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Weekend rewind: The top 10 Scottish politics stories you need to read July 24 2021, 6.00am
Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads from the last seven days:
1. John Swinney apologises after being reported to statistics watchdog over ‘fake news’ Covid tweet
Covid recovery secretary John Swinney had to apologise this week after being reported to the UK Statistics Authority over his use of a “fake news” infographic. On Monday morning Mr Swinney tweeted a badly cropped image used in a well-known meme with claims about mask protection. Those figures have been strongly disputed by international fact checking websites. As Derek Healey reports, by Wednesday the Scottish Conservatives had written to the UK’s National Statistician to flag up the problematic graphic and Mr Swinney – who is also deputy first minister – deleted the post from his Twitter account with an apology. Read the full story here.
Weekend rewind: The top 10 Scottish politics stories you need to read July 10, 2021, 6:00 am
Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads from the last week:
1. Douglas Ross reveals ’emotional’ journey tailing pregnant wife in 65-mile ambulance dash
The Scottish Conservative leader became a dad for the second time this week but as reporter Adele Merson learned, the birth of his new son was a dramatic affair involving a blue-light ambulance dash from Elgin to Aberdeen – a journey that highlights the lack of maternity services in Moray with women being forced to go to Inverness or Aberdeen to give birth most cases. Read Adele’s exclusive story here.