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Scottish police receive thousands of reports after new hate crime law
reuters.com/world/uk/scottish-police-receive-thousands-reports-after-new-hate-crime-law-2024-04-10/
Penny Mordaunt: Scots will not stand for SNP's block on their freedom of speech and debate
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/penny-mordaunt-scots-will-not-stand-for-snps-block-on-their-freedom-of-speech-and-debate-4581516
Labour overtakes SNP in polls for first time: Uh oh. Today brings tidings of misery for hapless Humza Yousaf as a new poll reveals that support for Labour has ...
spectator.co.uk/article/labour-overtakes-snp-in-polls-for-first-time/
UK's Labour ahead of SNP in Scotland for first time in a decade, YouGov poll shows
reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-ahead-snp-scotland-first-time-decade-yougov-poll-shows-2024-04-10/
Insight: Greens could harm SNP’s election as Bute House Agreement set for second trans rights test
scotsman.com/news/politics/insight-greens-could-harm-snps-election-as-bute-house-agreement-set-for-second-trans-rights-test-4590310
Scottish police receive 7,000 hate crime complaints in first week of new law: ‘Substantial increase’ in reports since contentious law challenged by JK Rowling ...
ft.com/content/e4319948-eaa3-463e-8f73-43113c11a46f
JK Rowling attack on Humza Yousaf fuels furore over Scottish hate crime law: Author and gender-critical campaigner calls Scottish first minister ‘bumbling and ...
ft.com/content/12145ac7-fdc0-4c47-b155-c92b8ff0908f
The Greens are embarrassing the SNP: For an image of the ‘progressive nationalism’ that has disfigured Scottish public life over the past decade ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-greens-are-embarrassing-the-snp/
Scottish education: Sharp declines in numbers of maths and physics teachers raise huge concerns for future – Scotsman comment
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scottish-education-sharp-declines-in-numbers-of-maths-and-physics-teachers-raise-huge-concerns-for-future-scotsman-comment-4580049
SNP ditches public trust question from national survey: If you don’t want to know the answer, don’t ask the question. That seems to be the mantra by which the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/snp-ditches-public-trust-question-from-national-survey/
Politics latest: Sturgeon enjoys PM's confusion as fashion police go after his shoes
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Quick Glance: Tory Donor's Racist Comments on Diane Abbott
- Comments made by a Tory donor about Diane Abbott deemed racist
- Frank Hester apologizes for his remarks, Downing Street labels them unacceptable
- Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch described the comments as racist and called for space for forgiveness
- Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for the Conservatives to return donations from Hester
Sunak risks losing seat in general election as shock poll suggests Tories will be left with just 98 MPs
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/general-election-poll-rishi-sunak-b2521101.html
Quick Glance: Tories projected to hold under 100 seats compared to Labour's 468 in exclusive poll
- Rishi Sunak's Easter message welcomes spring as a time of hope and renewal.
- A new mega poll shows the Tories are heading towards a record low, potentially winning less than 100 seats.
- The 15,000-person MRP poll indicates Labour leading with a 19-point margin and 45 percent of the vote share.
- Labour would secure a massive majority of 286 seats, while the Conservatives face their worst election outcome.
The SNP minister responsible for the hate crime laws has had a fake complaint made in her name
scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-hate-crime-minister-siobhian-brown-has-fake-complaint-to-police-made-in-her-name-4577584
Top ten moments of the SNP police probe: One whole year has passed since the infamous forensic tent was set up outside former first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s ...
spectator.co.uk/article/top-10-moments-of-the-snp-police-probe/
Independence has been damaged by the current SNP, says veteran Sillars: At 86, Jim Sillars is five years older than the American President yet his powers of ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24235274.independence-damaged-current-snp-says-veteran-sillars/
Conservatives set for worst election result yet, research shows: Survey of 15,000 people suggests even party leader Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire seat is at risk
theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/30/conservatives-set-for-worst-election-result-yet-research-shows
We're sick of Big Brother Harvie's endless virtue signalling: How did we ever get into such a mess? With the incompetent and hypocritical SNP/Green management of ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24245278.sick-big-brother-harvies-endless-virtue-signalling/
Euan McColm: Hate Crime Act damaged from the start by influence of campaigners and weakness of Nicola Sturgeon
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/euan-mccolm-hate-crime-act-damaged-from-the-start-by-influence-of-campaigners-and-weakness-of-nicola-sturgeon-4581976
New poll reveals SNP supporters don’t think Yousaf is up to the job: In a week that will prove testing for Humza Yousaf as public outrage over his hate crime ...
spectator.co.uk/article/new-poll-reveals-snp-supporters-dont-think-yousaf-is-up-to-the-job/
Sturgeon accused of being a part timer in Holyrood: It’s been a year since Peter Murrell, the husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon ...
spectator.co.uk/article/sturgeon-accused-of-being-a-part-timer-in-holyrood/
Labour calls for legal advice on Israel’s conduct in Gaza to be published: Opposition party balks at committing to lawyers’ conclusions as SNP urges recall of ...
ft.com/content/c940b6b9-5241-450d-b516-e792809fe833
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Sean Connery and Vera Lynn among new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries
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New update for WASPI women as State Pension compensation debate next month: SNP MP Patricia Gibson’s motion for a debate is supported by 60 MPs from across all ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/update-waspi-women-state-pension-32605418
JK Rowling, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk are fuming over Scotland’s hate crime law. Here’s why.
politico.eu/article/scotlands-controversial-hate-crime-law-triggered-jk-rowling-joe-rogan-elon-musk/
Labour warms to Margaret Thatcher in bid to widen UK electoral appeal : Senior figures give caveated praise of former Conservative PM as main opposition party ...
ft.com/content/3c7554cd-b74e-4b24-8701-dc5a16134153
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Jim Sillars: SNP needs to get away from the Yes movement: JIM SILLARS is recalling a visit he made to the Scottish Parliament for the unveiling of the portrait ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24236777.jim-sillars-snp-needs-get-away-yes-movement/
Labour demand action after more than 100 disabled people died waiting for support last year
scotsman.com/news/politics/labour-demand-action-after-more-than-100-disabled-people-died-waiting-for-support-last-year-4575108
Labour to become largest party in Scotland, new poll predicts: As Scotland’s embattled First Minister continues to face backlash over his Hate Crime Act ...
spectator.co.uk/article/labour-to-become-largest-party-in-scotland-new-poll-predicts/
Lisa Cameron MP: Why I am happy being a Conservative: Lisa Cameron traces the beginning of the end of her career in the SNP back to a vote in the House of ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24221315.lisa-cameron-mp-happy-conservative/
SNP’s Mhairi Black pledges ‘brutally honest’ look at politics in her first Edinburgh Fringe show
news.stv.tv/entertainment/snps-mhairi-black-pledges-brutally-honest-look-at-politics-in-her-first-edinburgh-fringe-show
Four groups keeping quiet on the SNP’s Hate Crime Act: It’s three days since Scotland’s Hate Crime Act took effect and there is no sign of public outrage ...
spectator.co.uk/article/four-groups-keeping-quiet-on-the-snps-hate-crime-act/
SNP minister under fire for confusing tax claims: Is the SNP on a mission to make itself even more unpopular? Wellbeing economy minister Màiri McAllan is the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/snp-minister-under-fire-for-confusing-tax-claims/
Who’s to blame for Scotland’s ferry fiasco?: You wait eight-and-a-half years for someone to lose their job over the SNP’s ferries fiasco ...
spectator.co.uk/article/whos-to-blame-for-scotlands-ferry-fiasco/
Could Scotland's new Hate Crime Act overwhelm the police?: The SNP's new Hate Crime Act came into effect yesterday, but already it has been met with backlash ...
spectator.co.uk/podcast/could-scotlands-new-hate-crime-act-overwhelm-the-police/
Scotland's government says a new law will tackle hate crime. Critics say it could hurt free speech
9news.com.au/world/jk-rowling-welcomes-arrest-prospects-after-new-anti-hate-speech-law-passed/7063d30b-7fa8-4606-8eaa-d3e7e728edf1
Quick Glance: JK Rowling Challenges Police: Scotland's New Hate Crime Laws
- JK Rowling dares police to arrest her as Scotland's new hate crime laws come into force.
- The author criticizes the legislation aiming to combat harm caused by hatred and prejudice, extending protections to various criteria.
- Critics, like Rowling, fear the laws could limit freedom of speech and do not adequately protect women.
- The Scottish Government defends the laws as safeguarding against hatred and emphasizes freedom of expression and prejudice reduction in society.
'I look forward to being arrested': J.K. Rowling challenges Scotland's new hate crime law
ctvnews.ca/world/i-look-forward-to-being-arrested-j-k-rowling-challenges-scotland-s-new-hate-crime-law-1.6829302
Labour won’t repeal Scotland’s hate law as police say no action against JK Rowling
inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-hate-crime-law-scotland-2987975
Ministers to change juryless trial pilot plan after SNP revolt threat: Humza Yousaf's government is to planning to press ahead with controversial pilot for ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24257836.ministers-face-snp-revolt-new-juryless-trial-plan/
JK Rowling is right to scorn Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act: The town of Salem, Massachusetts, has become synonymous with the witch hunt, but between the 16th and ...
newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2024/04/jk-rowling-is-right-to-scorn-scotlands-new-hate-crime-act
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How did my MP vote on the smoking ban? Full list of MPs who rebelled against Rishi Sunak
inews.co.uk/news/politics/how-mp-vote-smoking-ban-rishi-sunak-3010449
Two cities show the problems faced by Britain’s renters: Politicians have noticed their plight, but have largely failed to ease it
economist.com/britain/2024/04/04/two-cities-show-the-problems-faced-by-britains-renters
Operation Branchform: SNP probe fears amid force 'turmoil': A complainer in the Operation Branchform investigation has raised concerns over whether the probe ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24255022.operation-branchform-snp-probe-fears-amid-force-turmoil/
South Africa Election Is Continent's Most Important Contest in 30 Years: If the ruling ANC party is forced to share power, it will be historic — painful at ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-16/south-africa-election-is-continent-s-most-important-contest-in-30-years
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Perth and Kinross Council raises price of school dinners for first time in six years
news.stv.tv/north/perth-and-kinross-council-raises-price-of-school-dinners-for-first-time-in-six-years
More than half of Scottish councils see rise in sewage dumps, Lib Dem figures show
news.stv.tv/scotland/more-than-half-of-scottish-councils-see-rise-in-sewage-dumps-lib-dem-figures-show
General election 2024: Who are the former MPs, including Douglas Alexander, hoping to make a comeback to Westminster?
scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2024-who-are-the-former-mps-including-douglas-alexander-hoping-to-make-a-comeback-to-westminster-4588753
Campaigner accuses Anderson of 'opportunism' over pension pledge: The Government has taken billions of pounds from the pension pot set up for ex-miners and their ...
nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/mining-campaigner-sends-strong-message-9217901
Scottish Labour candidate suspended after being accused of sharing 'racist' tweets linking Humza Yousaf to Hamas
scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-labour-candidate-suspended-after-being-accused-of-sharing-racist-tweets-linking-humza-yousaf-to-hamas-4586539
Labour pledge £134m for Scottish NHS to cut waiting lists: A Labour government would give an extra £134million to the NHS in Scotland through cracking down on ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24247508.labour-give-134m-nhs-tax-dodger-crackdown/
SNP leader Humza Yousaf’s brother-in-law charged with abduction and extortion: Ramsay El-Nakla is due in court following the death of a man who fell from a block ...
inews.co.uk/news/scotland/humza-yousef-brother-in-law-abduction-extortion-2997671
Rental housebuilding market 'closed' by SNP, Green homes law: The build to rent market in Scotland has been 'basically closed' until there is more clarity around ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24250210.housing-rent-market-closed-snp-green-homes-law/
Chris Deerin: Lack of leadership could cost SNP dearly at upcoming elections: Yousaf's poor leadership of the SNP is going to cost the party wins in the ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/6426396/chris-deerin-lack-of-leadership-could-cost-snp-dearly-at-upcoming-elections/
Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on SNP and Greens: Our cartoonist Steven Camley’s take on SNP and Greens
heraldscotland.com/news/24242732.cartoonist-steven-camleys-take-snp-greens/
Warring SNP and Greens will tear the Yes movement to bits: ANY unfortunate independence supporters still labouring under the misapprehension that the Yes ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24244024.warring-snp-greens-will-tear-yes-movement-bits/
SNP has ‘mountain to climb’ meeting north-east energy job promises, says trade unions chief
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/6427924/snp-north-east-energy-trade-unions/
Operation Branchform: Complainer raised concerns with SNP: The SNP were warned about concerns over party finances, transparency and membership numbers back in ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24241873.operation-branchform-complainer-raised-concerns-snp/
SNP to give new cost for police bill after flaws in figures: Ministers will be forced to give an update on the cost to the taxpayer of government plans to reform ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24238854.snp-forced-reveal-costs-police-complaints-overhaul/
Scottish minister condemns ‘offensive’ Swastika post made by father: Tom Arthur Snr – the father of the SNP MSP – has resigned his party membership after sharing ...
news.stv.tv/politics/scottish-minister-condemns-offensive-swastika-post-made-by-father
Hate crime law puts devolution in the dock,charged with ignorance and incompetence - Brian Monteith
scotsman.com/news/politics/hate-crime-law-puts-devolution-in-the-dockcharged-with-ignorance-and-incompetence-brian-monteith-4582344
Council debt ‘more than one-and-a-half times latest annual funding settlement’: Annual figures released by the Scottish Government showed the cumulative debt for ...
news.stv.tv/scotland/council-debt-more-than-one-and-a-half-times-latest-annual-funding-settlement
In Scotland, online misgendering ‘could be investigated’ under new law: Scotland’s minister for victims and community safety has said people “could be ...
scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3257493/scotland-online-misgendering-could-be-investigated-under-new-law
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Quick Glance: Rowling's Remarks on Scottish Hate Crime Law Not Criminal
- Harry Potter author JK Rowling has stated that her posts regarding Scotland's new hate crime law are not criminal, as confirmed by Police Scotland.
- Despite complaints about her posts, where she referred to trans women as men, Rowling argued that freedom of speech and belief would cease in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex was deemed criminal.
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized that people should not be criminalized for stating simple biological facts.
- While the law consolidates existing hate crime legislation and introduces a new offense of stirring up hatred against protected characteristics, women have not been granted protection, raising concerns about freedom of speech in Scotland.
SNP, Green homes law challenged by Scotland's housebuilders: Scotland’s housebuilders have warned the new SNP and Green administration Housing Bill risks ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24234980.snp-green-homes-law-derided-scotlands-housebuilders/
GPs have had rug pulled from under them with loans suspension, Labour claims: A letter sent by the Government last month and seen by the party announced the move ...
news.stv.tv/politics/gps-have-had-rug-pulled-from-under-them-with-loans-suspension-labour-claims
People who earn £28,850 warned they face tax increase from tomorrow: From Saturday, Scottish taxpayers on a £30,000 salary will be paying an extra £11 and those ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/people-who-earn-28850-warned-28942127
Full timeline in SNP finance crisis one year after Nicola Sturgeon raid: A full timeline of events related to the ongoing police investigation into the Scottish ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/5634016/snp-finance-timeline/
Our job is to inform on Hate Crime Act and give both sides: To say the Scottish Government's new Hate Crime Bill has divided opinion is something of an ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24233471.job-inform-hate-crime-act-give-sides/
Yousaf: 'SNP would like to see a conclusion to Operation Branchform': Humza Yousaf has said the SNP would welcome an end to Operation Branchform.
heraldscotland.com/news/24230501.yousaf-snp-like-see-conclusion-operation-branchform/
Kent set for first-ever Lib Dem MP as poll predicts 10 Tories will be ousted: The Conservatives will lose 10 Kent MPs and the Liberal Democrats will win their ...
kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/news/kent-set-for-first-ever-lib-dem-mp-as-poll-predicts-10-torie-304535/
A96 dualling: Fears more than £37 million could be 'thrown down the drain'
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/6420068/a96-dualling-cost-wasted/
Glasgow must not let the Mack go down as a site of shame: THANK you for your series on the future of Glasgow School of Art. I would like to respond to some of ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24221304.glasgow-must-not-let-mack-go-site-shame/
DVLA issues Post Office alert with new guidance for drivers from this week: The DVLA has signed a new contract with the Post Office, after over 100 ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/dvla-issues-post-office-alert-28925732
Scotland's Hate Crime Act: David Hume would be horrified by SNP's Orwellian attempt to suppress ‘wrongthink’ – Toby Young
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scotlands-hate-crime-act-david-hume-would-be-horrified-by-snps-orwellian-attempt-to-suppress-wrongthink-toby-young-4574123
Battleground Scotland: The key seats and battlegrounds at the general election: The SNP face a real battle to maintain not just third-party status ...
scotsman.com/news/politics/battleground-scotland-the-key-seats-and-battlegrounds-at-the-general-election-4573586
Conservative Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely won't defect to Reform Party: Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight, Bob Seely, has revealed he has been approached to ...
countypress.co.uk/news/24222342.conservative-isle-wight-mp-bob-seely-wont-defect-reform-party/
Christian influence grows as Britain’s Conservative party shifts rightward: A clutch of vocal Tories first elected in 2019 have placed religion at the heart of a ...
ft.com/content/522bf6b4-4120-47d0-8658-8f8fdb1f70ce
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Humza Yousaf isn’t cut out to be SNP leader: Just as damning during these last 12 months is the absence of anything that might pass for a wider political vision.
spectator.co.uk/article/humza-yousaf-has-achieved-nothing-in-his-first-year-in-office/
Date set for Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond at A9 inquiry: Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon will answer questions in front of a committee examining the SNP ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/6416834/nicola-sturgeon-alex-salmond-holyrood-a9-inquiry/
SNP's Hate Crimes Act show how much they hate us: No one else does down Scotland quite as often and quite as gleefully as the SNP does down Scotland ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24219062.snps-hate-crimes-act-show-much-hate-us/
Fergusons was a shambles - yet they shoot the messenger: One good thing about the removal of David Tydeman as chief executive of the Ferguson shipyard at Port ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24215653.fergusons-shambles---yet-shoot-messenger/
Humza Yousaf has a lower favourability rating than Nicola Sturgeon – Ipsos poll: Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has the lowest rating of the major ...
news.stv.tv/politics/humza-yousaf-has-a-lower-favourability-rating-than-nicola-sturgeon-ipsos-poll
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