THE Health Secretary was tonight accused of having “no plan” to deliver the SNP’s new walk-in GP surgeries. Neil Gray failed to give costs, locations or opening dates for the 15 hubs John Swinney h…
JOHN Swinney insisted his SNP Government is “working” for Scotland — despite public services being in crisis. The Nats chief declared “now is the time” for independence after telling the party fait…
A TORY MSP was blasted for a “bizarre” outburst about the next Rangers manager as he urged the Ibrox club to avoid “vegans, Buddhists or Green Party members”. Murdo Fraser, a well-known Rangers fan…
NATS chiefs have been accused of “squandering” nearly £175,000 on a quango aimed at keeping criminals out of jail. SNP ministers have spent the cash in just six months since the Sentenc…
JOHN Swinney has sparked fury after snubbing a fresh call for a Scottish grooming gangs inquiry. The First Minister told Holyrood he was “not persuaded” of the need for a separate probe into the sc…
JOHN Swinney today made an unannounced visit to Washington DC in a bid to lobby Donald Trump’s government to ease trade tariffs on Scotch whisky. The First Minister flew to the US capital in a desp…
RIVALS accused Tory turncoat Graham Simpson of jumping ship to join Nigel Farage in a “desperate” bid to save his skin at next year’s Scottish election. The defector shook hands with Reform UK’s su…
THE dire state of Scotland’s NHS was laid bare yesterday as hospital waiting lists hit another record high. Rivals slammed the SNP for a raft of “broken promises” with almost 880,000 patients…
THE late Queen asked for “gossip” about the sexual misconduct scandal engulfing the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon has sensationally claimed. Details of the conversation with the monarch – which are ty…
JOHN Swinney insisted he pushed the issue of whisky tariffs with President Trump just a day after the US chief appeared to rubbish the claim. Donald Trump told reporters he and the First Minister “…
JOHN Swinney schmoozed Donald Trump as the US President ended his trip to Scotland — days after “whipping up” protests over it. The First Minister said the pair had enjoyed a “pleasant” dinne…
WHINING civil servants have threatened to quit and boasted about being able to pet their cat amid moves to cut working from home. The fresh round of moaning comes as Nats chiefs demand they return …
NATS ministers have spent £400,000 testing whether their benefits system is still working. The costly check for bugs in the £250million IT set-up followed years of delays in rolling out payments. T…
WORK-from-home civil servants demanded a swimming pool and a pay rise after being ordered back into the office for just two days a week. Scottish Government officials also moaned they would miss a …
LABOUR challenged the SNP not to “squander” a £9.1billion boost to Holyrood’s coffers after the Chancellor turned on the taps at her spending review. Rachel Reeves unveiled a £300billion UK-wide sp…
NIGEL Farage has U-turned on a plan to scrap all MSPs and put Scottish MPs in Holyrood instead. The Reform UK leader wanted a watered down parly when he bossed the Ukip party — but now concedes “de…
NIGEL Farage has slammed the SNP and Labour’s attempts to brand him the “bogeyman” of Scots politics — instead insisting his views are “down to earth”. In an exclusive interview with The Scottish S…
AROUND one in six Scots are languishing on NHS waiting lists – more than double since the start of the pandemic five years ago. Shocking figures reveal 860,925 are hanging on for crucial diag…
JOHN Swinney was told his “weak and reckless” justice system is costing lives amid alarm at a deadly knife crimewave. Scottish Tories leader Russell Findlay accused the First Minister of “fuelling …
FISHING bosses were split on Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal — as he faced accusations of being “stitched up like a kipper” by Brussels. Salmon industry chiefs hailed the Prime Minister’s pact…
MINISTERS should be handed million-pound salaries in a bid to attract better leaders, Scotland’s top entrepreneur has claimed. Sir Tom Hunter also slammed the SNP’s record — insisting they must sla…