Simon Johnson
@simon_telegraph
I am the Daily Telegraph's Scottish Political Editor. Views are my own
The front page of today’s @Telegraph Scottish edition. Matheson resigned three months to the day after I broke the story
SNP's Stephen Flynn in Commons: "This is obviously not a surrender, just as it's obviously no substitute for membership of the European Union" Has he told his leader this?
Interesting to see the SNP leader aping Reform UK's language First Minister John Swinney says the "fishing industry looks as if it's been surrendered by the United Kingdom Government"
The EHRC has told the the Scottish Government that is does not need to wait for its guidance to act, that the law is already set out in the Supreme Court’s “very readable” ruling, which is “effective immediately”. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
Calling trans row doctor ‘he’ is ‘offensive’, tribunal told telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…
A Scottish Government sanctioned report claims shooting is ‘saving the NHS millions of pounds’. The Greens’ Ross Greer says shooting estates “owned by a motley collection of aristocrats, billionaires, tax avoiders & Tory MSPs” devastate the environment telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
EXC Nearly 10,000 workers in Scotland’s ‘bloated’ public sector are on six-figure salaries telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
Why Iran internet blackout made Scottish independence X accounts go ‘dark’ telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
@scotgov decision to means test the winter fuel payment comes after John Swinney said last month that it should be universal
@scotgov axes offer of universal winter fuel payment. Pensioners with income of more than £35k to have money clawed back through tax system. They were due to get £100. Lower income pensioners to get £203.40 or £305.10, v slightly more than in England and Wales
Reform sources also saying they expect to finish third. Richard Tice expected at the count shortly
A source at the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election count believes Reform will come third.
Sir Keir Starmer savages SNP’s call to scrap Trident nuclear deterrent telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
The front page of today’s @Telegraph Scottish edition
Nigel Farage accuses Anas Sarwar of sectarianism after defending ‘racist’ Reform advert telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…
SNP spending on ‘woke’ civil servants rises by nearly 50 per cent in two years telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
Scots councils hit drivers with £25 million of parking fines while being accused of ‘effectively legalising’ littering and dog fouling telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…
🚨**EXCLUSIVE**🚨 Angela Rayner sent a secret memo to Rachel Reeves pushing for a tax raid on savers, @Telegraph can reveal. Eight tax rises proposed. Reveals a split at the very top of Government over economic policy. Full story on the leaked memo👇 telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
SNP ‘all over the place’ on whether to back Starmer’s Brexit reset telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…
Fair to say Scottish Fishermen’s Federation are livid about the PM’s Brexit ‘reset’ deal giving EU trawlers access to British waters for 12 years
The front page of today’s @Telegraph Scottish edition
I asked Nicola Sturgeon whether she owed @ForWomenScot and @joannaccherry an apology following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of woman. Here is what she had to say
Asked if she should apologise to @ForWomenScot and @joannaccherry she doesn’t, goes on to say all views were taken into account during GRRB passage
🔴 SNP lands taxpayers with ‘staggering’ rise in lawyer costs amid court defeats telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…