Scottish National Party (SNP)
Tourists avoid Scotland because of SNP crackdown on short-term lets
Business
Tourists are being driven away from Scotland by the SNP’s crackdown on short-term lets, Airbnb claims. The global travel company said that ...
Scottish children’s charity calls puberty blockers ‘wonderful’
U.K.
The cash in part funds its schools scheme which has seen pupils across Scotland, including in primaries, appointed “LGBT Champions”. Ms Gilruth ...
Hate crime complaints to Scottish police on course to outnumber total for other crimes
U.K.
It comes amid growing criticism of the Scottish Government’s crime policies, which have seen officer numbers fall to their lowest level in 15 years, the ...
JK Rowling dares police to arrest her over SNP’s new hate crime law
U.K.
The law creates a criminal offence of “stirring up of hatred”, expanding on a similar offence based on racist abuse that has been ...
Humza Yousaf accused of lying to MSPs after denying Covid travel ban was politically motivated
U.K.
Humza Yousaf has been accused of lying to MSPs after new evidence emerged which supports claims that the SNP lifted Covid travel ...
Humza Yousaf’s parents remove pro-Palestine posters after anti-Semitism accusations
U.K.
Asked about the window display, SCoJeC said images of the type displayed at the Yousaf firm “cause a great deal of distress” ...
JK Rowling vows to defy SNP’s ‘ludicrous’ new trans hate crime laws
Entertainment
JK Rowling has vowed to continue “calling a man a man” in defiance of controversial new SNP hate crime laws. The Harry ...
Lindsay Hoyle accused after breaking pledge to give SNP new Gaza ceasefire vote
U.K.
Mr Flynn, who has already said he thinks the Speaker should quit, said the decision “called into question” the trust placed in ...
Trans patients who change sex in medical records face ‘unintended negative consequences’
Health
Allowing transgender patients to change their sex on medical records poses a risk to their health, new guidelines for the Scottish NHS ...
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JK Rowling’s ‘come and get me’ retort to Hate Crime Act is direct challenge to Yousaf
U.K.
Any thought that JK Rowling would sit back quietly and wait to be threatened with jail and arrested under the SNP’s latest ...