weeks have underlined the importance of independent countries cooperating in supranational organisations such as the…
Nicola Sturgeon accused of using disgraced ex-minister as ferries scapegoat
At Holyrood on Thursday, Douglas Ross, the Scottish Tory leader, said the episode was “one of the worst public spending disasters since devolution” as he pressed again…
Nicola Sturgeon uses Ukraine war to make ‘tasteless’ new case for Scottish independence
Despite wanting to scrap Britain’s nuclear deterrent, based at Faslane on the Clyde, she said a separate Scotland would “take its place as a member state in…
Nicola Sturgeon criticised for saying Ukraine war shows need for new Scottish independence vote
Despite wanting to scrap Britain’s nuclear deterrent, based at Faslane on the Clyde, she said a separate Scotland would “take its place as a member state in…
Nicola Sturgeon will take in a Ukrainian refugee ‘if needed’
But Michael Gove, the Levelling Up Secretary, insisted the Homes for Ukraine scheme would be the “fastest way” of proving support. Britons can apply to sponsor refugees…
Nicola Sturgeon’s childish attention seeking proves Scotland is not ready for independence
One senses that Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, misses the limelight she grabbed when Covid-19 was at its zenith. She seems instead to seek other means to…
Nicola Sturgeon is undermining Britain’s united front against Vladimir Putin
You’d have to have a heart of stone not to feel sorry for Nicola Sturgeon. Used to the daily exposure of lecturing her TV audience about Covid,…
Nicola Sturgeon is now the West’s woke weak link
At times of global conflict, politicians are often tempted to smear domestic opponents as unwitting allies of a foreign aggressor. Whatever the scale of the humanitarian crisis,…
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…
Nicola Sturgeon ‘appalled’ after Alex Salmond continues to broadcast on Russian-backed TV channel
She said: “I’m appalled at Alex Salmond’s continued involvement with RT. I don’t think it’s any secret now that I didn’t think he should ever have had…
Nicola Sturgeon hits out at Boris Johnson’s decision to end legal self-isolation
Ms Sturgeon also announced an £80 million fund to boost economic recovery, but Scotland’s retailers urged her to start adopting a “more upbeat message to encourage and…
Nicola Sturgeon’s Scotland is becoming an elective dictatorship
Sarah Smith is one of Scotland’s and Britain’s best-known journalists and, as such, is regarded by BBC executives as one of their brightest stars. The 53 year-old…