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
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
Councillor Damian Timson, leader of the West Lothian Conservative Councillor Group, reacts to yesterday’s Budget 15th December 2017 Following the SNP budget, Scotland has become the highest taxed part of the United Kingdom. It has been confirmed by the SNP Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay... Local News
Nat Tax to hit nearly half of Scottish workers 14th December 2017 The Scottish Government’s Nat Tax means nearly half of Scottish workers will pay more than if they lived in the rest of the UK. Finance secretary Derek Mackay... Holyrood News
SNP disowns manifesto pledge on tax 13th December 2017 The SNP has officially disowned its own manifesto pledge not to increase taxes for people in Scotland. The nationalists were invited to support a motion which... Holyrood News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News