
Swinney defends SNP’s new ‘five star’ prison as costs spiral out of control to £1billion
A rattled John Swinney yesterday tried to defend spending £1billion on a ‘five-star prison’ as he was accused of building a ‘luxury resort’ for rapists and murderers. Amid angry scenes at First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay said the SNP government was squandering public cash on HMP Glasgow. He told MSPs at Holyrood…