Scots get freedom (for a haircut): Nicola Sturgeon confirms barbers and salons WILL open on Monday alongside non-essential shops for click and collect as Scotland eases out of lockdown The move will allow Scots to get locks trimmed from April 5 with appointments Barbers and salons in England reopen on April 12, Welsh ones are already open … Read more
A remarkable transformation has suddenly taken place at the very top of Scottish politics. Nicola Sturgeon, until recently the unassailable Queen of Scots, mistress of all she surveyed, has morphed into a wounded bear, lashing out in foul and angry mood at any and all who dare to challenge her. The parliamentary inquiry investigating her … Read more
Boris Johnson tells Scots to back the ‘great British spirit’ that delivered Covid vaccine rollout in his bid to save the Union PM to answer Scottish independence calls with successful vaccination drive He will try to put new confidence in Scottish Tories that the SNP not unbeatable Words come as feud between Sturgeon and Salmond … Read more
SNP meltdown as TWO polls find Scots would vote AGAINST independence and just a third believe Nicola Sturgeon has been honest in Alex Salmond row Two separate polls have found majority of Scots support staying in the union Major setback for Nicola Sturgeon as she pushes for a re-run of 2014 referendum Large proportion do … Read more
SNP meltdown as TWO polls find Scots would vote AGAINST independence and just a third believe Nicola Sturgeon has been honest in Alex Salmond row Two separate polls have found majority of Scots support staying in the union Major setback for Nicola Sturgeon as she pushes for a re-run of 2014 referendum Large proportion do … Read more
Children in Scotland and Wales made a return to the classroom yesterday after months of home-schooling – as pupils in England face a two-week wait for their staggered return. Youngsters between the ages of four and eight put their uniforms on for face-to-face teaching in Scotland for the first time this year. They were joined by … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned Scotland that life may not be ‘back to normal’ by the summer today as she damped the hopes of music festival-goers that they might take place. The First Minister said some coronavirus restrictions will have to remain in place even if the vaccination programme is able to suppress transmission rates. She told her daily … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon today pushed ahead with her plan to split the UK as she insisted Scots have the ‘right’ to choose their own future in a second independence referendum. The First Minister called Scotland a ‘nation on the brink of making history’ as she said she hopes a ballot could be held in the early … Read more
Ministers could change the law to cut Britain’s foreign aid budget as part of sweeping economic reforms. The current rate of 0.7 per cent of GDP was enshrined in law by the Coalition government in 2015, but the current administration wants to cut it to 0.5 per cent. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to outline … Read more
Fury over claims Queen tried to discourage Scots from voting for independence as ex-FT editor reveals Prince Andrew hinted she would intervene days before her ‘think carefully’ comment Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber says he met Prince Andrew in 2014 Andrew allegedly made ‘amazing’ remarks on how the Queen would intervene Three days after … Read more