That was a spectacular own goal “If you’ve got to ask, it’s not you mate”. A bit like the old “Being powerful’s like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you ain’t”. (View Post)

These paragraphs from Lord Geidt suggest he has had quite enough of being portrayed as a lap dog. https://twitter.com/jessicaelgot/status/1531687983883112448 (View Post)

Will the local now non-SNP councils blame Westminster? (View Post)

The IFS is stark: Brutal: "On the plans set out today, the axe is set to fall on a wide range of public service areas. Budgets for local government, the police, justice, universities, rural affa… (View Post)

IFS background on the Scottish Spending Review today: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/16067 despite changes to devolved income tax rates that overall were estimated to raise an additional £500 millio… (View Post)