Paul Wilson
Assistant Editor at The Scotsman
Assistant Editor, The Scotsman. Views here are my own. Wary of idealogues. Retweets ≠ endorsements.
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3 weeks ago |
romesentinel.com | Paul Wilson
Scam (continued)Last week I had begun a description of how I had almost fallen victim to a scam. An order for $20,000 in coins that I was going to use to pay the scammer, who was named John, was rejected by my credit card. Upon hearing of the rejection, I called John and told him that I could probably get an immediate temporary loan from our bank, and I started my drive from Port Leyden to Boonville. John had given me firm instructions not to turn my computer off.
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3 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Paul Wilson
Farage says his party is attracting “very good” talent in ScotlandReform UK leader Nigel Farage has said the party is attracting “very good” talent in Scotland as he welcomed Scottish Tory councillor Duncan Massey who has defected. He said the party will also welcome a Labour councillor this afternoon in Hamilton. Speaking at a press conference in Aberdeen Mr Farage said: “One of the reasons that we’ve been doing well in Scotland is we’ve been attracting some very, very good, fresh talent.
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4 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Paul Wilson
Scottish Government warned by economic experts it faces ‘widening gap on social security’ and will ‘have to find additional resources’Ministers will have to ramp up taxes or make spending cuts to fund Scotland’s burgeoning welfare bill and generous public sector pay deals, economic experts have warned.
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1 month ago |
msn.com | Paul Wilson
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1 month ago |
scotsman.com | Paul Wilson
Economy shrinks in February and March with GDP growth for first quarter sluggish, new Scottish Government data revealsBusiness leaders have called for growth to be the “top priority” at Holyrood and Westminster after it emerged Scotland’s economy shrank in February and March and has fallen behind the UK as a whole.
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RT @staylorish: Plainly not going to happen, but the letters page of today’s @ScotNational is full of calls for Swinney to go. https://t.co…
Great result for Labour, like many people I thought unpopularity at Westminster would probably scupper their chances in Hamilton. Big wake-up call for the SNP. Reform share of the vote should be major concern for other parties - not a huge amount between Labour, SNP and Reform.
🔴 Analysis: 'Game on' for Labour to snatch Holyrood power from SNP after shock by-election win, writes @mrdavidbol https://t.co/ECVxhNWu5w
RT @mediawummin: There was nothing 'convoluted' about the FOI. A simple set of three figures, confirming that the unit was earmarked for a…