Scottish Politics Alex Salmond suggests Holyrood is 'parliament of numpties' and 'fearties' thescottishsun.co.uk - Dan Vevers ALEX Salmond has claimed Scotland has “a parliament of numpties” and suggested Holyrood is full of “fearties”. The Alba Party leader got his latest …
The GuardianUK Politics Sturgeon promises four-day working week pilot at SNP manifesto launch – politics live verified_publisherThe Guardian - Yohannes LoweSNP government would provide funding to companies to pilot a four-day week; Eric Pickles tells MPs he warned of a scandal ‘but this is not where I expected it to come from’ 4.59pm BST Here is a quick of...
The TelegraphScottish Politics Nicola Sturgeon vows to 'demand' powers to hold independence referendum The Telegraph - By Simon Johnson,The First Minister said the SNP would push through a wildcat independence referendum bill if Downing Street failed to drop its opposition Nicola Sturgeon has set out plans for Scotland to leave the UK...
Alba Party 'Two-thirds say you’re unfit for office!’ Alex Salmond defends party against unpopularity express.co.uk - Kyle Farrell ALBA Party leader Alex Salmond defended himself and his party against a Savanta ComRes poll which suggests two-thirds of respondents believe he is …
Alba Party Salmond ‘does not know’ if Russia was behind Sailsbury nerve agent attacks heraldscotland.com - Jody Harrison Alex Salmond has refused to be drawn on whether he believes Russia was behind the Wiltshire Novichok poisonings. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died and her …
Scotland News Ten things you need to know about what is in the SNP manifesto dailyrecord.co.uk - Paul Hutcheon The SNP’s 76 page manifesto, published today, lays out a blueprint for a fourth term in government. Nicola Sturgeon took over as First Minister in …
Scotland Race for Holyrood: Greens clone Patrick Harvie to help boost their MSP numbers scotsman.com - Conor Marlborough A light-hearted look at the Scottish election campaign. @theSNP: “Mental health is one of the most important public health issues facing us today and …
Scotland Record Rundown: Everything you need to know this lunchtime dailyrecord.co.uk - Mya Bollan Welcome to this lunchtime's record rundown. Today's top stories so far include firearms cops swopping on an Edinburgh park, blade wielding puppy …
Scottish Parliament I don't ask the political persuasion of those beside me at indy marches thenational.scot - Readers of The National LET me first offer my hopes to Paul Kavanagh for a good recovery. Having been a stroke victim also I understand his recovery struggle. I am read that …
Alba Party Douglas Ross attacks 'flag-waving ultra-nationalists' but defends Union Jack use heraldscotland.com - David Bol DOUGLAS Ross has defended UK ministers appearing in front of the Union Jack as he hit out at “flag-waving ultra-nationalists". The Scottish …
Scottish Politics Scotland's mid-life crisis - UnHerd unherd.com - Ruth Davidson George Galloway just couldn’t help himself. “I should mention before anyone else does that Nationalism and Unionism in Scotland are now led by RT …
United Kingdom Readers' Letters: Alba’s election film is racist towards English scotsman.com - Scotsman Letters Alex Salmond's new party is a clear example of the depths to which Scottish nationalists will sink. As the former leader of the SNP, Mr Salmond …
Alba Party Alex Salmond defends Alba Party candidate spreading 'sinister' Stonewall 'conspiracy' verified_publisherpinknews.co.uk - Maggie Baska Alex Salmond has defended an Alba Party candidate who lied about Stonewall wanting to lower the age of consent after she received “threats of …
Alba Party Alba defectors Macaskill and Hanvey defend Salmond's suitability for party leadership heraldscotland.com - Hannah Rodger TWO MPs who jumped ship to the Alba party have defended Alex Salmond’s behaviour with women while he was first minister. Kenny MacAskill and Neale …
Alba Party ALBA: All Young People to Get Universal Free Access to Sports Facilities albaparty.org - Posted by Alexander Torrance, April 14 The ALBA Party want a MILLION young people across Scotland to be entitled to free access to Sports Facilities across the country as part of measures …
Sanjeev Gupta Greensill scandal: SNP face ‘looming cronyism crisis’ over links to Sanjeev Gupta, warns Scottish Labour’s Ian Murray scotsman.com - Conor Marlborough The SNP faces a “looming cronyism crisis” over its connections to the unfolding Greensill scandal in Westminster, according to Labour MP Ian Murray, …
Scotland Alba Party could win 5 seats but SNP may miss out on majority, poll suggests thescottishsun.co.uk - Dan Vevers ALEX Salmond’s Alba Party could snatch five seats in the election on May 6 while the SNP would fall agonisingly short of a majority, a new poll …
The TelegraphUK Politics Pc Starmer goes full Line of Duty as he interrogates Johnson over Tory sleaze The Telegraph - Madeline GrantThe barber had evidently descended on Downing Street, replacing the PM’s usual fuzzy thatch with a coronet of blond thistledown. Shorn, Samson-like, of his power-source, Boris staged an initially muted...
Prince Philip People were right to complain about the BBC’s enforced grieving of Prince Philip independent.co.uk - The Independent Rupert Hawksley misses a crucial point about complaints to the BBC about its coverage of Prince Philip’s death. The principal reason for any complaint …
Scotland News Nothing said in STV leaders' debate will derail the SNP train dailyrecord.co.uk - Paul Hutcheon Elections are usually marked by drama and uncertainty about the final result. Campaigns have turning points, game changing moments and an inevitable …
Scotland Race for Holyrood: Alba in a muddle while Labour try to ‘Stay Connected’ scotsman.com - Conor Marlborough A light-hearted look at the Scottish election campaign. @ScottishLabour: “The pandemic has changed the way we come together. “As we emerge from …
Scotland STEPHEN DAISLEY: Being dead for 700 years is no barrier for Alba dailymail.co.uk - Stephen Daisley Few things are more coveted at election time than a thumbs- up from stars of stage and screen. Mrs Thatcher secured the pivotal backing of Bob …
The TelegraphUK Politics Sturgeon will never admit it, but she has the UK Government to thank for getting Scotland out of lockdown The Telegraph - Alan CochraneAs far as anyone can tell the main difference between what we’ve been enduring in this lockdown is that instead of four people wandering the streets near their homes, clutching fast cooling cardboard of...
Scotland SNP attacks ‘embarrassing’ Robert the Bruce ad by Alex Salmond’s Alba independent.co.uk - Adam Forrest Alex Salmond has defended an election advert for his pro-independence Alba party after it was ridiculed as “pathetic”, “embarrassing” and …
Lex Greensill Peer says 'Cameron's sleaze has crossed the border' and urges Greensill probe to cover Scotland heraldscotland.com - Hannah Rodger A LABOUR peer has suggested David Cameron’s ‘sleaze’ has “crossed the border” to Scotland and urged the UK Government to investigate Greensill’s …
Ian Blackford Why does Ian Blackford now see Section 30 as the only legal route to indy? thenational.scot - Readers of The National SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford rightly stated in The National recently that “we need to exit the UK as soon as possible”, and never a truer …
UK Politics POLITICO London Playbook: Turning point — Sleaze-busters — 3 decades of lunches and scoops politico.eu - Alex Wickham Press play to listen to this article Voiced by Amazon Polly By ALEX WICKHAM PRESENTED BY Good Tuesday morning. Today heralds the return of the …
Scotland How pro-Union voters can derail the nationalist juggernaut – Douglas Ross MP scotsman.com - Douglas Ross Some politicians like to drum up enthusiasm by saying that every election is the most important there has ever been. On this occasion, I believe this …
Scotland News Iain Macwhirter: Alba needs a U-turn after its car crash campaign heraldscotland.com - Iain Macwhirter WHEN Labour was trying to make itself electable again in the 1990s its media advisers developed a tick-box approach to avoiding policies and …
The TelegraphScottish Politics Salmond's mistaken - the SNP are every bit as Anglophobic as Alba The Telegraph - Tom HarrisAlex Salmond knows his audience. This is, after all, the most effective politician of his generation. Elected to the Commons in 1987 as one of a three-strong band of SNP MPs, he went on to lead his party...
