Election 2019 – 4 Dec

It’s the day when an Institute for Fiscal Studies report suggested that the SNP’s manifesto would push an independent Scotland into more austerity than it would face under a Conservative UK government, when we can reflect on last night’s Scottish leaders’ debate on STV, and when an overheard conversation between some world leaders was none too complimentary about Donald Trump. Let writers from The Courier, The Press & Journal and the Evening Telegraph explain all the day’s political news, and put it all into context for you.