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Scottish Tories call for end to ‘draconian’ ScotRail alcohol ban

The Scottish Tories have called for ScotRail’s “draconian” ban on alcohol to come to an end. Drinking on trains and at stations was banned as a public health measure during the pandemic, but it has not been relaxed in the way that other restrictions ...

24 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

MSPs urged to back Bill to unseat politicians who fail to turn up to Holyrood

MSPs have been urged to back a Bill which aims to unseat MSPs convicted of a crime or who do not take part in their parliamentary duties. Scottish Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has lodged the final proposals of the Removal from Office and Recall ...

27 Sept 2022 at 15:01

Scotland

No evidence of Ferguson criminality but not my job to determine, says Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said she has not seen any evidence of criminality in the procurement and construction of two late and over-budget ferries, but she insisted coming to that conclusion was “not my job”. The Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed hull ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:36

Tory MSPs back ‘child of the Union’ Liz Truss for prime minister

Nine Tory MSPs have backed Liz Truss for prime minister, claiming Scotland would be “at the heart of the Union” under her leadership. The Foreign Secretary has been described as a “heartfelt Unionist” by Scottish Conservative politicians ...

01 Aug 2022 at 09:29

ScotRail’s reduced timetable begins amid driver dispute

Scotland

ScotRail’s reduced timetable to begin amid driver dispute

ScotRail’s reduced timetable began on Monday, with more than 700 services cut across the country. A dispute with the Aslef union, whose members are refusing to make themselves available for overtime, has led to a third of daily services ...

23 May 2022 at 08:36

Scotland

Tories to call for more ferry funding as watchdog reports on Ferguson Marine

The Scottish Tories are to call for an increase to ferry funding in a debate this week. The debate will push for long term financing for the ferry fleet, which the party’s transport spokesman, Graham Simpson, has said is “ageing and ...

21 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

Tories make last-ditch bid to scrap ‘punishing’ workplace parking levy

Scottish Conservatives will make a last-ditch attempt to scrap controversial proposals to give powers to councils to introduce charges for workplace parking. Holyrood is to debate the scheme on Wednesday, but ahead of that the ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Rail union to put new pay deal to members after talks resume

A train driver’s union will put a new 4.2% pay offer to members as Scotland’s railway moves closer to a return to normal. Official negotiations restarted on Thursday between Aslef and ScotRail, with the union’s Scottish ...

26 May 2022 at 21:40

Scotland

Jenny Gilruth: Extra ScotRail train services are set to be announced soon

The announcement of extra train services could come on Thursday or Friday, Scotland’s transport minister has said. Last week, the newly-nationalised ScotRail announced it would be cutting more than 700 services across ...

26 May 2022 at 15:50

Scotland

Jenny Gilruth fails to confirm back-up plan if ScotRail pay deal is rejected

Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth has refused to say whether contingency plans are in place if ScotRail drivers reject the latest pay offer. Train drivers have been offered an improved pay offer of 4.2% and it is ...

31 May 2022 at 18:06

Scotland

Move to publicly-owned rail operator must not mean job losses, warns Labour

There should be no compulsory redundancies at Scotland’s new publicly owned rail provider, Scottish Labour has said ahead of a Holyrood vote. A motion tabled by Labour MSP Neil Bibby – to be debated on Thursday ...

03 Feb 2022 at 08:55

Scotland

Move to publicly owed rail operator must not mean job losses, warns Labour

03 Feb 2022 at 08:25

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