Scottish Labour and their wee pals at the Daily Record suggesting the SNP Government knew before the 2026 Holyrood Election that they would cancel the construction of a new Monklands hospital after that election.
Here are the facts.
Documents obtained and reported, ironically, by the Scottish Mail on Sunday, the Daily Record‘s sister paper on 2 August 2026, show that in March 2026, before the election, NHS Scotland Assure (the body that reviews major NHS construction projects) advised ministers after a cost review. It stated that “on current evidence reviewed, NHS Scotland Assure would not recommend immediate progression to construction.”
What did the Scottish Government actually say?
On 25 June 2026, Health Secretary Angela Constance announced a “formal reset” of the Monklands Replacement Programme in a statement to the Scottish Parliament (and via an official gov.scot news release). https://www.gov.scot/news/health-secretary-updates-on-nhs-capital-projects/
and:
The Government will deliver a new Monklands hospital. That commitment has not changed and it will not change.” The new hospital is to be built on the Wester Moffat site in Airdrie. Core services, including A&E, will be retained in the new acute hospital.
https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?meetingId=20188
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Can tou imagine if Scotland created a Bill similar to Wales on lying politicians?
Baillie would be “slopping out” in Cell Block L faster than you could say Steak Bake.
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Cell block ‘L’ for these BritNat Grifters and Liars. 🙂
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