Revealed: the £627m cost of council golden goodbyes 27th December 2017 Local authorities across Scotland have spent more than £627 million on exit packages for staff in the last six years, it has emerged. Figures have shown more... Holyrood News
Retirement boom could spark fresh nursing crisis 23rd December 2017 Scotland could be on the verge of a fresh hospital staffing crisis after it emerged nearly one in five nurses are aged 55 or above. Research by the Scottish... Holyrood News
Third of SNP education targets delayed, dropped or ducked 21st December 2017 A third of education targets set out by the SNP in its own report card have been delayed, dropped or ducked. Ministers provided an update on 75 action points... Holyrood News
A&E waiting times worst in nearly 3 years 19th December 2017 Accident and emergency activity statistics released by ISD Scotland have shown that the percentage of patients seen within the four hour target is at its lowest... Holyrood News
Council tax hikes will more than cancel out the starter rate of tax 18th December 2017 Savings for lower earners from the SNP’s new starter rate of tax would be cancelled out by a local council tax rise of as little as 2%, the Scottish... Holyrood News
SNP must review spending, say Scottish Conservatives 18th December 2017 The Scottish Conservatives have identified £210m efficiency savings that the Scottish Government could use to invest in public services, rather than the... Holyrood News
'Nat Tax' to hammer Scots when they retire 17th December 2017 Scots who decide to ‘cash in’ their pension face paying thousands of pounds extra thanks to the ‘Nat Tax’, the Scottish Conservatives are warning today. Anyone... Holyrood News
Scottish Conservatives slam cuts to local government 16th December 2017 The Scottish Conservatives have slammed the SNP for slashing funding to local authorities in the budget. SNP finance secretary Derek Mackay tried to claim... Holyrood News
Lindhurst slams latest bank branch closures 15th December 2017 Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has this afternoon slammed yet more bank branch closures in West Lothian announced at the beginning of December. He spoke out... Holyrood News