Pinned15 years of sleaze and cover-up have left the SNP sinking in a moral quagmireNO sooner had Nicola Sturgeon’s bid to jump-start the push for another referendum begun last week than it was knocked dramatically off course by a sex scandal. As she desperately tried to breathe new life into her zombie government, a Commons probe concluded that SNP MP Patrick Grady was a…Politics6 min read
PinnedUK in danger from coalition of chaosBE in no doubt that the Tory rebels are driven wholly by principle — the time-honoured political principle of self-preservation at all costs. Their calculation is straightforward — they now view Boris Johnson, once a vote-winner, asweapons-grade electoral hemlock, threatening their majorities. But the civil war now convulsing the party…Politics4 min read
PinnedBlack is white in the political version of Alice in WonderlandTHE Queen in Alice in Wonderland said it was possible to believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast. And you might recall that Humpty Dumpty said when he used a word it meant ‘just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less’. The works of…Politics5 min read
PinnedNothing highlights the poverty of the SNP case more than its failure to help the poorest ScotsTHE shamed former Finance Secretary Derek Mackay used to talk about the SNP’s commitment to something he called ‘progressivity’. At the time, his government was planning tax hikes, and Mr Mackay insisted his party was in a ‘race to the top on public service, infrastructure and quality of life’. That…Politics5 min read
PinnedWish you were here? A postcard despairing of the SNP’s toxic grip on powerIMAGINE writing a postcard to a relative in a far-flung country who hasn’t been keeping up with events back home. Where to begin? A former leader is accused of sexual harassment amid claims that complaints were covered up for years. The ensuing in-house probe is a costly disaster, letting down…Politics5 min read
Jun 14Dragged into the economic mire by a party fixated on splitting UK at the expense of all elseIT has taken Nicola Sturgeon only eight years as First Minister to wake up to the importance of bolstering economic growth. Yesterday there was evidence of a Damascene conversion when she spoke of boosting the economy as a priority for our ‘collective wellbeing’. Better late than never, but actions speak…Politics5 min read
May 31Now is the time to end this bloated bureaucracy … and give us all the tax break we deservePOLITICIANS are fond of saying that ‘tough choices’ lie ahead — and they normally mean tough on your bank balance. The SNP’s spending review today (Tuesday, May 31, 2022) comes with the usual portents about the tightening squeeze on finances. Naturally, the Tory Government is to blame, for denying Scotland…Politics5 min read
May 24Children let down by the SNP who gave up when the going got toughNICOLA Sturgeon said she would put her ‘neck on the line’ over closing the pupil attainment gap — so where’s her P45? Her flagship pledge to ‘substantially eliminate’ the postcode lottery in state education in a decade was quietly dropped last week, amid the ScotRail furore. One policy disaster took…Education5 min read
May 17Another flop is coming down the tracks thanks to the SNP’s reverse Midas touchTHERE can’t be many of us who are genuinely shocked that a newly nationalised public service has fallen victim to the SNP’s reverse Midas touch. Long-suffering commuters — and even occasional passengers on ScotRail — knew from the moment government ownership was announced that it would be a failure. They…Transport5 min read
May 10SNP saddled Scots with the highest taxes in the UK. Now they MUST cut rates to help ease the cost of living crisisIN the midst of the cost of living crisis, Kate Forbes should be working flat out to ease the pain for thousands of families. Instead the finance secretary spent yesterday waffling at length about the ‘wellbeing economy’ — founded on ‘equality’ and ‘human rights’. Perhaps this shouldn’t come as a…Politics5 min read
