trumpySNP CALL ON TORIES TO UNBLOCK ONSHORE WIND TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS. MAXIMISING ONSHORE WIND POTENTIAL COULD SAVE HOUSEHOLDS £50 PER YEAR AND CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS. The SNP have renewed calls for the UK government to unblock onshore wind following a report that reveals new onshore wind projects would create 2,300 jobs in Scotland and … Read more
SCOTS PENSIONERS COULD LOSE £41 MILLION IN TORY TV LICENCE CUT. SNP MP RENEWS CALLS FOR TORY U-TURN IN WESTMINSTER DEBATE. An SNP MP has warned the Tory TV licence cut could cost Scottish pensioners as much as £41.4million a year – as pressure mounts on the UK government to perform a u-turn on its … Read more
JOHNSTON BLANK CHEQUE FOR TRUMP. HOURS AFTER RACIST RANT! US-UK BARGAIN BASEMENT DEAL SPELLS DISASTER FOR SCOTLAND. Boris Johnson’s plan to make a trade deal with Donald Trump a top priority could “spell disaster for Scotland”, the SNP has said – with fears that Trump would force a weakened and desperate UK to sign up … Read more
INDEPENDENCE NEEDED TO GROW ECONOMY AND PLUG SKILLS GAP. Scotland needs the full powers of independence to boost our economy and grow our working age population through retaining skilled graduates, according to the SNP. This follows reports on Monday that Scotland’s population growth is lagging behind our independent neighbours, and is expected to be 500,000 … Read more
MINISTERS CANNOT WASH HANDS OF UNIVERSAL CREDIT FAILINGS. The SNP has demanded that the UK government take ownership of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings over Universal Credit and ensure that people receive the money they deserve, and those who have been defrauded do not have payments taken from them. Leading an Urgent … Read more
SNP SLAMS TORIES FOR MISLEADING CLAIMS AND UNIVERSAL CREDIT FAILURES. The SNP’s Work and Pensions spokesperson, Neil Gray MP, has slammed the Tories for apparently misleading the House of Commons on how they will address Universal Credit fraud and punishing those claimants who have been defrauded. Following his Urgent Question on Wednesday after it came to … Read more
DAVIDSON’S AUTHORITY BEING SHREDDED AS MP’S MSP’S BACK BORIS. SCOTTISH TORIES IGNORING LEADER TO FALL IN LINE BEHIND “UNFIT” JOHNSON AND NO-DEAL BREXIT. Ruth Davidson’s authority is “being shredded by the day” as more of her party colleagues ignore her by backing Boris Johnson for Prime Minister and supporting a No-Deal Brexit which … Read more
FAILING GRAYLING’ SLAMMED AGAIN FOR BOTCHED NO-DEAL BREXIT PREPARATIONS. TORY NO-DEAL BREXIT PLANS SET TO COST TAX-PAYERS MORE MONEY The SNP has slammed the Department for Transport (DfT) for its botched No-Deal Brexit preparations following the publication of a damning report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. The report found that UK government … Read more
MUNDELL UNDER PRESSURE TO RULE OUT ROLE IN NO DEAL. The SNP has challenged David Mundell to categorically rule out serving in a no-deal Cabinet under the next Tory Prime Minister, following his very own warning that crashing out of the EU without a deal would “damage our economy.” The comments follow pledges by both … Read more
SCOTLAND’S POPULATION GROWTH SET TO LAG BEHIND. DEMOGRAPHIC RISK TO PUBLIC SERVICES SHOWS WHY SCOTLAND NEEDS OWN SAY INDEPENDENT IRELAND SET TO CATCH UP WITH SCOTLAND IN TWO DECADES Scotland’s population would be 500,000 higher by 2040 if population growth was matching small northern European nations, according to new analysis by the SNP. … Read more