SNP MSPs rage at donating £250 to party each month while Peter Murrell embezzled thousands
Former SNP MSPs have questioned the amount of donations they were expected to make to the party as John Swinney…
John Swinney told Scotland needs ‘post-election reality check’ on tax or public services will suffer
John Swinney has been urged to introduce higher tax rates for the wealthy or risk seeing Scotland’s public services crumble…
Nicola Sturgeon could give evidence under oath if Murrell probe plan approved
Nicola Sturgeon will be quizzed under oath on the Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal if a plan for a Holyrood inquiry…
Holyrood inquiry into Peter Murrell’s SNP embezzlement must take place to restore trust
Peter Murrell’s guilty plea will be a welcome relief for the SNP members whose hard-earned money he stole. They will…
SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds
The first minister, John Swinney, arriving for a debate on independence for Scotland on Tuesday. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PAView image in…
Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal could prove very costly for SNP
The SNP likes to talk up its credentials as a mass member organisation where small donors are the lifeblood of…
Scots childminders face annual £1,300 HMRC charge after rule change hits self-employed
Scots childminders face being left £1,300 worse off every year after HMRC launched a new online system for self-employed workers…
John Swinney urged to implement EHRC biological sex ruling ‘without delay’
John Swinney has been called on to urgently implement new guidance which says toilets and changing rooms must be based…
Labour wakes up to the need to make working families better off
Keir Starmer’s Government has finally woken up to the fact that making people better off should be their defining mission.…
John Swinney apologises over ‘deeply distressing’ Beastie House abuse failures
Scotland’s First Minister has apologised to those involved in a “deeply distressing” major report into a notorious abuse ring. John…