NorthLink responds after photos of crowded ferry spark demands for improvements
NorthLink has responded to mounting concerns about over-crowding after photos of folk sleeping on the floor led to demands for action.
READ FULL STORYNorthLink has responded to mounting concerns about over-crowding after photos of folk sleeping on the floor led to demands for action.
READ FULL STORYA Scottish Conservative MSP has written to the SIC to ask if pupils will be sent a controversial Scottish government census into health and wellbeing….
READ FULL STORYCriticism has been levelled at the Scottish government following a further delay in its flagship broadband programme. List MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has described as…
READ FULL STORYLess than 10 per cent of people who took part in a Scottish government scheme aimed at providing long term employment opportunities were still in…
READ FULL STORYThe chancellor’s financial statement has been labelled a “stand-still” budget. Alistair Carmichael has voiced concern that many fiscal decisions have been put off until the…
READ FULL STORYJamie Halcro Johnston has accused the SNP of letting down rural Scotland. Speaking during a budget debate, the shadow rural economy secretary pointed to proposals…
READ FULL STORYConservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called for efforts to combat heart and circulatory disease to be given greater priority in future. The condition affects 68,000…
READ FULL STORYAn MSP has highlighted concerns about the impact the pandemic is having on the mental health of young people. Jamie Halcro Johnston suggested the prolonged…
READ FULL STORYHighlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has praised ongoing UK government efforts to protect jobs in Shetland through the job retention scheme. The Tory MSP…
READ FULL STORYHighlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) should have the resources it needs to support economic recovery. That is the cry from Jamie Halcro Johnston, who says…
READ FULL STORYHighlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has been appointed to the Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet by party leader, Douglas Ross. Mr Halcro Johnston, who…
READ FULL STORYA Highlands and Islands MSP has voiced support for plans to ensure local authorities have final say on planning applications. Jame Halcro Johnston is backing…
READ FULL STORYAn SNP MSP has refused to answer why she voted against publishing legal advice behind a courtroom battle involving Alex Salmond.
READ FULL STORYAn MSP has described John Swinney’s decision to cancel next year’s National 5 exams as a disappointment “for pupils, parents and teaching staff”. Shadow Education…
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