Open season Wimbledon expansion, Issue 1626 WITH Wimbledon looming, the All England Lawn Tennis Club is in full lobbying mode for its plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium, 38 courts, 10 buildings and nine kilometres of roads and paths in its neighbouring park in south-west London, to host its qualifying …
Read More »Yoga classes, Gleneagles stays, wellies and a driving test: Nicola Sturgeon’s government hits Scottish taxpayers with £14million credit card bill over three years – including £10,000 for her ‘royal’ travel perks (and heelstoppers)
Nicola Sturgeon’s government billed the Scottish taxpayer for yoga classes, wellington boots and stays at top hotels paid for by official credit cards, data reveals today. Leaked documents show that in just three years Ms Sturgeon’s administration put £14million on the public ‘card’. Purchases by senior staff included yoga classes, …
Read More »Kev Kringle Maguire’s naughty list includes turkey for Truss and camel penis for Hancock – Kevin Maguire
Kevin Maguire hands out his annual awards to those who have been naughty and those who have been nice – and there’s no surprise that the Tories have been the latter Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Kwasi Kwarteng in November reveals he warned Liz …
Read More »Royal Mail workers march to Holyrood to demand action from Nicola Sturgeon
HUNDREDS of Royal Mail workers marched to the Scottish Parliament today calling on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to take action in the dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said planned Christmas strikes are to go ahead as talks between the two sides remain deadlocked. General secretary Dave Ward has …
Read More »Series of strike action looms in Perth and Kinross in the run up to Christmas and New Year
A series of strike action will impact Perth and Kinross over the Christmas and New Year period if pay and working condition disputes are not resolved. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are taking further industrial action against Network Rail, resulting in ScotRail services …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in long-running dispute over pay and conditions
Royal Mail staff will go on strike on Tuesday in a long-standing dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside sorting and delivery offices across the country. Efforts to break the deadlock are continuing despite the ongoing industrial action. More strikes …
Read More »EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Liz Truss’s Sturgeon comments could be a right royal blunder
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Liz Truss’s Sturgeon comments could be a right royal blunder By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail Published: 20:54 EDT, 11 August 2022 | Updated: 21:20 EDT, 11 August 2022 Liz Truss’s refusal to apologise to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for calling her an attention-seeker who should …
Read More »Health expert describes vaccine passports as ‘discriminatory’ and says they make no sense
One of the UK’s most respected public health experts has called on the Scottish Government to scrap its “ridiculous and discriminatory” vaccine passport scheme. Professor Allyson Pollock spoke out after a study by The Lancet medical bible found double-jabbed people can be just as likely to pass on Covid-19. The …
Read More »Army support for Scottish public services cannot continue forever warns UK Defence Secretary
The Tory Defence Secretary has warned that army support for public services may not continue beyond the pandemic. Ben Wallace said there is a danger of letting governments “off the hook” by bringing in soldiers to help solve domestic issues. His comments came after the army was drafted in to …
Read More »Edinburgh move for Prince Edward was considered by Number 10 in bid to ‘save UK’
Number 10 apparently considered sending Prince Edward to live in Edinburgh in a bid to save the UK amid growing support for indyref2. With growing calls for a second referendum and surging support for Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP, aides at Number 10 reportedly considered relocating the Queen’s youngest son to live …
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