Communities broken after 17 years of SNP rule Friday, 15 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 their safety. Last week I highlighted the experience of a Broomhouse couple who witnessed the intimidation of a group of balaclava-wearing youths who later attacked the Calder Road service station, and I was able to raise the case in the... 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
"It's time to call an end to Bonfire Night carnage on our streets." 18th October 2024 Like Christmas promotions in September but much more sinister, there are still nearly three weeks to go before Bonfire Night but already the associated anti... Opinions
Ferry Fares Rising by 10% 15th October 2024 The SNP Scottish Government has confirmed that it will be increasing ferry fares by 10% from 1st January 2025 for the Northern Isles network, and then for the... Holyrood News
"We’ve become lab rats for hare-brained transport schemes" 11th October 2024 If ever an illustration was needed about the warped priorities of the SNP Scottish administration, it came with Wednesday’s vote to give asylum seekers free bus... Opinions
Debate on free bus travel for asylum seekers proves parliament has ‘lost the plot’ 10th October 2024 Yesterday, 9th October 2024, Sue Webber and the Scottish Conservatives said the Scottish Parliament has “lost the plot” after the Greens brought forward a... Holyrood News
A&E services in NHS Lothian are facing a “terrifying” winter 8th October 2024 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Sue Webber MSP for Lothian Region says A&E services in NHS Lothian are facing a “terrifying” winter. Sue Webber MSP’s call... Local News
Extra spending on trams is a waste of taxpayers money 27th September 2024 If ever there was a demonstration of the disconnection between Labour and safeguarding taxpayers’ money, it was this week’s suggestion from new Edinburgh... Opinions
