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Nicola Sturgeon brands election rival Jayda Fransen ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ in...
NICOLA Sturgeon branded election rival Jayda Fransen a “fascist and a racist” as they clashed outside a polling station yesterday.The former Britain First leader – previously convicted of racist...
View ArticleAlex Salmond’s Alba Party ditches election agent who said most English people...
AN ALBA Party election agent has been branded a bigot for saying most English people support “culling the poor”. Carlo Zambonini – a close associate of leader Alex Salmond – made the comment in a...
View ArticleScottish election: party leaders have enjoyed their fun on the campaign trail...
WILLIE Rennie has shown he’s a black belt in election stunts – but his rivals got a kick out of campaigning too.The Lib Dem chief went on the defensive as he took a martial arts lesson on Edinburgh’s...
View ArticleScottish Election results: Counting starts across Scotland as results...
COUNTING is now underway for this year’s Scottish Parliament election.Voters flocked to polling stations and waited in the wintry deluge to cast their ballots as Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP aim to win a...
View ArticleScottish election 2021: Glasgow voters ‘turned away from polling station’ as...
VOTERS in Glasgow were allegedly turned away from a polling station as the ballot box was too full.It’s reported that a couple were asked to return to the Jordanhill Parish Church around 10pm when they...
View ArticleSuspect charged and due in court after after ‘stabbing’ near polling station...
A MAN is due in court after an alleged stabbing near a Paisley polling station. Emergency crews raced to Broomlands Street after the alarm was raised around 9.15am with eyewitnesses describing...
View ArticleScottish election 2021: Sarwar tells Sturgeon ‘we’re united against...
ANAS Sarwar has told Nicola Sturgeon that we’re “all united when it comes to standing against intolerance” following angry scenes at a polling station yesterday.The SNP chief clashed with election...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: Political leaders arrive at counts as some results...
SCOTTISH political leaders have started arriving at counts across the country as the first election results are due this afternoon. Alba Party leader Alex Salmond attended the count at the P&J Live...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: Dad sneaks son’s adorable vote for Paw Patrol over...
A DAD made sure his little boy’s voice was heard at this year’s Scottish Election – sneaking his vote for Paw Patrol’s Rubble into a ballot box.Stunned counters found the adorable ballot paper in the...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: Orkney cat ejected from count by security staff
THIS is the bizarre moment a CAT was ejected from a hall by security staff during an election count.The four-legged pet was booted out of the voting station in Orkney after sneaking in today. Read our...
View ArticlePolice called in as ‘Liberal’ candidates in Glasgow count do Nazi salutes...
HUMZA Yousaf accused a candidate of being racist after he targeted him with abuse and appeared to do Nazi style salutes at the election count. The SNP justice secretary hit out at Liberal Party...
View ArticleScottish election: Glasgow Labour candidate in wheelchair faced 45-minute...
A GLASGOW Labour candidate in a wheelchair was left waiting for 45 minutes to get into the election count.Pam Duncan-Glancy, who is standing for the party in Glasgow Kelvin, faced a delay of almost an...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon blasts ‘fascist and racist’ Jayda Fransen as SNP leader...
NICOLA STURGEON blasted far-right racist Jayda Fransen who took just 46 votes as the First Minister held on to her Glasgow Southside constituency.The Nats leader took the win with almost 20,000 votes,...
View ArticleHow many seats do the SNP and Nicola Sturgeon need for a majority in the...
THE Scottish election 2021 is underway with results steadily coming in.Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP are hoping for a majority in the Scottish Parliament – but what does that mean? Read our Scottish Election...
View ArticleAlex Salmond looks crestfallen as he admits Alba Party could finish with ZERO...
ALBA Party leader Alex Salmond looked crestfallen as he admitted they could finish up with NO seats.The ex-First Minister admitted his new pro-indy force would struggle to gain any MSPs in Holyrood...
View ArticleAlex Salmond may not lead Alba beyond election after poor first day at ballot
ALEX Salmond may not lead the Alba party after the election after a poor showing at the ballot box.The former First Minister today admitted that he may not stay on as the first day of results came in....
View ArticleHow are Scottish election votes counted and what are the recount rules?
SCOTLAND is preparing to head to the polls in May for the 2021 Scottish election – considered one of the most important in the nation’s history.The Scottish National Party (SNP) is hoping to win an...
View ArticleScottish election 2021: How will the counting work this year with Covid...
SCOTLAND is getting ready to go to the polls on May 6 – but things will be a bit different due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.We take a look at how counting of the vital votes will work this year...
View ArticleHow do I vote in the Scottish election 2021 and why do I get two votes?
THE Scottish election 2021 is almost underway – but how do you vote and why do you get two ballots?The method of electing 129 MSPs to the Scottish Parliament isn’t quite the same as Westminster’s First...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: If the SNP win does that mean Scotland will become...
AHEAD of next week’s Scottish parliament election one subject will be on many people’s minds – independence.The divisive matter has once again been at the forefront in the lead up to the election on...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon vows to ‘get back to work’ as SNP race to fourth term but...
NICOLA Sturgeon said she was ready to “get back to work” as the SNP raced to a fourth term in power — but with a majority hanging in the balance.The Nats had scooped just under half of the constituency...
View ArticleScottish election 2021: John Swinney ‘very confident’ of IndyRef2 backing...
JOHN SWINNEY says he is “very confident” of a majority of members who back IndyRef2 in the next Scottish Parliament.The Deputy First Minister also hailed what he callad an “astonishing achievement” as...
View ArticleScottish election polls and latest odds – who will win in 2021?
SCOTTISH voters have been to the polling station and are now awaiting the results on who has triumphed and who has been defeated. There are 129 seats up for grabs in Holyrood. Here’s what the polls and...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: Count restarts as SNP majority hangs in the balance
AN SNP majority hangs “on a knife edge” as vote counting resumes for a second day across Scotland.The SNP won three seats during the count on Friday – the only party to take a constituency from another...
View ArticleScottish election: electoral fraud probed by cops at Edinburgh count after...
A SUSPICIOUS ballot paper has been seized by police at an Edinburgh count amid a possible case of electoral fraud.The paper was taken from a person in the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: The two key seats the SNP are targeting today as they...
TWO marginal seats could hold the key to the SNP winning an overall majority today. Conservative-held Aberdeenshire West and Galloway & West Dumfries are both due to declare later. Read our...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon has ‘lost her nerve on independence’ claims Alex Salmond who...
ALEX Salmond has said Nicola Sturgeon “lost her nerve on independence in 2017 and has never recovered it”, as he claimed the Alba Party helped take the heat off the SNP during the election.The former...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: Pundits predict SNP to fall short of a majority in...
ELECTION pundits predict the SNP will fall just short of a majority in Scotland as the count races on.In a new twist the BBC predict Nicola Sturgeon’s party are on target to bag 63 seats, but will fail...
View ArticleAlex Salmond fails to win a seat on the North East regional list but has...
ALEX Salmond will not return to the Scottish Parliament after he failed in his bid to pick up a seat on the North East regional list.The former First Minister had hoped to boost the Scottish...
View ArticleScottish Election 2021: Alex Salmond’s political comeback in tatters after...
ALEX Salmond’s political comeback was in tatters tonight after his new pro-indy Alba party failed to win a single seat.The ex First Minister suffered a humiliating defeat in his bid to return to...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon’s SNP win Scottish election but fall one seat short of majority
THE SNP were returned to a fourth successive term in government as they won the Scottish elections – but fell one seat short of an overall majority.The Nats finished up on 64 seats, the Tories came...
View ArticleWho won the Scottish Parliament election 2021?
THE SNP have won the Scottish election 2021.Nicola Sturgeon’s party secured 64 votes in Holyrood– just one short of a majority government. Read our Scottish Election live blog for the latest news &...
View ArticleWho is my MSP? List of every Scottish Parliament member elected to Holyrood
The Scottish election results are in, and 129 new MSPs have been elected to Holyrood.Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP have finished short of an overall majority after picking up 64 seats.The Scottish election...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon hails Scottish election 2021 majority win for independence...
NICOLA STURGEON hailed the majority win for independence parties in the Scottish election – then confirmed plans to hold IndyRef2 in the next five years.Ms Sturgeon celebrated the “extraordinary and...
View ArticleLorraine Kelly hails Nicola Sturgeon as a ‘remarkable stateswoman’ after...
LORRAINE Kelly hailed Nicola Sturgeon as a “remarkable stateswoman” after her Scottish election success.The breakfast TV show host said the First Minister had given an “impressive speech” as she...
View ArticlePM Boris Johnson sends letter to congratulate Nicola Sturgeon and invites her...
PRIME Minister Boris Johnson has sent a letter to Nicola Sturgeon to congratulate the First Minister on her party’s victory in the Scottish Parliament election.Nicola Sturgeon led the SNP to victory...
View ArticleAlex Salmond claims he will ‘unleash’ himself on Twitter and blasts...
ALEX Salmond has claimed that he will “unleash” himself on Twitter and blasted the “graceless” SNP leadership.The Alba party leader appeared on the podcast Through A Scottish Prism on YouTube. Read...
View ArticleScotland deeply divided over independence after SNP election win, experts say
NICOLA Sturgeon last night demanded another indy referendum despite failing to secure a Holyrood majority.The SNP chief’s party clinched a historic fourth term but again fell just short of the 65-seat...
View ArticleUK Government going to court to block IndyRef2 would be ‘absurd &...
NICOLA Sturgeon has said it would be “absurd and completely outrageous” if the UK Government went to court to block a second Scottish independence referendum.The SNP has won a fourth straight election...
View ArticleWill there be a second Scottish independence referendum?
THE Scottish election results saw a majority win for independence parties, prompting speculation a second referendum for freedom is on its way.Plans for a second Scottish independence referendum were...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon tells Boris Johnson IndyRef2 is now a matter of ‘when’ and...
NICOLA Sturgeon has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that IndyRef2 is now a matter of “when” and not “if” during a phone call.The Prime Minister called the leader of the SNP today to congratulate her...
View ArticleScots deserve better than a five-year war of independence as Nicola Sturgeon...
THE first thing to understand about the Holyrood election result is that the voters are never wrong. In their wisdom, the Scottish electorate have delivered their verdict on their servants — the...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon’s mandate for IndyRef2 ‘weaker’ without overall Holyrood...
NICOLA Sturgeon’s mandate for IndyRef2 is weaker than it would have been had the Nats won an overall majority, a top academic has claimed.Professor James Mitchell called the SNP’s return of 64 seats...
View ArticleScottish Election: Greens blast ‘blatant electoral deceit’ as Independent...
THE Scottish Greens have slammed ‘blatant electoral deceit’ after the Independent Green Voice party ‘potentially cost them seats’.The Greens, who had eight MSPs elected, say they could’ve had two more...
View ArticleAlex Salmond’s Alba Party spent £25k on Facebook adverts before winning NO...
THE Alba Party splashed out £25k on Facebook adverts in the run up to the lection – before going on to win no seats.Led by Alex Salmond, they splashed large sums on trying to stir up support in their...
View ArticleScottish election result 2021 LIVE: Sturgeon hopes for IndyRef2 in new...
THE SNP have WON the Scottish election but fell agonisingly short of an overall majority by just ONE seat.The Nats finished up on 64 seats as Nicola Sturgeon unveiled her IndyRef2 plans – with a...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon & Scots party leaders sworn in as MSPs after Holyrood election
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scotland’s other party leaders have been sworn in as MSPs.Returning and new members of the Scottish Parliament were sworn in on Thursday morning following last week’s...
View ArticleScottish election 2021: Greens’ Alison Johnstone voted new Holyrood Presiding...
SCOTTISH Greens MSP Alison Johnstone has become Holyrood’s new Presiding Officer – replacing outgoing Ken macintosh.Ms Johnstone was the only nomination received to replace the outgoing Ken Macintosh,...
View ArticleMore than 80% of Scots schoolkids have NOT received free computer device...
FEWER than one in five schoolkids have received a free computer device despite an SNP pledge to deliver one to every Scots pupil, it has emerged.Papers released ahead of a meeting of Holyrood’s...
View ArticleScots dad who stood to be MSP killed himself hours before he was due in court...
A DISABLED parliamentary candidate killed himself hours before he was due to appear in court.Mental health campaigner Maurice Campbell, 48, stood as an independent for Cunninghame South during last...
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