SNP - Playing Politics With People's Lives?
John Swinney has the power to reverse Labour’s cut to the winter fuel allowance but we are having to rely on a retired Coatbridge couple to come to the rescue | ✍️ Iain Macwhirter https://t.co/oCb2iuYELY
— The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland (@timesscotland) September 30, 2024
SNP politicians insist that withdrawing the winter fuel allowance means that Scottish pensioners will die of cold, but as Ian Macwhirter points out John Swinney has the power to keep the payment.
The SNP is spending £189 million a year on free bus travel for under 22-year-olds.
So which is more important, First Minister?