Swinney grilled on soaring costs of new prison
John Swinney will face his weekly grilling from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs from about 12:00. You can also follow events by clicking Watch Live at the top of this page from just before ...
John Swinney blames Liz Truss for £1 billion cost of replacement Barlinnie jail
An initial estimate put the cost of a new prison in Glasgow at just £100m - but the super jail will now cost at least 10x ...
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John Swinney defends jail as Tories brand new Barlinnie a 'leisure resort'
John Swinney has defended the £1bn cost of the new jail to replace Barlinnie and accused Russell Findlay of “abhorrent ...
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If only work had begun on replacement for Barlinnie prison years ago
IT is difficult not to compare and contrast two recent Scottish news items. Firstly the news that the cost of replacing Barlinnie prison will ...