BELIEF in Scottish independence is a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act, an employment tribunal has ruled in a landmark discrimination case brought by an SNP councillor.
Christopher McEleny, the SNP group leader of Inverclyde Council, claims he was unfairly treated by his former employer the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after he announced his candidacy for the SNP deputy leadership role in 2016.
He was working as an electrician at an MoD munitions site in Beith, North Ayrshire, but says that around the time of the leadership hustings his security clearance was revoked and he was suspended.
‘Ah the irony:’ Aamer Anwar says he doubts Reform has handed over the names of the far-right thugs who went on the rampage in Glasgow last weekend to the Police
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how