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Members of Scottish Parliament will be able to see secret legal advice given to Nicola Sturgeon’s government over Alex Salmond harassment case behind closed doors Members of group will be able to read unredacted report at Holyrood next week MSPs will be able to see legal advice on confidential basis after deal was reached A … Read more
The Health Secretary refused to deny that plans were being made to emulate Nicola Sturgeon’s clampdown in Scotland and bring in a new top Tier 4. Matt Hancock raised fears of new tougher coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the worst affected parts of England today that could close restaurants and shops in a devastating blow to … Read more
Scottish media have largely rowed in behind Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus crackdown despite it striking a ‘cataclysmic’ blow to the country’s pub trade. News stands north of the border today displayed a clean sweep of front pages reporting on the tightening of restrictions to wrestle down a surge in infections. The First Minister has ordered all … Read more
Businesses across Scotland face ruin today in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s draconian two-week alcohol ban. The First Minister yesterday announced a ban on pubs and restaurants from serving alcohol indoors in Scotland for at least 16 days from Friday. Hospitality venues will only be allowed to open from 6am to 6pm and in five ‘hotspot’ … Read more
Hospitality bosses have described a decision to stop Scottish pubs and restaurants selling alcohol and closing them at 6pm each day as a ‘total catastrophe’ that will be the ‘final straw,’ for hundreds of venues. Nicola Sturgeon set out new measures today that she hopes will curb the spread of coronavirus around Scotland. But experts … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s interference in UK-wide quarantine measures, meaning tens of thousands more Britons face a fortnight self-isolating, is the latest example of the Scottish First Minister elbowing in at the top table. As many as half a million face a rush back across the Channel tonight or resigning themselves to being holed up for two … Read more
Boris Johnson today told Nicola Sturgeon that nowhere near enough time has passed since the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to require a rerun as he visited Scotland for the first time since the general election. Mr Johnson, who was greeted by pro-independence campaigners as soon as he arrived north of the border this morning, said … Read more
Every night at tea time, Scots switch on the TV news to a familiar sight: Nicola Sturgeon peering at them from behind her podium, giving the latest coronavirus figures and sharing her sympathy with those affected. She is a deft communicator and peerless emoter who has convinced herself that Scotland could not get through the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland’s provisional ‘exit strategy’ from the coronavirus lockdown. The First Minister released a 27-page plan for how the loosening might happen north of the border, days before the PM is expected to unveil his ‘road map’ on Sunday. She said her preference was for the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP government is forced to DROP plans to halt trial by jury in Scotland temporarily to help courts deal with the coronavirus outbreak after an outcry from lawyers Measure was in Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill that was unveiled on Tuesday It proposed jury-less trials to ‘ensure that criminal justice systems can continue’ But the move was … Read more