Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon’s Flagship Hybrid Ferry Now Only Runs on Diesel As Battery Too Expensive to Fix

The MV Hallaig, a hybrid electric ferry praised by Nicola Sturgeon for its carbon emission reduction, is currently operating solely on diesel due to a £1.5 million battery replacement taking an estimated 18 months.
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Put Trans Criminals in Female Jails to Help With Their Gender Identity, Says Scottish Prison Service

"Outrageous" new guidance for Scottish prisons allows biological males, including those with a history of violence against women, to serve sentences in female prisons.
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U.K. Government’s Veto of Scotland’s Gender Reforms Ruled Lawful by Top Court

Scotland's highest court has ruled the U.K. Government acted lawfully by vetoing Nicola Sturgeon’s self-ID gender laws in a humiliating defeat for First Minister Humza Yousaf.
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Can’t Our Politicians See the Damage They Are Doing to Our Country With Their Headlong Pursuit of Net Zero?

As our politicians cheer economic disasters as supposed wins for the climate, can't they see the damage they are doing to our country with their headlong pursuit of Net Zero, asks David Craig.
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House Buyers in Scotland Set to Be Forced to Rip Out Gas Boilers and Install Heat Pumps Within Two Years of Purchase

Scots are to be forced to rip out their gas boilers and replace them with heat pumps within as little as two years of buying a home under "hugely expensive" plans unveiled by Humza Yousaf's Government.
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Scottish Government Refuses to Investigate Potential Role of Covid Vaccines in Spike of 65 Baby Deaths

Public Health Scotland identified a spike of 65 baby deaths during the Covid vaccine rollout but has refused to investigate the role of the vaccines as it could "harm vaccine confidence".
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SNP Quietly Downgrades Claim that Scotland Has 25% of Europe’s Offshore Wind Potential to Just 7%

SNP ministers have quietly downgraded their claim that Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind potential to just 7%, in a major blow to their economic case for independence.
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Anders Tegnell’s ‘Secret’ Audience With the Scottish Covid Inquiry

In the latest example of how the Scottish Covid Inquiry is showing itself far less biased than the U.K one, Anders Tegnell has revealed that while he was snubbed by Hallett he was invited to make his case in Scotland.
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When Will We Have an Inquiry into the Current Record Excess Deaths?

The Covid Inquiry in Scotland has already spent around £10m investigating excess deaths during the pandemic. So, when are we going to have an inquiry into the even higher excess deaths now, asks Nick Rendell.
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