Robison’s budget ignores growing problem of care sector Friday, 13 December, 2024 Maybe the SNP is still in a huff about the collapse of its national care service plan, but I was far from alone in being staggered that there was no reference to the financial crisis now engulfing the care sector when finance secretary Shona Robison presented her budget last week. The implications are clear from the risk register being discussed at next week’s meeting of the Edinburgh Integration... Opinions
Budget leaves lots of questions unanswered 8th December 2024 The SNP budget is a stark illustration of the problems besetting Scotland and the Scottish economy, a programme of public spending bereft of genuine ambition... Opinions
Sue Webber MSP urges the SNP to deliver 100% rates relief for local pubs and restaurants 3rd December 2024 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Lothian Region Sue Webber has urged the SNP government to deliver 100 per cent relief for local pubs and... Local News
There must be a better way to deal with tragedies 29th November 2024 It’s not often, if ever, I feel moved to start a column by praising the leader of the SNP, but as the anniversary of the tragic Baberton Mains gas explosion... Opinions
Vital that someone stands up for real wealth generators 23rd November 2024 People tend not to contact their MSPs when things are going well, so meetings can be difficult and the inevitable battles with officialdom dispiriting... Opinions
Sue Webber MSP urges fellow MSPs to back Scottish Conservatives “common sense” proposals ahead of the Scottish Budget 21st November 2024 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Sue Webber for the Lothian Region, has urged fellow MSPs to back “common sense” proposals that her party have put forward... Holyrood News
Communities broken after 17 years of SNP rule 15th November 2024 It saddens me to devote so many of these columns to the blight of anti-social behaviour, but my inbox continues to be filled by people increasingly fearful for... Opinions
I saw first-hand what overstretched force deal with every day 8th November 2024 Amidst the mayhem associated with Bonfire Night over the past fortnight, the routine job of policing our streets doesn’t stop, but the mass deployment of riot... Opinions
Employers will pay for Reeves’ tax-raising budget 1st November 2024 For a government supposedly putting economic growth on top of its agenda, a £40 billion tax grab and hammering businesses large and small with the much-trailed... Opinions
No miracle cure for the NHS under Labour and SNP 25th October 2024 Change, promised Labour’s election manifesto, was coming and the man put up regularly as the agent of the biggest change of all was shadow health secretary Wes... Opinions
