Tag: scottish conservatives

Five new schools set to open in Edinburgh, as statistics show that hundreds of Scottish schools have closed in last decade

Politics

Alekia Gill - February 14, 2025

FIVE new schools are set to open in Edinburgh according to recent budget plans, as statistics show that over 300 schools have closed in...

Scottish Conservatives place new pressures on the government to save Scotland’s pubs – which are closing at a faster rate than anywhere in the...

Food and Drink

Alekia Gill - December 5, 2024

TODAY the Scottish Parliament will discuss the findings of a report that suggests that Scotland’s pubs are closing at a faster rate than anywhere...

“They need a visit from Begbie” – Irvine Welsh slams Tories for using famous Trainspotting-style speech

News

Darren McConachie - April 5, 2022

TRAINSPOTTING writer Irvine Welsh has slammed the Tories for using his famed ‘Choose Life’ monologue as inspiration behind their new posters. The Scots author was...

Line of Duty star Martin Compston urges Tories to stop sending him flyers

Entertainment

Jack Urquhart - May 3, 2021

LINE of Duty star Martin Compston has urged the Scottish Conservatives to stop sending flyers to his Scots address. The Greenock-born actor took to Twitter...