
Simon Johnson
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I am the Daily Telegraph's Scottish Political Editor. Views are my own
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/ 02-09-2010 16:42:33
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I asked Nicola Sturgeon whether she owed For Women Scotland and Joanna Cherry KC an apology following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of woman. Here is what she had to say





šØ**EXCLUSIVE**šØ Angela Rayner sent a secret memo to Rachel Reeves pushing for a tax raid on savers, The Telegraph can reveal. Eight tax rises proposed. Reveals a split at the very top of Government over economic policy. Full story on the leaked memoš telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/ā¦







ā¦Scottish Governmentā© axes offer of universal winter fuel payment. Pensioners with income of more than Ā£35k to have money clawed back through tax system. They were due to get Ā£100. Lower income pensioners to get Ā£203.40 or Ā£305.10, v slightly more than in England and Wales


ā¦Scottish Governmentā© decision to means test the winter fuel payment comes after John Swinney said last month that it should be universal




A Scottish Government sanctioned report claims shooting is āsaving the NHS millions of poundsā. The Greensā Ross Greer says shooting estates āowned by a motley collection of aristocrats, billionaires, tax avoiders & Tory MSPsā devastate the environment telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/ā¦
