TORIES MUST APOLOGISE OVER BANNED BREXIT ADVERTS The UK government must apologise to EU citizens after the Advertising Standards Authority branded official adverts “misleading” and banned their broadcast. As reported by Buzzfeed, the ASA found that adverts telling EU citizens how to apply for settled status wrongly claimed that “all you need is your passport … Read more
RUTH DAVIDSON IN HIDING. SCOTTISH TORIES’ SHAMEFUL RADIO SILENCE OVER NO DEAL CONDEMNED. STOP PRESS; RUTH DAVIDSON TO STEP DOWN SPELLS DISASTER FOR SCOTTISH TORY PARTY! The SNP has called on the Scottish Tories to make clear whether or not they will support cross-party efforts to block Boris Johnson’s plan to shut down Parliament to … Read more
EBAY FUNNY OF THE DAY. Every day people look for bargains and funnies of the day on EBAY today is no other day and stupid sellers try and hoodwink silly buyers I wonder if you can spot the EBAY funny of the day?
UPDATE ON PETITION NUMBER 1673 SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT. I presented Petition Number 1673 to the Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament on 23rd November, 2017. The original Petition was based on my personal experiences of the current system and called for an independent QC led investigation into every aspect of child protection in Scotland. Since then … Read more
TORY-TRUMP TRADE DEAL A THREAT TO SCOTLAND’S NHS. AGGRESSIVE TRADE DEMANDS COULD BE DEVASTATING. The SNP has said that a Tory-Trump trade deal could seriously threaten Scotland’s NHS and future prosperity – warning that this is too high a price to pay to placate Donald Trump. Speaking after a meeting with Boris Johnson, US advisor … Read more
PLAN FOR FISH EXPORTS AFTER NO DEAL. SNP WARNS OF BREXIT THREAT TO SHETLAND’S THRIVING SEAFOOD INDUSTRY. Boris Johnson’s plans for a No Deal Brexit must not be allowed to jeopardise Shetland’s fishing trade with Europe, SNP candidate Tom Wills has said. Speaking from Scalloway, alongside SNP MEP Alyn Smith, Wills branded the Tory government’s … Read more
BREXIT REAL DANGER FOR NEXT GENERATION. SCOTLAND MUST HAVE THE CHOICE OF A BETTER FUTURE. The future prosperity of the next generation of Shetlanders is being put in danger by hard-line Brexiteers now in power at Westminster, according to SNP depute leader Keith Brown. Mr Brown made the comments as he joined SNP candidate Tom … Read more
LEVENMOUTH RAIL LINK SET TO REOPEN. JENNY GILRUTH HAILS VITAL INVESTMENT FOR FIFE. The railway link to Levenmouth is to reopen after 50 years, after the SNP government confirmed that the £70 million project is to go ahead. Today’s announcement is a huge step forward for Fife’s rail networks – and comes following a determined … Read more
PLAN TO CUT TRAVEL COSTS FOR ISLANDERS Shetland’s SNP candidate aims to secure major new savings for islanders if he wins the August 29 by-election. Publishing his proposals today [Wednesday 7th August] Tom Wills has outlined a five-point plan to slash travel costs for Shetlanders: · Free travel for foot passengers on all SIC ferries · A … Read more
SURGE IN EU CITIZENS WRONGLY REFUSED UNIVERSAL CREDIT. EU NATIONALS LEFT HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE BY DWP’S HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. The SNP has slammed the Tories for overseeing a surge in EU citizens being wrongly and unfairly refused Universal Credit despite having the legal right to reside in the UK, leaving them homeless and destitute. They have … Read more