David Leask
Others were only targeted in Scotland and so cannot be part of that inquiry. Among them are former MSP Frances Curran and climate activist Tilly Gifford who is bringing a case to force a judicial review of Scotland’s exclusion. Many were also on the illegal construction industry blacklist, d...
LONDON (Reuters) - A British lawmaker who made a long train journey from London to Scotland despite having received a positive test result for COVID-19 is being investigated by the police. Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmaker Margaret Ferrier learned that her test was po...
One would have thought the SNP government in Scotland would have seized on this – English officers committing gross violations of citizens in Scotland, and whilst English and Welsh victims get a full scale Inquiry their Scottish counterparts get nothing. However, Scottish justice minister Michael Mat...
MONTAGE Chase and apprehension of suspect by police in training in Scotland / United Kingdom 04:32 Miners' strike: Day 32 01:04 MONTAGE Juvenile delinquents being arrested after causing trouble in the city / Scotland, United Kingdom 00:26 Almost 600 Just Stop Oil protesters arrested this mont...
SNP MSP James Dornan claimed afterwards the "police and the media seem to have some kind of collusion about making sure that the media are in attendance when the slightest thing happens". PoliceScotlandhas denied the accusation, with a spokesman for the force saying: "Any sugge...
things must change at the start of next year and change drastically or else we can kiss goodbye to Independence for the foreseeable future. I will vote SNP in this election simply because as bad as things are within the party they are still the only credible option for Scotland and also be...
Leask, David
Byline: Graham Grant Home Affairs EditorTHE number of police officers has fallen by nearly 200 in the past year, threatening to undermine a key SNP manpower pledge.Police Scotland has complied with the Nationalist pledge to maintain 1,000 extra officers - despite shedding 178 in the past year...
Is this reallythe vision that the SNP has for its 'New Scotland'? A country of sneaks andinformers? A country in which the state promotes denunciations which may bebased on rumour, tittle-tattle and even malice?Make no mistake. This is the way we are heading. 鈥...