Natalie Don is resident in Bridge of Weir. This event occured in the town in July 2010. Is this the same Robert Innes?
Resident of Bridge of Weir harassed at home by a group of yobs
Kenneth Horn of the Bridge of Weir snapped after months of harassment when yobs armed with weapons laid siege to his home. In the ensuing melee he was hit over the head with a baseball bat. Paisley Sheriff Court heard how Horn and his family had been forced to endure a relentless campaign of terror and torment. He had previously reported numerous incidents to police and was “at the end of his tether” when a group armed with weapons appeared outside his home in Bridge of Weir’s Mimosa Road at 3.50am on March 28.
Horn left his home at around 0400 hours to confront his attackers. Innes was present at the disturbance, claiming his intention was to take on a self-appointed role as “peacemaker”.
But 22-year-old Innes ended up in a face-to-face confrontation with Horn, who had been knocked to the ground earlier in the disturbance but had recovered and was seen brandishing a small knife. Innes closed on Horn, who, defensively, prodded him on the left side of his chest with the knife, then escaped from the confrontation.
An ambulance was summoned. Innes was taken to Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital with a one-centimetre puncture wound. The injury was dressed but did not require further treatment.
Horn’s lawyer told Sheriff Susan Sinclair that he hoped to put the episode in perspective and revealed that his client’s house had been
“laid siege to and there had been numerous reports to the police of harassment and efforts were being made to have his family re-housed when the flashpoint occurred. He was acting under extreme provocation where armed youths had been hammering at his door and sincerely believed that his life was in danger that night and that Innes was part of the attacking group.”
The lawyer further stressed that Horn had not gone out into the street armed but had been hit with the knife in question and had then been struck on the head with a baseball bat. The knife ended up on the ground after it had been discarded by one of the attackers, and he had retrieved it.
Horn was found guilty of assault and locked up for eight months after stabbing one of his tormentors.
From Innes Twitter posts:
On education: I didn’t get any standard grades at school (an ‘affluent’ school). I worked in retail and call centres for years after school and gained some great experiences. Decided to go back to college and then uni and graduated at the age of 28. Schools not for everybody.
As a youth I joined the army at 16. I personally hated it and left. It’s not for everyone and other guys I was in with loved it. It shouldn’t be forced on anyone. This talk of forcing national service on young people should be nipped in the bud now.
Comment: His linkedin profile only states he attended college. No mention of any qualification. Even providing that he did gain a qualification of sorts it is difficult to accept he would be experienced enough politically to provide advice and assistance to Mhari Black the holder of a distinction in politics from a grade 1 universsity.
On illegal drug taking:
17 Jun 2019: RossThomson tweeted: I’ve visited a drug consumption room to see it in operation for myself. Opening them in the UK will be the thin end of the wedge. We need to ensure people end their addiction not simply manage it. Consumption rooms won’t cut heroin abuse and deaths.
Innes commented: Meanwhile back in reality. Like many people I had a family member who used heroin outside of a DCR in front of me as a child. I have kept edgy in alleys and sat in drug dens while people o.d. These safe spaces would mean other youngsters wouldn’t have these kind of experiences.
On nepotism
Innes tweeted: You know you can be pro independence and also be against transphobia, homophobia, racism and bigotry while at the same time be against blatant careerism taking over your party. Comment: Ironic surely!!
Robert Innes worked as one of Mhari Black’s Research Assistants at Westminster since around the beginning of 2016.
He was elected as a councillor for Houston, Crosslee and Linwood. His campaign was heavily promoted on Twitter and other media, with Mhari Black and Natalie Don, the local MSP, gushing that he was a local stalwart and potentially a wonderful servant of the people. She didn’t mention that he was her live-in lover and father of her children
His promotion matrial stated he was employed at Westminster and resided in London, not Renfrewshire, from 2016, nearly 6 years.
Before his appointment, he was a student studying politics and psychology at the University of the West of Scotland between 2011 and 2016, meaning that he has never been in paid employment from the time of his birth until selected by Mhari Black and appointed by her to the post of Research Assistant at Westminster on a salary between £35 and £55 plus expenses.
His profile lists him as the father of two children. Nicola Sturgeon enjoyed an extensive photo opportunity with a child, Alisa Innes, and it is evident from the publicity that Sturgeon was promoting the Renfrew MSP candidacy of Natalie Don, who, the accompanying article said, was the child’s mother.
Robert Innes is Alisa’s father. The public needs to know since their combined financial income from the state, courtesy of the SNP, exceeds £130,000 per annum.
Innes has had his troubles
A Renfrewshire councillor, Robert Innes, who was the victim of a glassing attack when he was just 15 years old, called for greater support for people with facial scars.
Innes was a 15-year-old teenager when he was hit in the face with a pint glass after a disturbance inside a pub spilled out onto the street. The attack left him with 27 stitches across his face and the inside of his mouth.
The councillor for Houston, Crosslee and Linwood said that the permanent scarring he was left with has had a lasting impact on his daily life.
In a pub aged 15?
Don was mentored by Sturgeon and promoted to a ministerial post in which she failed to impress
Natalie Don (now Natalie Don-Innes), the SNP MSP and Scottish Government Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, faced scrutiny regarding her ministerial portfolio:
- Handling of Child Protection Failings (2025): In January 2025, Don-Innes faced criticism from opposition MSPs for her response to a case where child sex abuse victims in Glasgow were “failed” by authorities. She was accused of only committing to a review that would take a year to report, rather than immediate actions, following the conviction of a grooming gang.
- Refusal on Grooming Gang Probes (2025): She was confronted at Holyrood regarding the SNP’s record on child sexual exploitation and faced criticism for refusing to say whether there were ongoing grooming gang probes in Scotland during a period of heightened concern about the issue.
- Husband’s Conduct Controversy (2025): Her husband, SNP Councillor Robert Innes, was urged to apologize after calling critics of trans policy in changing rooms “weirdo” in May 2025, following a council debate.
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