Kenny MacAskill: SNP’s long-overdue show of defiance to a parliament that disrespects us
WITH one bound Ian Blackford shook up the House of Commons and shook off the respectability that was suffocating the SNP. It’s been...
Auditors slam Government’s flagship benefit Universal Credit
THE Government’s flagship Universal Credit benefit could end up costing more than the benefits system it is replacing, according to a damning report...
Councillor quits the SNP over alleged ‘toxic bullying’
AN SNP councillor has resigned after complaining about an atmosphere of “toxic bullying” within the party group on North Lanarkshire Council. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16292605.Councillor_quits_the_SNP_over_alleged___39_toxic_bullying__39_/
Actor Leslie Grantham best known as Eastenders’ ‘Dirty Den’ dies
Actor Leslie Grantham, best known as ‘Dirty’ Den Watts in the BBC soap Eastenders, has died aged 71. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16294112.Actor_Leslie_Grantham_best_known_as_Eastenders___Dirty_Den__dies/
Fifth of schools not inspected for a decade
ONE in five Scottish primary and secondary schools has not been inspected for a decade or more raising fears over standards. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16294116.Fifth_of_schools_not_inspected_for_a_decade/
Obstructionist tactics of Parnell’s Irish Nationalists should be SNP ‘template,’ say party insiders
THE obstructionist tactics of the Irish Nationalists under Charles Stewart Parnell in the 19th century should become the “template” for the SNP at...
Ian McConnell: Britain seems like such a funny little country when the Brexiters bluster
BRITAIN sometimes seems like a funny little country these days. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16292615.Ian_McConnell__Britain_seems_like_such_a_funny_little_country_when_the_Brexiters_bluster/
Gordon Brown: austerity will be here until doomsday under the SNP
AUSTERITY will be “here until doomsday” under the SNP and its proposals for independence, Gordon Brown has insisted. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16293699.Gordon_Brown__austerity_will_be_here_until_doomsday_under_the_SNP/
Ex-Army sergeant jailed for attempted murder of Scottish wife with sabotaged parachute
The Scottish wife of a former Army sergeant has sat in court to see her “wicked” husband jailed for life with a minimum...
IFS think tank confirms SNP Growth Commission means ‘austerity’
THE blueprint for independence laid out by the SNP’s Growth Commission implies a decade of austerity and public service cuts, the country’s leading...
