William Ballantine Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Scotland Matters

Letters to the press, 29/11/22: “It was not the UK Government that raised the issue, it was your own party, knowing full well what the result would be. The constitution is a reserved matter, hence one can only think that this is yet another plank in the SNP policy of stoking up grievance”

29 November 2022/in David Bone, Letters, Richard Allison, Scottish Government, SNP, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 28/09/22: “The Scottish Government has allowed the closure of local police offices by the formation of Police Scotland”

28 September 2022/in Dennis Grattan, Ian Balloch, Indyref 2, Jane Lax, Letters, Scottish Government, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 08/07/22: ‘It’s not “Project Fear” or “lying” but well-established facts and, as they say, “the truth hurts”‘

8 July 2022/in Indyref 2, Jane Lax, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, Victor Clements, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 20/05/22: When former principal teacher of social subjects Jenny Gilruth became transport minister in January she said it was an opportunity to “help Scotland become a world leader in achieving our goal to become net-zero by 2045″. I’m not sure if she was meaning carbon emissions or ScotRail journeys.”

20 May 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Daily Record, Dennis Grattan, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Robert Scott, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, The Scotsman, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 18/04/22: Nicola Sturgeon is asking people to vote for the SNP in the local authority elections to “send Boris a message”, but Boris Johnson is not responsible for your bins, your education, your planning, your parks, your verges, your pot-holes, your schools, your swimming pools, your libraries, your street lights, your social housing, your town halls, your council tax, your business rates or your social care.

18 April 2022/in Dennis Grattan, Indyref 2, Letters, Local elections 2022, Robert Scott, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, Victor Clements, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 08/04/22: Scotland could do so much better. Will railways be another disaster? Poll predictions awry. SNP make me feel guilty to be proud.

8 April 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Letters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 24/02/22: Still no compelling economic case for independence. Do your job, Nicola. Vacuous hot air.

24 February 2022/in Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, Victor Clements, William Ballantine /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 27/12/21: End free medicine and school meals, National import, More SNP virus excuses

27 December 2021/in Covid-19, Jane Lax, Letters, Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP, William Ballantine /by sm_admin