Nicola Sturgeon was not cleared. A decision was made by the Crown Office for reasons which have never been disclosed that she should not be charged. It is said the Police wanted her charged but whether that is true or not we are not allowed to know. Maybe in future we will.
A confident government answers questions. A nervous one attacks the questioner.
Scotland deserves less theatre and more honesty. Less performance and more persuasion. Less outrage and more respect for the intelligence of the people being governed.
FFS - and still nobody has ever lost their job over this SNP fiasco! New CalMac ferry Glen Sannox taken out of service to become standby vessel https://t.co/OhFlP1cKym
They throw around your money like it’s their own.
It’s a worthwhile cause, but John Swinney should withdraw this donation from the government, and instead donate a sum out of his OWN pocket.
If he does so, I’ll happily match whatever he personally donates.
when a government is allocating spending based on how media friendly a fund-raising stunt is, serious questions need to be asked
[ftaod i’m not questioning the fan’s motives or how worthy the cause is - this is about how governments decide where to invest tax-payers’ money]
'When it comes to the idea of trans women using women's bathrooms, absolutely they should'
Scottish Greens MSP Q Manivannanan has urged the Scottish Parliament to lift its ban on trans people using toilets in their lived gender in the building 👇
Given recent SNP criminality, you'd think they'd not advertise more financial shenanigans
"Donating" public money to personal fundraiser, especially given Swinney's promotional photo op with fundraiser is wild
What rules around personal donations?
Is fundraiser SNP supporter?
The SNP fritters away another £400k SAMH annual income £20–23 million CEO Billy Watsons Salary £120k ~ £130k SMAH all ready receives a significant portion of its funding through Scottish Government grants, contracts, and service delivery agreements for mental services
Wait, what? The Scottish Government has decided to donate a further £400k to a charity it already funds to the tune of £1.5m (by far the largest source of income for the charity). What kind of assessment was done to ensure value for money for the tax payer?