Stephen Kerr: “Ordinary Scots who play by the rules will be astonished that they are helping to pay the legal costs of a man who…”

The SNP are forcing Scots to pay the highest taxes in the UK. Instead of using that money to fix the permanent crisis in Scotland’s NHS, restore standards in our schools and tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Swinney is splashing more money…

Ministers must stop dithering, shut these loopholes and ensure public money is spent supporting victims - not criminals.

Something is clearly going wrong when the number of fixed penalty notices is so shockingly low compared to the amount of graffiti Scots see on their streets and in their towns.

The SNP have failed to give Scotland the police officers it requires and that situation is completely unsustainable.