FOR NEARLY A DECADE in local government, I have challenged the SNP Scottish Government’s direction in education. I have spoken out on issues ranging from mobile phone policies to the Health and Wellbeing Census and gender neutral toilets. I did so knowing it would attract criticism. It has. But after nineteen years of SNP control, […]
Day: 3 March 2026
Why the SNP’s Domesday Book spells doomsday for Scottish taxpayers
LAST OCTOBER the SNP conference raised the idea of a wealth tax. We now believe the Scottish Government has appointed a market research company to assess ‘the opportunities, challenges and practical considerations’ associated with introducing a wealth tax in Scotland. The mere fact that the current Scottish Government is considering drawing up a Domesday Book […]