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Alan Cochrane

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Editor at The Telegraph

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  • Bringing back winter fuel payment would head off new SNP independence campaign

    2 days ago | aol.co.uk | Alan Cochrane

    Sir Keir Starmer is under renewed and increasing pressure from senior Scottish Labour figures to bring back winter fuel payments for the elderly in a bid to head off a new SNP campaign for independence. With less than a year to go before the next Scottish Parliament elections, Labour politicians fear that last year’s triumph in the general election will be reversed by a sweeping SNP victory next May 7.

  • Bringing back winter fuel payment would head off new SNP independence campaign

    2 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Alan Cochrane

  • Unholy alliance of Starmer and Farage will help SNP cling on to power

    1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Alan Cochrane

    Swinney believes that Starmer's policies are helping the nationalists reverse last year's general election result. It's also now crystal clear that Swinney believes that Starmer's unpopular UK Labour policies on withdrawing winter fuel payments and increased energy charges are also helping the nationalists reverse last year's general election result.

  • SNP will turn voters off with 'Stop Scotland's Oil' stance

    2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Alan Cochrane

    Ed Milliband is massively enthusiastic on this issue, but it appears to be a policy whose time has passed, in perhaps the same way as that of the Energy Secretary. His view, that Labour should keep the existing oil and gas fields but that the UK Government should not develop any new ones, is at least clear - even if it is plain daft in the minds of many.

  • Sturgeon enacts strange disappearing act after trans defeat

    3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Alan Cochrane

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Alan Cochrane
Alan Cochrane @Alan_Cochrane
29 Apr 25

Bill Sweeney of RFU says Chelsea might share Twickenham. News to Chelsea. He also wants pop stars at 15 extra non rugby 'events' and says Richmond Council are onside. News to council. He also says residents back his plan. News to residents. How many kites does he own?

Alan Cochrane
Alan Cochrane @Alan_Cochrane
13 Apr 25

When is the hero President Trump at last going to stand up to monster Putin and get the ceasefire that he promised was his priority. Another US policy disaster.

Alan Cochrane
Alan Cochrane @Alan_Cochrane
4 Mar 25

Has the Voice of Sensible, Moderate America been struck dumb while this catalogue of madness plays out from Trump. Or have they, too, been cowed?