In less than two years Scotland has had three Prime Ministers and will get its third First Minister – without a vote.
Kate Forbes says the SNP must ‘rewin trust’ but is change possible for a party after 17 years in power?
She says ‘the best way to deliver the urgent change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney’.
Now Ms Forbes is set for her own announcement this afternoon about whether she will run for the top job.
17 turbines are being proposed around 10 kilometres north of Grantown
Malcolm MacLeod, Kate Lackie and Allan Gunn are made assistant chief executives at the local authority.
The Highland MSP says she is conscious of a ‘groundswell of support’ but she is still ‘weighing everything up’.
The plans are aimed at dealing with at least 12 school and spending millions more on much needed road repairs.
Far north MSP Maree Todd ‘saddened’ by events as Kate Forbes is described elsewhere as ‘the best person who can lead Scotland’.
The First Minister made frequent visits to the north to rebuild connections with the government after a period of inactivity.
Mr Yousaf said was facing two motions of no confidence and the likelihood of being forced from office if he chose to stay.
Kate Forbes is a favourite to succeed him after Douglas Ross demanded he step down.
The Conservative and Labour leaders are spearheading efforts to topple the First Minister who vowed to ‘fight on’.
Pressure was mounting on the First Minister to ditch his coalition partners from backbench MSPs like Fergus Ewing and Kate Forbes.
The council claims it will save £310,000 with the new structure which aims to strengthen strategic and operational delivery.
The local authority claims she would be leaving the role after just under three years ‘to pursue other interests’.
Trees for Life says it is ‘hugely worrying and a move in the wrong direction’ while Oxfam Scotland call it ‘an acute global embarrassment’.
Politicians must now get permission from the education boss to visit schools which they say impedes their ‘ability to represent our constituents’
Top officials say that councillors, MSPs and MPS must get permission from education bosses before visiting schools.
The Lib Dems came in second, the SNP in third and the Conservatives were fourth.
