Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots they may face a stricter lockdown with MORE pubs and restaurants closed under new tier system she will unveil TOMORROW By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:19 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 17:19 BST, 20 October 2020 Nicola Sturgeon warned Scots that an even stricter lockdown could be … Read more
Equality campaigner Trevor Phillips urges Nicola Sturgeon to allow ALL Scots in UK to get a vote in any independence referendum or risk ‘torpedoing’ any future attempt for Scotland to join the EU Mr Phillips said that excluding thousands of Scots from voting would be unfair Also suggested it contradicts SNP’s own definition of who is a … Read more
Scots have been warned to avoid all but essential travel across the border into Northumberland after tough new Covid restrictions were announced for North East England. Dr Keith Allan, the NHS Borders director of public health, said travel was only recommended for ‘essential purposes’ including school and work, reported The Scotsman. Tough new measures to … Read more
The majority of articles on the Scots Wikipedia page were written by a teenager in America who doesn’t speak Scots, it has been revealed. The user – who writes under screen name AmaryllisGardener – has made over 100,000 edits on the Scots Wikipedia, including creating tens of thousands of new pages and significantly expanding others. The articles … Read more
Michael Gove has raised eyebrows and the hackles of Scottish nationalists by appearing to back the idea of allowing Scots living elsewhere in Britain to vote in any new independence referendum. The 2014 referendum, which went 55-45 in favour of Scotland staying in the UK, saw only Scots living in Scotland allowed to vote. But … Read more
A former Tory minister who quit in protest after Boris Johnson refused to sack Dominic Cummings during the lockdown was crowned the party’s new leader in Scotland today. Douglas Ross, a 37-year-old former Champions League linesman and referee, won after running un-opposed for the post vacated by Jackson Carlaw last Thursday. Moray MP Mr Ross, whose … Read more
Majority of Scots now in favour of independence as new poll backs splitting from the UK by 54 per cent to 46 per cent Latest poll gives support for independence an eight point lead over status quo Support for split from UK has been ahead of staying for more than six months Polling expert John … Read more
‘The moment for extension has now passed’: Michael Gove says he has ‘formally’ told the EU that transition WILL end in December despite Nicola Sturgeon demanding a delay to ‘extraordinarily reckless’ plan The Cabinet Office Minister made the announcement on Twitter today Came as Sturgeon and Welsh leader Mark Drakeford demanded an extension In a … Read more
Scottish government is encouraging taxpayer-funded bodies in Scotland to take advantage of a ‘loophole’ in Treasury rules to furlough public sector workers Hundreds working for arts organisations taken out of work on programme SNP administration encouraged ‘cultural organisations’ to bid for cash In rules for those whose ‘public funding only forms part of their income … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon unveiled her own ‘road map’ out of lockdown today with households set to be allowed to mix in ‘small numbers’ in their gardens from next week. The First minister said Scotland can take the first cautious steps towards easing the draconian curbs from May 28, suggesting the loosening will go further than has … Read more