Is it too much to ask John Swinney to save the SNP seats that will be targeted by the Labour and the Tories in the General Election?IN modern political times, even a day seems like a long time in politics. Since midday on Monday the internet has been ablaze with comments fromMPs, MSPs, wannabe MPs and their army of employees who are all “delighted” that John Swinney is their latest leader.
When it comes to parliament, the Heat in Buildings Bill needs to be ambitious in its vision for improving the energy efficiency and insulation of the nation’s homes and contains a clear fuel poverty duty enshrined in the legislation.
Instead we have, as I see it, cowered in the corner instead of taking them head-on. Maybe the strategy John has will work, but I so wish we had just done it and taken the whole indy movement with us. Time will tell.DOUBLING council tax on second homes took an age to come in. Devolution powers do allow much wider local tax development.