Alex Salmond’s upstart pro-independence Alba Party party could ruin Nicola Sturgeon’s chances of an outright SNP majority in the Scottish parliament election, a new poll suggests today. The Savanta ComRes poll for The Scotsman predicts the SNP will return 64 MSPs, one short of the 65 needed for a majority. The poll predicts the Alba … Read more
Getting my HolyROOTS done! Nicola Sturgeon enjoys her first haircut of the year at Edinburgh salon as Scotland’s hairdressers, DIY stores and garden centres reopen after lockdown First Minister visited Edinburgh’s Beehive Hair and Make-up for appointment She praised today as a ‘happy day’ as easing of restrictions gets under way Hairdressers in England cannot reopen … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon fired both barrels at her former boss Alex Salmond today as she blasted those ‘who treat politics like a game’ amid a wave of defections to his new party. The First Minister launched a thinly-veiled attack on her predecessor after several of her MPs and councillors defected to his new Alba nationalist group. … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Who is to blame for Nicola Sturgeon’s diversity crisis? By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:57 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 01:57 BST, 29 March 2021 After winning a no-confidence vote last week, an embattled Nicola Sturgeon has launched her party’s campaign for the Scottish Parliament elections in May. Scotland, … Read more
The SNP’s church ban during lockdown has been deemed unlawful after 27 clerics launched a judicial review. A judge ruled that Nicola Sturgeon’s criminalisation of worship was unconstitutional, disproportionate and infringed on human rights. Judge Lord Braid told Edinburgh’s Court of Session that ‘it was impossible to measure the effect of those restrictions on those who … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s political future was on a knife-edge last night as she faced three make-or-break days that could end her career. Scotland’s First Minister is awaiting the judgment of two inquiries, which will rule on whether she broke strict parliamentary rules. Tomorrow, James Hamilton QC is set to reveal the results of his probe into … Read more
Fresh blow for embattled Nicola Sturgeon as ANOTHER poll shows her Scots independence drive is stalling with 51% wanting to stay in the UK A series of polls have found majority of Scots support staying in United Kingdom Major setback for Nicola Sturgeon as she pushes for a re-run of 2014 referendum Large proportion do … Read more
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has survived a vote of no confidence at Holyrood after being accused of ‘obstruction, secrecy and contempt’. John Swinney had come under fire over delays from the Scottish Government in handing over legal documents to MSPs probing the botched handling of harassment allegations made against former first minister Alex Salmond. The Tories, … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s deputy faces vote of no confidence TODAY as Scottish Tories urge SNP and Green MSPs to condemn effort to ‘stifle’ Holyrood probe into Alex Salmond case SNP Deputy First Minister John Swinney is facing a vote of no confidence today Row over refusing to release government’s full legal advice in Alex Salmond case … Read more
The Scottish Tories are set to go ahead with a vote of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon’s deputy this week as the Alex Salmond row rages. Conservatives are pressing on with the bid for Holyrood to censure John Swinney over the Scottish Government’s refusal to hand over full legal advice in the case. It relates … Read more