But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w
Welcome back to the weekend. We start the hour with possibilities for donald trump. Just hours after posting a 91 million bond that does allow the defamation of e. Jean carroll. He may have defamed e. Jean carroll again. Too listen to what he just said said. I just posted a 91 million on a fake story, totally made up story. Think of it. none million. I could say things about what it would cost normally. 91 million. Based on accusations made about me about a woman, i didnt know. I knew nothing of her. She wrote a book. And when i denied it, i said, its so crazy, its false. I got sued for defamation. It is remarkable. Lisa ruben is here. It is remarkable because donald trump is donald trump. I want to start with this 91 million, which i think is pretty interesting. Andrew weisman, or friend noted in a tweet. 90 million down, 400 million to go, and the public has no idea who may have put up the money or provided a guarantee to support the bond. But one thing is sure. Trump is beholden to
Getting our first look at their formal response to the Special Counsels request for a protective order in the case. Plus, were on the eve of a critical referendum in ohio designed specifically to make it harder to protect Abortion Rights. As a judge rules that the abortion ban in texas goes too far. But we begin tonight with equal justice under the law. Its the basic Bottom Line Concept that the legal system is supposed to work the same way for all of us. So whether youre rich or poor, white or black or brown, gay or straight, famous or not so famous, the legal system is supposed to treat you the same. That is the goal under the u. S. Constitution. At least. Of course, we all know that is not actually how it works. And sometimes, just sometimes, we get a little reminder. Take a look at this. This is footage of union square in New York City on friday. The crowd had gathered after being summoned online by kai sinet. If you have never heard of him, join the club, i had never heard of him
Coconspirator best known for being detained without pants helped him do it. Step on out. Here come this way. Can i put pence on . First sir, youve got to clear the house. And why the people who prosecuted the impeachment of donald trump agree with the attorneys defending donald trump that the federal trial of donald trump should be televised. Lets have cameras in the courtroom so that all americans can see what is happening in our criminal Justice System. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. Well, for donald trump, the stakes at the next president ial election are clear. We all know them. He is running for his freedom. They put and even finer point on it, hes running for his life. The ex president now faces 78 criminal accounts across three jurisdictions and a combined 641 years in prison. At age 77, if hes convicted of any offenses, just one, he could spend the rest of his natural life behind bars. The stakes for the country are equally dire. Don
Ability to hold Public Office ever again based on a reading of the insurrection cause of the 14th Amendment. It appears likely that trump will probably be allowed to remain on the ballot but we just dont know exactly how the justices will rule or what kind of implications that may have on both the primary and on trumps legal cases. Speaking of which, the federal election interference trial in d. C. Was supposed to start tomorrow we had it not been paused due to trumps appeal of the decisions against his ridiculous absolute president ial immunity claim. A Supreme Court hearing on that claim has just been added to trumps calendar for april. Even though that trial has been delayed, trump will still find himself a criminal defendant this month. Beginning on march 25th, manhattan District Attorney, alvin bragg, will be the first to bring his case to court against the former president. Trumps former personal attorney, michael cohen, and the adult film actress, stormy daniels, are among the w