By-Election East Livingston and East Calder Friday, 9 July, 2021 We kick-started the leafleting campaign for David Philip in the East Livingston and East Calder by-election this evening. First port of call was Uphall. Feel like helping out? contact :- [email protected] Local News
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service wastes £610k on abandoned procurement process 14th January 2018 The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has squandered £610,000 on legal fees and financial settlements during a two-year procurement process for firefighter... Reports
SNP must stop the decline of hospital beds 11th January 2018 A moratorium should be introduced to halt the decline in hospital beds, the Scottish Conservatives have said. At First Minister’s Questions today, leader Ruth... Holyrood News
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SNP blows £100m on failed enterprise policies 7th January 2018 The SNP’s mismanagement of enterprise policy has resulted in a loss of nearly £100 million through failed businesses over the past decade, the Scottish... Holyrood News
£5m in unpaid fines exposes 'madness' of SNP jail plan 6th January 2018 The SNP’s plan to abolish jail sentences of less than 12 months has been attacked after it emerged £5 million worth of fines are unpaid. If the Scottish... Holyrood News
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10,000 single-crew ambulance journeys despite SNP pledge 4th January 2018 More than 10,000 ambulances have been dispatched with only one crew member on board in the last four years, even though the SNP promised to end the practice... Holyrood News
Business start-ups receiving support sink to 8-year low 3rd January 2018 The number of start-up firms receiving support from the Scottish Government’s Business Gateway scheme has dropped to an eight-year low. New figures have... Articles
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