MICHAEL BLACKLEY
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Swinney warned over 'rampant abuse' of Scotland's benefits system (opens the original)
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A whistleblower has claimed she has seen ‘rampant abuse’ of benefits in Scotland, including applicants being coached to cheat the system. Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay yesterday revealed explosive allegations from a long-serving benefits adviser about instances of fraud being encouraged by staff. He claimed that the allegations show the impact of the ‘light-touch’ approach taken towards welfare applicants in Scotland. The claims come from a woman with extensive experience across t
John Swinney's local pub to close...after £33k hike in rates bill (opens the original)
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John Swinney’s local pub is set to close down after concerns about eye-watering increases to its business rates bill. The operator of Brown and Blacks, in Scone, Perthshire, has served her notice following concerns about the impact of its business rates revaluation and soaring energy costs. The pub is the closest to Mr Swinney’s family home but he previously snubbed a call to attend talks with its landlord Katie Long. Under the latest revaluation, the rateable value of the pub, which employs 26
Burnham wants to prove Swinney wrong for claiming he'd be last PM (opens the original)
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Andy Burnham has insisted he is ‘utterly determined’ to prove John Swinney was wrong to claim he would be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Labour leader gave an emotional tribute to his late father Roy Burnham as he vowed to stand up for the Union and support ‘solidarity not separation’. He also pledged to fight with everything he has got to ‘rewire’ the UK. It comes just weeks after he came under fire for suggesting at Prime Minister’s Questions that there could be another ind
Murrell and Sturgeon must give evidence to probe into SNP embezzlement (opens the original)
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Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell should be forced to give evidence to an upcoming Westminster probe into the fallout from the £400,000 embezzlement scandal, according to a senior Tory MP. Shadow Scottish Secretary Harriet Cross, who sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee which will hold the inquiry, said the former First Minister and her estranged husband should both be called to answer questions. The probe was launched after SNP and Green MSPs voted down calls for a Holyrood inquiry, then Scot
Scotland's benefits bill 'unsustainable', says Scottish Labour leader (opens the original)
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Scotland's benefits bill is ‘unsustainable’ and must be cut by getting more people into work, according to the new leader of Scottish Labour. Michael Marra yesterday backed efforts to bring down the cost of the welfare state, which is putting increasing strain on public finances. He also refused to guarantee that Labour would protect the ‘triple lock’ on the state pension beyond the next general election. Spending on 15 benefits devolved to the SNP Government is forecast to rise from £6.76billio
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