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  • 1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Michael Blackley

    Quangos will be merged and jobs axed under SNP proposals to strip £1 billion a year of costs from Scotland’s ‘bloated’ public sector. In a blueprint described as ‘word soup’ by unions and opposition politicians, measures considered will include cutting spending by a fifth on the ‘corporate functions’ or backroom costs of the Scottish Government and other public bodies over the next 10 years.

  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Michael Blackley

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  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Michael Blackley

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  • 1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Michael Blackley

    Nearly 200,000 Scots OAPs won’t get winter fuel help after the SNP broke their promise on universal payments. The Scottish Government announced yesterday that it would only provide its new devolved benefit to those earning less than £35,000. They will receive payments of £203.40 or £305.10 – figures which have been set marginally higher than the £200 and £300 rates offered south of the Border.

  • 1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Michael Blackley |Dan Barker

    NHS Fife nurse in gender tribunal meets MSPs at HolyroodBy MICHAEL BLACKLEY AND DAN BARKER FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL Published: 18:18 EDT, 18 June 2025 | Updated: 18:18 EDT, 18 June 2025 The nurse at the centre of a high-profile employment tribunal about single-sex spaces has told MSPs about the appalling ordeal she has endured just for standing up for women’s rights. Sandie Peggie yesterday lifted the lid on the major impact the tribunal with NHS Fife has had on her life and career.

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Michael Blackley
Michael Blackley @Mike_Blackley
17 Jun 25

RT @GrahamGGrant: 🔴NEW: John Swinney’s bizarre pledge of national ‘renewal’ was a sick joke from a party responsible for nearly 20 years of…

Michael Blackley
Michael Blackley @Mike_Blackley
17 Jun 25

John Swinney says winter fuel payment cuts were a “false economy” because they’d lead to more ill health. So why didn’t he use his devolved power to stop them? SNP backs winter cash U-turn… but no apology for axing it in first place https://t.co/rOUWvRZesr via @mailplus

Michael Blackley
Michael Blackley @Mike_Blackley
14 Jun 25

Hadn’t heard Russell Findlay talk about his back story as a single father before. Some interesting detail out of yesterday’s “in conversation” event with Ruth Davidson. https://t.co/ZZn0BDPXYE