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SNP opposition to ferry inquiry “untenable” – Halcro Johnston

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has said that the growing scandal over the ferries fiasco means that attempts by the SNP and Greens to quash an independent public inquiry are now untenable. Since a debate last week in the Scottish Parliament, when SNP and Greens MSPs combined t

“Open the Books”, says Cameron

Highlands and Islands Scottish Conservative MSP Donald Cameron is backing his party’s plans to introduce an “Open the Books” Bill to increase the financial transparency of the Scottish Government. Mr Cameron said that the public was losing faith in the Scottish Government’s commitment to being

Scottish Conservatives launch local election campaign

The Scottish Conservatives will hold their campaign launch for the 2022 local elections in Edinburgh today (Friday).  Leader Douglas Ross and local government spokesman Miles Briggs will unveil the party’s slogan for the campaign: “Your Local Priorities, not the SNP’s”.  Douglas Ross sai

FMQs: Sturgeon sinks under pressure on £250 million ferry fiasco

An under-pressure Nicola Sturgeon was slammed today for “one of the worst public spending disasters since devolution” over her government’s handling of the ferries scandal that has cost taxpayers £250 million already. At First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Conservative Leader Dougla

Ferry service risks becoming a “driver of depopulation” says MSP

Highlands and Islands MSP Donald Cameron has said that the ferry crisis is now so serious that it risks becoming a “driver of depopulation” in Scotland’s island communities. Speaking earlier today during a Scottish Conservative debate at the Scottish Parliament, Mr Cameron cited examples from

Spring Statement 2022

Today, 23 March 2022, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Spring Statement 2022. Read what he said here.

MSP seeks assurances over ferry deal

Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has written to a Scottish Government-owned ferry owner over its deal to have new ferries for its fleet built by a Turkish shipyard.  Mr Halcro Johnston is seeking assurances from CMAL that its agreement with Cemre Marin Endust