Budget branded ‘missed opportunity’ by Swinney despite £320m for Scotland Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled his latest spending plans. The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Holyrood votes to back 'progressive' Scottish Government budget MSPs have voted to back the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans in a Holyrood vote. The National (Scotland) · Feb 2, 2023
MSPs back Scottish Government budget The Deputy First Minister told MSPs he was still dealing with an overspend of £100 million in this financial year. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
MSPs urged to back ‘meaningful and progressive’ budget The budget will be debated in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
The nine most memorable Holyrood moments of 2022 While the UK Government was tearing itself apart, it may have felt like all the attention was on Westminster this year. The National (Scotland) · Dec 31, 2022
SNP reveals new plan to allow Scotland to decide on independence The new plans will be announced on Wednesday and seek to take over the House of Commons Order Paper on January 10 next year. Daily Record · Dec 14, 2022
SNP announces plans for new Bill on Scottish independence vote Party seeks to take over the House of Commons Order Paper in January Insider UK · Dec 14, 2022
Scottish independence: SNP announces plans for new bill on second referendum Plans come after Supreme Court ruled Scottish Parliament cannot hold referendum without Westminster approval The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
SNP announces plans for new bill on Scottish independence vote We will seek to take control of Parliament’s order paper to unlock Westminster’s denial of democracy, vows SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn Daily Record · Dec 14, 2022
Publish modelling showing impact of post-independence border checks, say Tories Nicola Sturgeon released a paper on the post-independence economy of Scotland on Monday. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Senior Scottish Tory warns Liz Truss she has ‘days left’ to turn crisis around A SENIOR Scottish Tory has said the Prime Minister should quit if she cannot turn around the crisis over her authority within days. The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2022
Sign of ‘badly broken UK politics’ that Truss has not resigned, says Sturgeon Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the scrapping of most of the Prime Minister’s financial policies on Monday. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Scotland right not to copy says Sturgeon as Hunt scraps Kwarteng’s tax cuts The First Minister tweeted in response to the new Chancellor’s emergency announcement. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Scottish Tory panic as Liz Truss has 'days' to turn situation around PRIME Minister Liz Truss has just “days” to turn her situation around if she is to stay in power at Number 10, a senior figure in the party in… The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2022
Daily Record · Oct 17, 2022 Tory MSP warns Liz Truss she has 'days' to turn situation around amid party 'civil war' Liz Smith, finance and economy spokeswoman for the Scottish Conservatives at Holyrood, said the Prime Minister Truss was "in an extremely difficult position".
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Liz Truss has ‘days left to turn this round’, warns senior Scottish Tory Liz Smith, the Scottish Conservative finance spokeswoman, said the Prime Minister is in ‘an extremely difficult position’.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 3, 2022 Seven tweets on tax cuts the Scottish Tories will wish they'd deleted THE UK Government has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn on their plans to abolish the upper 45 per cent rate of tax for earnings over…
Daily Record · Sep 28, 2022 Scottish Conservative MSPs accused of 'hypocrisy' for backing Liz Truss tax cuts Several prominent Scots Tories were public supporters of Rishi Sunak - but have now embraced the tax cutting regime of Liz Truss.
Insider UK · Sep 26, 2022 UPDATE: Mini-budget 'would be wrong to follow' - Sturgeon First Minister's comments follow her deputy stating that a Scottish Government response would be base around fairness
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022 John Swinney: Scottish Government to reflect fairly on UK tax cuts The Deputy First Minister told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland the UK economy is in a ‘very dangerous place’ after the plans were announced.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2022 UK financial future 'not positive' as 'formidable' growth in Scotland hailed The Deputy First Minister hailed the “formidable” growth in revenue as Scotland bounces back from the impact of the pandemic
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022 Sunak can win next general election, say Scottish Tory MPs and MSPs Scottish Tory MPs and MSPs voiced their support for the former chancellor on Tuesday.
Daily Record · Jul 4, 2022 Selfless Wishaw couple thanked by their loving daughter Sandy and Liz Smith have been nominated for our Say It With Flowers competition by their grateful daughter, Lynn.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2022 Tory calls for 'indyref2 plans to be scrapped' fall flat in Holyrood vote A SCOTTISH Conservative motion aimed at having Holyrood agree to cancel plans for a second independence referendum has failed.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 7, 2022 Kate Forbes forced to school Tory MSP on 'absolute basics' of Scottish budget system SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary was forced to explain the “absolute basics” of how the country’s budget works to a Tory MSP during a committee…