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Liz Truss tax plans ‘profoundly unconservative’ says former Tory MSP

A former Tory MSP has described UK Government tax plans as “profoundly unconservative” as he said the UK “needs a Labour government”. Professor Adam Tomkins, who left Holyrood last year after one term to return to work at Glasgow University, wrote ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:35

Scotland

Indyref2 would result in Yes vote but ballot will not be held, says ex-Tory MSP

A second Scottish referendum would result in a narrow victory for independence campaigners, a former Tory frontbencher has claimed. Professor Adam Tomkins, who stood down as an MSP last May, said a fresh ballot on Scotland’s future in the UK will ...

18 May 2022 at 17:22

Scotland

Indyref2 would result in Yes vote but ballot will not be held, says ex-Tory MSP

18 May 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

First Scottish council election results in

The first results in Scotland’s local council elections have been announced. The SNP, Tories and the Liberal Democrats have returned councillors in the Tweeddale West ward of Scottish Borders Council. The Tories’ vote share dropped by 15.7% ...

06 May 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

Counting starts in Scotland’s local elections

Counting has started in Scotland’s council elections, with the first results expected within hours. Unlike in some places in the rest of the UK where votes were counted overnight, ballots are being tallied up in Scotland throughout Friday ...

06 May 2022 at 10:55

Scotland

Labour call for civil service chief to step in over independence prospectus

The head of the civil service has been urged to step in and stop the Scottish Government planning for an independent Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon announced in the Programme for Government last year that civil servants would resume work on a ...

30 Jan 2022 at 22:55

Scotland

Boris Johnson’s resignation inevitable, says Scottish Tory chief whip

The resignation of the Prime Minister as a result of the parties held in and around Downing Street during lockdown is “an inevitability”, the Scottish Conservative chief whip has said. Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson as the ...

23 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Inevitable Conservatives will lose next election, says former Tory MSP

A former Tory MSP has said it is “inevitable” the Conservatives will lose the next general election following a week of economic turmoil after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget last Friday. Professor Adam Tomkins, who was ...

28 Sept 2022 at 23:15

Scottish independence court case: What happens next?

The Supreme Court is set to rule on the Scottish Parliament’s power to hold a referendum on independence. The Lord Advocate referred a prospective Bill to hold a vote next year to the UK Supreme Court in a bid to test if such ...

23 Nov 2022 at 10:06

Scotland

Committees less likely now to give ministers ‘a good kicking’, says ex-MSP

Holyrood committees are less likely now to give Scottish Government ministers a “right good kicking”, former Labour leader Johann Lamont has claimed. Ms Lamont, who served as a junior minister in the former Labour and ...

29 Feb 2024 at 12:22

Truss would be ‘insane’ to block legally approved Indyref2, says ex-Tory MSP

The Prime Minister would be “completely insane” to block a referendum on Scottish independence if the Supreme Court finds Holyrood has the power to hold one, according to a former Tory MSP. The UK Supreme Court this ...

14 Oct 2022 at 11:47

UK’s national security under threat due to mass resignations, claims expert

The national security of the UK is under threat as a result of the mass resignations from Boris Johnson’s Government, a constitutional law expert has claimed. Professor Adam Tomkins, a former Scottish Conservative ...

07 Jul 2022 at 10:31

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