SNP’s Margaret Ferrier sparks coronavirus alert in Westminster after travelling 400 miles to the Commons before testing positive for Covid-19 By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:08 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 18:24 BST, 1 October 2020 An SNP MP tonight sparked a coronavirus alert in the heart of Westminster after admitting … Read more
The Shetland Islands vote to pursue independence from Scotland – so can Nicola Sturgeon turn them down without torpedoing her own bid for referendum? Council members argued decision-making had become increasingly centralised They said public funding for the islands had been cut under SNP Government Voted in favour of exploring options of ‘financial and political self-determination’ … Read more
More used to talking about war than fighting one, TV historian Neil Oliver says lately he has felt like he’s in ‘the Ypres Salient in the First World War’, fighting skirmish after skirmish. The area in Belgium was the scene of some of the Western Front’s fiercest battles and, recently, the 53-year-old presenter has found … Read more
‘Why can’t it just be f***ing normal?’ Radio listeners tuning in for Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus update hear blundering technician turning the air blue instead saying the F word 15 times Frustrated Tay FM staff member let rip during First Minister’s coronavirus update He had been trying to transmit broadcast from Holyrood, Scotland, earlier today The … Read more
Scottish voters give Nicola Sturgeon credit for Westminster policies on propping up the economy during coronavirus crisis, poll finds YouGov survey finds Nicola Sturgeon is getting credit for Westminster policies Scottish voters praise Ms Sturgeon for supporting jobs during the Covid crisis Meanwhile, backing for Scottish independence has increased to 53 per cent The SNP … Read more
Tens of thousands of Scottish pupils will get exam results based on their predicted grades after Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish government completed an embarrassing U-turn this afternoon. Her SNP administration bowed to political pressure to alter course over a ‘standardisation’ system designed to tackle the fact that no exams have been sat due to coronavirus. The … Read more