Embarrassing.” Murdo Fraser MSP, Scottish Conservative COVID recovery spokesperson, replied and

Tory Murdo Fraser has said unfortunately for the First Minister, the decision does not lie with her

Murdo Fraser has called for a' balance between the two extremes'( Image: Getty) Humza Yousaf has

The Scottish Government will miss a deadline to publish new procedures to deal with complaints by civil servants about ministers’ behaviour. John Swinney said the Government’s focus on theOmicron variant meant it could not submit the new procedure to Holyrood before the December recess. The need for a new procedure was identified by a review into the mishandling of harassment complaints against former first minister Alex Salmond.Mr Salmond was awarded more than ￡500, 000 after the Court of Sessi

The poll posed the question:" Should Scotland be an independent country?... " Results from this new poll shows 48 percent in favour of ‘No’, 45 percent in favour of ‘Yes’, and 7 percent ‘Undecided’.... ’ Boris urged to slam taxes on EU imports.[ REACTION] “ That's really a good thing, isn't it?...

The NHS came close to “ tipping over ” as a result of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. The new variant emerged in December, quickly becoming the dominant strain across the UK and much of the world, with the Scottish Government projecting as many as 50, 000 new infections every day. While the number did not eventually reach that level, Mr Swinney told the Covid-19 Recovery Committee on Thursday the levels of coronavirus in Scotland nearly overwhelmed t

The Scottish government is considering making its temporary coronavirus powers permanent, which would allow it to impose lockdowns, close schools and release prisoners early.... Currently, the additional powers are set to end in March 2022, but can be extended by six months with Holyrood backing.... Some caveats would apply: schools would only shut with the sign off of the chief medical officer, for instance, while ministers would report to parliament every two months on the use of the powers.

Nicola Sturgeon was on Monday accused of" taking a nationalist gamble with people's jobs" after putting a Green MSP who does not believe in using economic growth as a measure of success in charge of Scotland's" circular economy". The First Minister said Lorna Slater, one of the two Scottish Greens co-leaders, will take on the role of minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity.... She will be responsible for driving forward the Scottish government's green industrial strategy an

Fresh questions have been raised about the economic of Scottish independence after official figures showed the country’s public finances has an unprecedented black hole. Scotland’s deficit more than doubled to 22.4 per cent of GDP in 2020/ 21 – the highest yearly figure since the government’s annual accounts began two decades ago. Public spending in Scotland increased by 21 per cent during the year, reflecting the impact of the pandemic, while average public spending per person rose to ￡1, 828 a

The Scottish Conservatives accused the SNP of" taking its eye off the ball" with its new bid for independence amid soaring coronavirus cases.... Work on a second referendum had been halted during the pandemic but the First Minister announced yesterday that it is set to start again. And Scotland's Health Secretary John Swinney today admitted the Scottish Government is not" 100 percent focused" on the recovery from Covid. The Deputy First Minister was quizzed during an appearance on Good Morning