Mark Menzies, the MP for Fylde near Blackpool in Lancashire, has few political friends at the moment (at least publicly) as he deals with allegations over whether he misused campaign funds to pay off “bad people” in what appears to be one
Humza Yousaf was left reeling after the Tories and Labour tore into his leadership on two major issues at First Minister’s Questions. The Tories’ Douglas Ross led on the ongoing farce surrounding the SNP’s hate crime law, which saw 7,000 reports made
The Scottish government is expected to ditch its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, according to reports. The reality check came after ministers missed eight of the last 12 annual emission targets, with experts claiming it is now
Scotland’s SNP government has been forced to drop plans first tabled by Nicola Sturgeon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent by 2030, after ministers failed to hit their targets. The final goal of reaching “net-zero” by 2045 will remain, but
The SNP has sparked outrage after it emerged almost £400,000 was spent promoting a controversial new hate crime law. The taxpayer-funded campaign, which included TV adverts, billboards and social media adverts, urged Scots to report hate crimes ahead of the new legislation
Humza Yousaf has been urged to abandon “disastrous” new hate crime laws in Scotland after new figures showed a deluge of complaints in the first week. Some 7,152 reports were made online to Police Scotland following the controversial legislation taking effect on
The Scottish National Party has been accused of launching an attack on rural Scotland following a ban on wood-burning stoves in new homes. Housebuilders cannot install “polluting heating systems, which include log burners, following the introduction of new regulations to tackle climate
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s brother-in-law has been arrested and charged with abduction and extortion. The allegations surround a case linked to a 36-year-old man who died after falling from a window in Dundee on January 10. Ramsay El-Nakla, the brother of
Andrew Neil has delivered a blistering summary of the SNP’s new hate crime laws after their first week in force. The veteran broadcaster highlighted how Police Scotland has been inundated with more than 8,000 complaints. He also pointed to warnings by senior
JK Rowling’s tweets have been ruled as not illegal, as police confirm no action will be taken against the Harry Potter author. Ms Rowling – who lives in Edinburgh – saw an influx of criticism after referring to a number of transgender