Andrew Quinn

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Andrew Quinn

The cost of living crisis shows no signs of ending, with energy, council tax, water, rent and rail prices all going up at the start of April. After a chaotic few years, Scots have been hit with even more price rises this month. The cost of living crisis shows no signs of ending, with energy, council tax, water, rent and rail prices all going up at the start of April. This follows an increase in mortgage costs of the last couple of years - which has also impacted the private rental sector.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Andrew Quinn

The Scottish Secretary has asked the SNP to allow pubs to stay open till 1am on Thursday, May 8 - like Keir Starmer has done for England. Ian Murray has backed calls to extend pub opening hours on Victory in Europe (VE) Day for its 80th anniversary. The Scottish Secretary said pubs should stay open till 1am on Thursday, May 8.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Andrew Quinn

Police Scotland confirmed it was reviewing its Transitioning at Work policy based on self-identifying “as part of our wider sex and gender review”. Police Scotland has said it will review its policies on transgender issues following a Supreme Court judgment on the legal definition of a woman. In September, Police Scotland reversed a policy which allowed rapists to identify as female and a review was announced, to be provided to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA).

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Andrew Quinn

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary plans to make a statement at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday’s judgment next week. The SNP Government has called for an urgent meeting with Westminster after the Supreme Court delivered its landmark ruling on gender. Shirley-Anne Somerville, the Social Justice Secretary, will make a statement to MSPs on the implications of the judgment next week. The Scottish Government lost its battle against women’s rights campaign group For Women Scotland on Wednesday.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Andrew Quinn

Unite said in a letter to MSPs that it has seen "a truly appalling show of political self interest" over the past couple of weeks. A trade union has hit out at MPs and MSPs for "political point scoring" over the Grangemouth oil refinery since the Scunthrope steelworks takeover. Unite said in a letter to MSPs that it has seen "a truly appalling show of political self interest" over the past couple of weeks. The UK Government stepped in to save British Steel in Scunthorpe last weekend.