👤 Michael Blackley

2026-09-17 · Daily Mail · Politics

John Swinney 'forced to condemn terrorism' after Sinn Fein talks

9 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right

2026-09-15 · Daily Mail · Politics

John Swinney's separatist summit nothing more than a shameless stunt to distract from the SNP's failures

9 outlets covered this event

2026-09-29 · Daily Mail · Politics

Andy Burnham determined to prove John Swinney wrong for claiming he'd be the last Prime Minister of the UK - on the day his father died

6 outlets covered this event

2026-10-20 · Daily Mail · Politics

Reform leader accuses MSP who quit party of 'squatting' at Holyrood

2 outlets covered this event

2026-10-14 · Daily Mail · Politics

John Swinney has no confidence in UK defence... but refuses to believe an independent Scotland would be even less secure

2 outlets covered this event · leans left

2026-10-04 · Daily Mail · Politics

Kemi Badenoch vows she won't let the SNP and their friends 'rip the UK apart'

2 outlets covered this event

2026-09-15 · Daily Mail

🔮 Opponents condemned the ‘constitutional stunts’ and said the sight of the SNP leader alongside senior figures in Sinn Fein will anger many Scots who remember the trauma of the Troubles. assertive

2026-09-17 · Daily Mail

🔮 It comes as it was revealed that the Scottish Conservatives will host a schools summit featuring experts including former UK Government Education Secretary Michael Gove – but Ms McAllan refused to commit to attending. assertive

2026-09-17 · Daily Mail

🔮 Following the exchanges, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said: ‘Swinney was forced to condemn terrorism but is clearly unwilling to call upon his new nationalist bedfellows to also condemn the murderous IRA.’ assertive

2026-09-21 · Daily Mail

🔮 He said it was necessary so he could attend First Minister’s Questions on the Thursday afternoon, before flying out later the same day. assertive

2026-09-21 · Daily Mail

🔮 The Institute’s report also highlighted that the Scottish Government’s claim that the majority of income tax payers in Scotland will pay less than in the rest of the UK is based on earnings forecasts and is ‘subject to change and error’. assertive

2026-09-21 · Daily Mail

🔮 Scotland's 32 councils would be replaced by as few as six ‘regional’ bodies but there would also be up to 160 ‘community authorities’ under SNP reforms which have been branded a ‘dog’s dinner’. assertive

2026-09-22 · Daily Mail

🔮 It was the second time since May’s Holyrood elections that the SNP have used Scottish Government debating time in Parliament to push the case for an independence referendum, despite falling short of the overall majority Mr Swinney claimed would be a mandate. assertive

2026-09-24 · Daily Mail

🔮 At a meeting of Holyrood’s equalities, human rights and civil justice committee, Mr Macpherson, who was tertiary education minister until quitting last month and previously served as international development minister from 2018 to 2020, said: ‘You will be aware that the Scottish Government has international development schemes in Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda and Pakistan. assertive

2026-09-24 · Daily Mail

🔮 ‘To the dismay of bereaved families, he has effectively raised a white flag in the drugs war, which inevitably means that even more people will die.’ assertive

2026-09-28 · Daily Mail

🔮 ‘Both of Scotland’s governments are dangerously complacent on this issue and must address people’s concerns, otherwise they will only continue to grow.’ assertive

2026-09-29 · Daily Mail

🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham has insisted he is ‘utterly determined’ to prove John Swinney was wrong to claim he would be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. assertive

2026-09-30 · Daily Mail

🔮 John Swinney’s local pub is set to close down after concerns about eye-watering increases to its business rates bill. assertive

2026-10-04 · Daily Mail

🔮 In her opening address to the Conservative conference in Birmingham, the Tory leader insisted her Shadow Cabinet will put a stop to plans in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to rip the UK apart. assertive

2026-10-04 · Daily Mail

🔮 Under the Scottish Conservative proposal, benefit fraudsters will have overpayments taken directly out of their bank accounts and could have their driving licences confiscated if the money isn’t recovered. assertive

2026-10-05 · Daily Mail

🔮 “Stand down in Makerfield and then they’ll stand down in Aberdeen and maybe you can win”. assertive

2026-10-06 · Daily Mail

🔮 Ruth Davidson has said she thinks there will be another referendum on Britain’s relationship with Europe but she dreads the day because the Brexit and Scottish independence votes ‘broke’ UK politics. assertive

2026-10-07 · Daily Mail

🔮 Kemi Badenoch will order a review of devolution which will consider withdrawing powers from the Scottish Parliament if she wins the next general election. assertive

2026-10-07 · Daily Mail

🔮 Oil company Equinor warned it could decide against future investment in the UK if the Jackdaw and Rosebank North Sea fields are not approved Mr Lumsden said: ‘We stood on our principles, had the strength of our convictions and we won 50 per cent of the vote. ‘ assertive

2026-10-12 · Daily Mail

🔮 Murdo Fraser, Scottish Conservative culture spokesman, said: ‘If John Swinney has even an ounce of respect for taxpayers’ money, he will tell his colleague to ditch her plans to squander money on hiring someone for this role. assertive

2026-10-14 · Daily Mail

🔮 John Swinney has said he does not have confidence that the UK is safe from potential Russian threats – but denied independence would make Scotland even less secure. assertive

2026-10-16 · Daily Mail

🔮 During the debate, Richard Thomson, the former MP who lost the Aberdeen South by-election which had been billed by the Tories as a referendum on oil and gas, said: ‘I’m not going to say we should have won it, but what I am going to say is that our chances of winning it would have been greatly improved had it been for the absence of two words in particular which the Tory campaign hung around our neck like an albatross, and those words were “presumption against”. assertive

2026-10-20 · Daily Mail

🔮 She will now sit as an independent MSP, claiming she can still achieve her goals of holding the Scottish Government to account and representing her constituents. assertive

2026-10-26 · Daily Mail

🔮 But a note he wrote ‘for the record’ summarising an eight-minute call he received from Mr Trump on his personal mobile on May 1 indicates he singled out the King for praise in helping him change his mind during his State visit to the US in April. assertive

2026-10-26 · Daily Mail

🔮 A flagship SNP election commitment to hand every new primary pupil a free schoolbag will cost £1.35million a year, it has been revealed. assertive

2026-10-28 · Daily Mail

🔮 Jenny Gilruth categorically ruled out freezing the levels of devolved benefit payments when she sets her Budget in December, despite projections showing the welfare bill will soar next year. She also refused to say whether she will seek to increase taxes when she sets out her spending plans. assertive

2026-10-28 · Daily Mail

🔮 He said: ‘The Foreign Secretary’s devil-may-care attitude is deeply worrying. assertive