PinnedAnother 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
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
PinnedJustice system is crumbling while minister in charge sits in monastic silenceIMAGINE a country where the number of reported rapes has soared by nearly a third in a year — but the justice minister thinks locking people up is ‘puerile’. Teenage criminals including killers are to be spared a spell behind bars in favour of ‘care-based alternatives’, and will be treated…Justice5 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
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
Apr 19The mask has slipped — and trust may have gone with itJASON Leitch has been ubiquitous during the pandemic — exhorting us all to wash our hands and wear a mask. You might dimly recall that in the early days of Covid, he said face-coverings weren’t needed for the general population, as it wasn’t an airborne virus. Well, everyone makes mistakes…Politics5 min read
Mar 29The ship of state is listing badly and Captain Sturgeon won’t take the blameWITH remarkable timing, the SNP Government yesterday launched something called an ‘open government action plan’. It’s designed to boost transparency and ‘citizen participation’, and recent days have shown how badly such a strategy is needed — though it’s far from clear that the Nationalists are best-placed to pursue it. The…Politics5 min read
Mar 22It’s time to ignore the gloomsters and celebrate buoyant Britain’s reasons to be cheerfulWHICH Britain do you live in — is it the oppressed country shackled to an uncaring Tory government that prevents us from fulfilling our destiny? Or maybe it’s the peripheral nation cast aside after our withdrawal from the European Union — lost in the margins as big decisions are made…Politics5 min read
Mar 15Putin will be rubbing his hands in glee thanks to interventions by SNP and GreensIT’s not every day the leader of Scotland’s devolved government is accused of backing a plan that could wipe out humanity. That is the strange position in which Nicola Sturgeon now finds herself after claiming a Ukraine ‘no fly zone’ should be considered. The idea has been dismissed by military…Politics5 min read
