When even The Nat Onal prints letters such as this, John Swinney must realise he has a problem with his stance on his friend Michael Matheson.

It was another 12 days after the UKIMA exemption was granted that Slater finally realised her DRS was wholly unworkable and destined to fail, so she called a halt. Rather than apologise and admit her mistake, she continues to blame UKG for the chaos and mess she created. /2

On this day last year, Lorna Slater was granted the UKIMA exemption for her shambolic DRS. Instead of accepting the fair conditions, she chose to halt her DRS and blame Westminster for her own incompetence. 1/2

Derek Louden Yesterday. Try it again in November. Until there's sufficient energy storage, energy intensive fuels will be irreplaceable.

Derek Louden What rip off. Explain what you mean by that? Why you at it explain what we will do when Torress, that supplies 20% of our needs, closes. Sit in the dark? We are importing and using carbon because we failed to upgrade nuclear

Does Matheson have dodgy pics of John Swinney somewhere? That’s the only rationale for Swinney trying backroom deals to save him. It’s bonkers and it’s going to kill the SNP on the doorstep every day until polling.

Agent P SNPwatch No surprise to see SNP failing on housing. The strategy completely ignores the flexibility required for Edinburgh during summer. The SNP between housing and taxation, have created their own housing crisis.

The world has gone mad The SNP In a few weeks, they'll get their first glimpse of the fragility of their hold on power.

In around 18 months, they'll be no more than a stain on the history of Scotland.

The logical final step is the abolition of Holyrood.

It's up to us all to make that happen.

VOTE VOTE VOTE

Two people that should have resigned last week Michael Matheson and Mridul Wadhwa but are being protected by The SNP so think they are untouchable - crooks and liars #McMafia #DishonestJohn #ResignMatheson #SNPout #AbolishHolyrood

Poor Steven Flynn is not only having to cancel his trip to the euros because of the general election, he is also losing his job.

Vote tactically to ensure the SNP are out the door in 24.

Scotland, the only Home Nation you can fraudulently claim £11,000 in expenses, lie to parliament about it, parliamentary committees and the Presiding Officer and your party leader believes you’re above reproach

Mattesons done everything you shouldn’t do and is still being

Silvio Tattisconie 💎 ©™ 🇬🇧 Bibby I suppose stealing £11k of public money is small beer to Lorna Slater & co, considering the amount of money she’s cost taxpayers.

CMCunningham 💚🤍💜 Bibby Lorna Slater Exactly, Biffa are after £150m in costs, on Slaters personal assurance they bought 200 wagons for recycling

📢📢📢 TO ALL THE POLITICAL PARTIES...
We need a serious conversation about environmental crime in Britain. Our country is being desecrated and hugely polluted. Tough action, NOT WORDS is required. On-the-spot fines should be increased from £1,000 to £10,000.

Dear God! Stray into Scotnat Twitter and you are left I no doubt as to what deluded cretins these people are.
For goodness sake, Scotland, you been letting these idiots hold sway for years. Wise up!

Stephen Daisley Annie Wells MSP Matheson lied and tried to fraud the tax payer. This is disgusting from John Swinney grow a backbone and sack Matheson.

Stephen Daisley Annie Wells MSP But Matheson eventually admitted that he had lied. How is anyone culpable for that, except himself?

Set aside the questions of procedural correctness. This is just terrible politics. The ordinary voter is going to see this as Swinney protecting his mate. Six weeks out from a general election, it’s hard to fathom how this will help already struggling SNP MPs.

Bloody hell.

John Swinney backs Michael Matheson. Says the process to suspend him was tainted by bias. Cites the involvement of Annie Wells MSP. Swinney says he will not be supporting the sanction.

Ahead of an election, too. Swinney is taking a hell of a gamble here. #fmqs

Double bloody hell. This is extraordinary stuff. Proper high-wire politics. Either Swinney succeeds in convincing Holyrood that the process investigating Matheson was tainted by bias or he fails spectacularly on the eve of a general election. #FMQs