When he first took over in the spring of this year, the task he faced seemed beyond formidable. First, there was the little numerical ­difficulty the party faced. After months of difficult headlines ...

THE Scottish Government has insisted it will rule on a controversial application to build a fish farm in the waters of a national park “as soon as possible” – after more than 10 months without a ...

IN the last decade since the 2014 independence referendum, activists across Scotland have been the ones to keep the independence message in the public eye. To mark the 10-year anniversary, we’ve ...

SUPPORT for Scottish independence is four-points stronger than support for the Union – and would increase massively should Nigel Farage ...

The holidays are always a good time to step back a bit from the day-to-day and reflect on the year just gone, where we are in our lives and the ...

Ministers are facing calls to speed up plans to effectively scrap the two-child cap on some benefits in Scotland.

A “SLIMMED down” Government programme and “managerialism” from the SNP risk hindering the case for independence and helping Reform UK ...

THE Scottish Government has been urged to “make good on its promise” to introduce new powers that would bring thousands of empty homes back into use. Scottish Greens MSP Ariane Burgess said she had ...

SCOTLAND needs urgent reform of Freedom of Information laws which have failed to keep pace with the times, the nation’s information commissioner has warned ahead of the legislation’s 20th anniversary.

ELON Musk has been urged to consider the “strong” case for a Tesla gigafactory in Scotland by Alba. Ash Regan MSP, the party’s Holyrood leader, has written directly to the Tesla chief executive ...

WHILE much of the focus in terms of foreign stories in 2025 will stem from Trump, and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, other major events should also be on our radar. Among other more ...

Britain-wide polls put Labour on just 26%, down nine points from July, the sharpest drop ever suffered by a newly elected government. In Scotland, the party is averaging just 24%, an 11-point fall, ...