Rennie: SNP unleash tornado of spin as SpAd costs spiral

Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP has today accused the SNP of “spinning problems faster than a tornado,” after a response to a parliamentary question found that the cost of the government’s special advisers soared by over £470,000 over the last two financial years.  

The response to the parliamentary question revealed that during the financial year 2021-22, the government spent £1,434,693.34 on SpAds, which increased to £1,909,843 during the financial year 2022-23. This was an increase of £475,149.66.  

Mr Rennie said: 

“Rather than solve problems, the SNP is spinning them faster than a tornado.  

“These eye-watering sums would be far better spent on battling the crisis in our NHS, cleaning up the sewage in our rivers and beaches and getting islanders the ferries that have never arrived.  

“Right now, the SNP is far more bothered about saving its own skin than helping anyone else.”