Paul Hutcheon

🎙️ Latest episode of Planet Holyrood: - SNP flip flop on PM's Brexit reset - A former prostitute claims she had male MSP clients. - Two weeks to go in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election youtube.com/watch?v=JGyJkV…

Labour will lose next year's Holyrood election because of the UK Government's opposition to new oil and gas developments in the North Sea, Gary Smith of the GMB has warned.

Sorry to hear of the death of former Tory MSP Jamie McGrigor, who was always very polite, courteous and good fun. The only exception was when I called him at home one evening about an unwelcome story and interrupted his dinner. Even then he took it in good spirits!

NEW: Amnesty urges First Minister John Swinney to challenge President Trump on human rights during Scotland trip. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

Analysis | The Labour Government will be stuck in a spiral of tax rises and spending cuts unless they ditch their duff “fiscal rules”. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

🎙️Planet Holyrood on Labour's difficult first year. - Keir Starmer's failure to tell a positive story - The policy blunders - Can he turn it around? youtube.com/watch?v=o9AoCl…

EXC: A council is under fire after agreeing a 562k exit package for a staff member before backing a 10% council tax rise. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

EXC: Bosses at a live entertainment firm owned by SNP-run Glasgow council have been awarded nearly £120,000 in bonuses. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

EXC: Peter Murrell has had a legal aid application approved after he was charged with embezzlement. The taxpayer is set to fund his legal bills. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

Here is the scale of the government’s humiliation tonight. A week ago Downing St was warning any Labour MP who was thinking of not voting for the welfare reform that they would never get a job on the payroll. As late as Wednesday the Treasury insisted there would be no…

Does the Chancellor Rachel Reeves need to change her fiscal rules? Labour MP and Work and Pensions chairwoman Debbie Abrahams tells @BethRigby "fiscal rules are not natural laws".

The Scottish Labour MPs who voted to axe the welfare bill by voting for the reasoned amendment: Irene Campbell Tracey Gilbert Brian Leishman Euan Stainbank

This is what happens when a Labour Government produces a “back to work” plan and hopes nobody notices it is actually motivated by saving money from disabled people.