We cannot claim to be untainted by austerity after benefits cuts – Labour MP
Brian Leishman has hit out over the reforms which were announced last week by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall.
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Government's £5bn welfare cuts amounts to return to austerity, Labour MP says
THE government’s £5 billion cuts to welfare benefits amounts to a return to austerity, a Labour MP has said, in sharp ...
Labour MP: ‘No doubt’ austerity is back under Rachel Reeves
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Scots paranormal experts join forces for new book on 'Scotland's UFO hotspot'
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Hamilton firm to restore historic B-listed Greenfield House
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Scottish postmaster wrongly convicted in Post Office Horizon scandal to speak at book festival
Mr Wallis’s book, The Great Post Office Scandal, was behind the hit ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office. The programme and ...
Why Labour cuts to disability benefits would be ‘completely unpalatable’
Beckbench Labour MP Brian Leishman has described cuts to disability benefits as “completely unpalatable”. UK Work and ...
Dumbarton’s relegation confirmed despite draw with Queen of the South
Dumbarton’s relegation to Scottish League Two was confirmed despite battling to a goalless draw at home to Queen of South. A second successive draw left the hosts 20 points adrift at the bottom of ...
Inside major Edinburgh police operation to intercept further gangland attacks
A source has claimed CID and an intelligence unit will be analysing recent incidents - striving to intercept another possible ...
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Sarwar: Austerity row MSP Mochan would still have place in my government
Carol Mochan would make a ‘fantastic’ minister, Sarwar said, despite a public disagreement over whether Labour’s benefit cuts ...
Scots gangster’s empire hit with fresh firebomb attack as flames rip through building
GANGSTER Mark Richardson’s empire was targeted in a fresh firebomb attack yesterday morning amid an ongoing crime mob feud.
Postmasters affected by Horizon scandal launch new campaign group as fight for justice drags on
Scottish postmasters for Justice and Redress (SPJR) wants to reach more victims of the scandal that saw hundreds of people ...