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...
Creative Scotland “fell below standard” for quangos, MSPs say in damning report
THE actions of Scotland’s national arts funding body “fell well below the standard" required for a quango, a damning new verdict by MSPs...
Chamber of Commerce and The Herald tie up again for this year’s Inspiring City Awards
By Martha Vaughan . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16292943.Chamber_of_Commerce_and_The_Herald_tie_up_again_for_this_year___s_Inspiring_City_Awards/
