Pamela Nash: Ten Questions Scot Gov must answer on the EU
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Nov 16, 2023
SNP paper on separation must answer 10 key questions on EU
The SNP’s latest taxpayer-funded paper on separation must answer 10 key questions about joining the EU. The document is due to be...
Nov 13, 2023
SNP Government planning to launch EU paper
The Scottish Government will launch its seventh independence paper later this week, it has been reported. The latest document will focus...
Oct 13, 2023
Time for the SNP to stop talking about breaking up Britain
Humza Yousaf has urged the SNP to stop talking about the process surrounding independence once the party’s upcoming conference has...
Oct 13, 2023
SNP U-Turn On ‘Most Seats’ Plan
The SNP is set to switch strategies by abandoning Humza Yousaf’s “most seats” standard for the next General Election, it has been...
Oct 11, 2023
Scottish businesses find it hardest to recruit new staff
Scottish firms are finding it harder to recruit new staff than any other part of the UK, new research has found. An official survey of...
Sep 26, 2023
Humza Yousaf rowing back on ‘most seats’ de facto plan
Humza Yousaf has rowed back on his controversial de facto referendum plan. The First Minister previously said if the SNP won the “most”...
Sep 26, 2023
Steep rise in NHS consultants opting to retire
The number of consultants retiring from Scotland’s NHS increased by almost 50 per cent in the last three years. New figures show there...
Sep 15, 2023
De facto plan in any form is unworkable and unpopular
Senior SNP MP Pete Wishart has said he intends to amend a controversial motion at the upcoming SNP conference on independence. Yesterday,...
Sep 7, 2023
Poll showing rise in support for staying in the UK
A new poll published yesterday shows a rise in support for Scotland remaining within the UK. The Redfield and Wilton Strategies survey...
Sep 4, 2023
Focus of Programme for Government must be on people’s priorities
Humza Yousaf has been urged to focus squarely on the priorities of the people of Scotland when he launches his Programme for Government...
Aug 22, 2023
Scotland’s drug-related death figures published
A report published today has revealed 1,051 people died as a result of drug misuse last year in Scotland. While the figure is a reduction...
Aug 16, 2023
Scotland has seen a windfall - but the fiscal reality remains unchanged
This article by Professor Jim Gallagher first appeared in The Times on 16/08/2023 Scotland has seen a drop in the public sector deficit,...
Aug 16, 2023
Figures produced by Scottish Gov't economists prove Scotland is better off in the UK
The UK works for the people of Scotland. That’s the clear, factual finding in the latest GERS publication from the Scottish Government’s...
Aug 16, 2023
GERS figures show that remaining in UK is vital for jobs and NHS
New Scottish Government official figures have once again confirmed that we are financially better off as part of the UK. The Government...
Aug 14, 2023
Exodus fears as more Scottish nurses seek opportunities abroad
The number of nurses and midwives seeking to leave Scotland’s crisis-hit NHS to work overseas has soared in recent years, new data has...
Jul 31, 2023
The SNP has no plan when it comes to currency
By Jim Gallagher In the midst of the Scottish National Party’s current crisis, it was easy to overlook a statement by its President,...
Jul 31, 2023
Slàinte: Raising a dram to the success of Scotch
Did you know that whisky is the UK’s biggest food and drink export, making up a quarter of the entire market? That’s worth a toast any...
Jul 31, 2023
More opportunities than ever for Scottish businesses in the UK
By Andrew Morrison, chartered accountant As the SNP well know, the current United Kingdom arrangements make for a larger, more beneficial...
Jul 19, 2023
Ministers must end the spend on independence immediately
Simon Case, the head of the UK’s civil service, has described Scottish Government staff working on independence plans as “unusual and...
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