First Minister tackled on support for smacking ban on Scotland's Talk In

Published 5th Nov 2018
Last updated 6th Nov 2018

Nicola Sturgeon's been questioned live on Scotland's Talk In on Forth 2 by a member of the SNP about her support for an outright back on smacking in Scotland.

Green MSP John Finnie's bringing forward a bill to close loopholes in the current law which still allows parents to hit their kids in some circumstances.

But John from Fife called in to the show on Sunday morning concerned that a poll shows only 3 out of 10 Scots support it.

Other questions during the hour the First Minister spent on air included hospital car parking charges (at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Ninewells in Dundee) public sector pay and whether she would legalise cannabis - she said no.

Nicola Sturgeon also made a pledge to the women in Glasgow who staged an equal pay strike that closed schools and council that the issue will be sorted out.

Patricia - who was one of the women who was on strike last month - told Nicola she had no faith in council leader Susan Aitken...

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