Absentee MSPs - Scotland's 'Pretendy Parliament'

Scotland's absentee MSPs are turning the Scottish Parliament into a laughing stock.

Some well known faces including Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf are 'taking the piss' by turning up when they feel like it instead of treating their MSP role as a full-time job.  

Meanwhile John Swinney looks the other way instead of dealing with the conduct of his two predecessors - read the full story visa the link below to the Sunday Times.




https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/holyrood-remote-voting-crisis-7fq9977xp

 

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