Docto’rs Note: Has the government dropped the ball with the vaccination programme?
Have delays, dithering and complacency meant we have tripped up at the final vaccination programme hurdle, asks Dr Joe McManners.
Left Foot Forward
The SNP is clashing with workers over COP26 legacy
The COP 26 international climate summit loomed over the 2021 SNP conference, but its legacy is contested by workers.
SNP conference: Launching a strategy for independence?
Usually, foreign observers want to know just one thing about Scottish politics – is the country heading for a break with the UK?
Ian Blackford slams ‘new Tory poll tax’ of National Insurance hike
Ian Blackford has slammed plans by the UK’s Conservative government to hike National Insurance (NI) as a “new Tory poll tax” and claimed that independence is the only answer to a new wave of “austerity”.
SNP Conference votes for National Energy Company ditched by Scottish Government
SNP members have defied their own government by voting for a National Energy Company (NEC) ditched by party leaders just days ago.
Climate campaigner warns Scottish Government lacks “credible plan” on Net Zero
The government “focuses on short term solutions and on as yet unproved emissions reduction technologies”.
SNP conference: After 14 years in power, what challenges are left to the SNP?
The party’s reign at the top of Scottish politics doesn’t stretch to the 1970s, but 14 years of power make it a rarity in European politics
Gavin Williamson mocked for demanding universities get back to ‘in person teaching’ while using videolink
“Gavin a mare’ should be a thing.”
‘Merchants of death are not welcome in London’: Further demonstrations planned against world’s largest arms fair
‘Warmongers and dictators are not welcome here.’
Government slammed over “complete disregard for Muslim communities and the discrimination they face.”
“This Government doesn’t care!”