John Swinney and Kate Forbes have steadied the ship and stemmed the outflow of voters from the SNP to Labour. But they are yet to encourage ...

These are two parties which, Scottish independence aside, think largely the same way. Both centrist social democrats, John Swinney and Anas ...

THERE are issues which rise above the normal clamour of politics to become defining moments for governments and parties. The shameful treatment ...

Record View says dumping the plan after promising far reaching change is a huge let down to care home residents and staff.

A code of practice for getting a dog is to be drawn up in Scotland under a new law passed by MSPs. The Welfare of Dogs Bill aims to promote responsible ownership by making sure people understand the ...

THE SNP is set to force a vote next week in the House of Commons to demand that the Labour UK Government offers compensation to Waspi women ...

Baillie recalls Humza Yousaf's statement that the creation of the National Care Service would be the most significant public sector reform since the creation of the NHS and be operational within the ...

THE Westminster government has rejected SNP First Minister John Swinney’s calls for a revival of a Scottish graduate visa scheme.

The justice secretary outlines the government's response to an inquiry into the deaths of two young people at Polmont YOI.

The far right is rapidly winning support in Scotland. In the 2021 Holyrood elections, Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party only received 5,793 votes. In the 2024 general election, Reform UK won 167,979. Like ...

The First Minister has said that tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump could be “very damaging to key sectors” of ...

More than £100,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on producing a 'ludicrous' report calling for motorists to be charged up to £15 a day to drive in towns and cities.