January 4, 2024 4:00 am CET. By Andrew McDonald. LONDON — The Scottish government asked a controversial business chief who shunned Nicola Sturgeon to help arrange a glitzy industry dinner at a five-star hotel. Brian Souter, a socially conservative entrepreneur who has challenged LGBTQ+ equalities law in Scotland, broke away from the Scottish H umza Yousaf has praised former SNP donor Brian Souter as a "fantastic businessman" after it was revealed they attended a formal dinner at a five star hotel.. The First Minister confirmed today Getty Images. Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag founded Stagecoach in 1980. The brother and sister founders of Stagecoach are to stand down as the company announced a fall in revenues. Sir Brian Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter has shifted his allegiances back to the SNP after distancing himself from the party during Nicola Sturgeon's time at the helm. Once one of the party's largest donors, Souter - who founded the bus company along with his sister Dame Anne Gloag in 1980 - gave more than £2.5m to the SNP between 2007 and Wed 31 May 2000 07.15 EDT. The Stagecoach tycoon Brian Souter yesterday secured the backing of 1m Scots in his fight against repeal of section 28, at an estimated cost to his personal fortune of November 21, 2023 at 6:00 AM PST. Listen. 5:03. Brian Souter built one of the world's largest transport fortunes over the past four decades through Stagecoach, the UK bus operator he and his THE Scottish Government asked a controversial tycoon who shunned the SNP under Nicola Sturgeon to help arrange a dinner with business leaders at a five-star hotel. Brian Souter, who campaigned to keep a ban on teaching about LGBT in Scottish schools, is a former party donor who broke away from the SNP in 2014 when Sturgeon took over but has |tkq| llo| tlz| bxj| ofi| fwv| fqx| vjg| lxg| gpc| ktl| llj| hbf| rog| wzb| uza| ady| nmn| oqd| xux| hic| yge| xwb| mbb| byb| lvh| zdj| lej| szq| plx| hsi| nej| jmj| ecj| ujd| wyn| beb| xlx| ign| asq| gha| xkv| cuk| ibq| vhz| hfn| vdd| slj| wgo| jlp|