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The Herald | Politics


Ross Greer calls call on Ministers to reject Flamingo Land plans ?for good?
18 Sep 2025 at 12:10am
Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer will join campaigners opposed to the Flamingo Land development at Holyrood


SNP accused of 'incompetence' as watchdog warns of £770m welfare funding gap
18 Sep 2025 at 12:01am
SNP ministers have been accused of "financial incompetence" as Audit Scotland warns the government has no plan to tackle a £770 million welfare funding gap


Rape survivor MSP says ministers ?re-traumatising? victims over Supreme Court...
17 Sep 2025 at 6:40pm
SNP MSP Michelle Thomson accused ministers of ?re-traumatising? survivors by not taking action on April's Supreme Court ruling defining sex in the Equality Act as biological sex.


NHS Fife refuse to reveal breakdown of legal team's hourly rate in Peggie tri...
17 Sep 2025 at 5:33pm
The Herald asked how much NHS Fife was paying per hour for its legal counsel in the Sandie Peggie employment tribunal - but the FOI was refused.


MSPs demand urgent reform of Scotland?s ailing legal aid system
17 Sep 2025 at 1:35pm
A Holyrood committee has warned Scotland?s legal aid system is failing, with ?deserts? leaving people without access to justice.


Sex crime laws to be extended after vote despite fears from lawyers
17 Sep 2025 at 1:09pm
Rape shield laws are to be extended after MSPs backed the Scottish Government's last minute changes to legislation going through Holyrood. MSPs voted by 63 to 48 for the proposal last night which was made by justice secretary Angela Constance earlier this month.


Scottish jobs market holds its own ahead of 'terrifying' Budget
17 Sep 2025 at 4:30am
The labour market remains relatively robust but there are "worrying" signs underneath


Scotland just abolished the ?Not Proven? verdict ? here?s what changes now
17 Sep 2025 at 5:49pm
Scotland abolishes the ?not proven? verdict in a landmark justice reform shake-up - this is what it means for victims, juries, and conviction rates.


Scotland abolishes 400-year-old ?Not Proven? verdict in landmark justice over...
17 Sep 2025 at 4:11pm
Scotland has scrapped the centuries-old ?not proven? verdict in a major justice reform shake-up voted through by MSPs in Holyrood.


European politician backs SNP Government in £85m foreign student tax controversy
17 Sep 2025 at 5:01am
A European politician has backed John Swinney's decision not to introduce a planned UK levy universities would have to pay on international students saying the decision will boost "academic exchange and collaboration" between Germany and Scotland.


John Swinney faces SNP backlash over attendance at Donald Trump state banquet
17 Sep 2025 at 11:05pm
John Swinney faces a backlash from within the SNP for attending the state banquet given by the King and Queen in honour of President Trump.


Conditions in Barlinnie ?shameful?, says senior prisons official
17 Sep 2025 at 1:02pm
HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow has been stretched to breaking point in recent years as the whole prison estate struggles with overcrowding.


RECAP: 400-year-old Not Proven verdict will be scrapped in Scotland
16 Sep 2025 at 11:33am
The not proven verdict is set to be scrapped as MSPs debate the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill which could see major changes made to the system.


Scotland prison population at highest level for over a decade
16 Sep 2025 at 3:24pm
Scotland's prison population is at its highest since since April 2014, with close to 2,000 awaiting trial

The Scotsman

The Scotsman Politics


SNP ministers given 'wake-up call' over projected £770m benefit funding gap
18 Sep 2025 at 12:01am

Audit Scotland said the Scottish Government?s approach ?generates additional costs?.

The Scottish Government has now lodged its defence against the For Women Scotland legal action - and is understood to have not conceded any points.

Chris Law deleted a social media post criticising those attending the dinner, who include SNP leader John Swinney

MSPS have abolished the not proven verdict and a host of other big changes to Scotland?s criminal justice system.

Donald Trump has met senior members of the royal family on the first day of his unprecedented second state visit.

DataVita is partnering with American Artificial Intelligence (AI) cloud company CoreWeave to build one of Europe?s largest data centres.

The Scotsman speaks to metal health charities about how they are filling the gaps caused by long NHS waiting lists.

Wings over Scotland

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Craig Murray

It?s Your Party and I?ll Cry If I Want To
13 Sep 2025 at 9:47am

There are serious threats to “Your Party” from those attempting to exert undemocratic control, and they attack as trying to destroy the party, anyone who tries to improve things. The Labour Party is now centre-right and the large majority of us to the left of it were delighted when Jeremy took the plunge to launch …

It’s Your Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Herzog and Haynau
10 Sep 2025 at 1:28pm

“President” Isaac Herzog last night entered his hotel – the Intercontinental Park Lane – through a service door and kitchens. He did not transit any of the public areas of the hotel, where I was stationed disguised as an elderly Scottish drunk at the bar. I carried out this role with great dedication. It also …

Herzog and Haynau

AI and the Urgent Need for a Politics of Altruism
4 Sep 2025 at 8:49pm

Humans are naturally cooperative creatures. The ability of people to dominate other life forms on the planet, to produce a built environment structured to their needs, to ensure food and water supply, to develop complex civilisations and produce all kinds of structures and objects designed to enhance interest and comfort, and to interact on a …

AI and the Urgent Need for a Politics of Altruism

The Salisbury ?Novichok? False Flag
28 Aug 2025 at 5:38pm

Here are Tim Norman, Patrick Henningsen and myself discussing the Skripal charade, at the Beautiful Days Festival near Exeter. At the start 90% of the audience said they believed the official narrative. At the end 80% had changed their mind. I am particularly proud of this because we were comparatively close to Salisbury and it …

The Salisbury “Novichok” False Flag

Palestine Action and the Claim of Right
25 Aug 2025 at 6:31pm

In late November, a judge in the High Court of England and Wales will hear a judicial review into the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action. That court has no jurisdiction in either Scotland or Northern Ireland and does not take into account the law of either place, which is different to English Law. …

Palestine Action and the Claim of Right

Ukraine
19 Aug 2025 at 8:31pm

This post initially included a corridor photo which was fake. My fault, but that made no difference at all to the argument. It will definitely be good if the war in Ukraine draws to a close. Too many have died or been maimed, too many civilian assets have been destroyed. However the cynicism with which …

Ukraine

BBC Scotland

Scotch whisky wants a pass on US tariffs. But why should Trump give it?
17 Sep 2025 at 10:55pm
The Scottish government is seeking a reduction or removal of the 10% tariff, which the whisky industry says costs businesses £4m per week.

Scotland's not proven verdict to be scrapped as MSPs back reforms
17 Sep 2025 at 5:41pm
The verdict has been used in criminal trials for hundreds of years but campaigners had called for it to be abolished.

The blossoming relationship between Trump and Swinney
17 Sep 2025 at 7:07am
The politicians are at odds on a whole range of issues ? but something has fundamentally changed in their relationship.

Swinney considering use of X over 'reprehensible' Musk remarks
16 Sep 2025 at 11:23am
Musk addressed the Unite the Kingdom rally in London virtually at the weekend, which was organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Why is Scotland's not proven verdict being abolished?
17 Sep 2025 at 4:46pm
The government also wants to raise the bar for a guilty verdict as part of wide-ranging justice reforms.

Is social media warping Scottish political debate?
16 Sep 2025 at 5:14pm
John Swinney is considering leaving X - but is social media too important to modern politics?

Hospitals inquiry enters new phase after dispute over expert reports
16 Sep 2025 at 7:12am
The latest hearings will investigate NHS executives actions around an infection crisis at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Suicides in Scotland drop by 11%, figures show
16 Sep 2025 at 2:52pm
Statistics released by the National Records of Scotland suggest the number of probable suicides fell to the lowest level since 2017.

Bus maker to keep Scottish sites open after £4m furlough pledge
15 Sep 2025 at 4:04pm
The company had set previously out plans to close the plant with the loss of 400 jobs and move production to Yorkshire.

Critically ill children arrive in Scotland from Gaza
15 Sep 2025 at 6:08pm
The Scottish government has committed to supporting the treatment of up to 20 Palestinian youngsters.

Campaigners call for direct award of ferry to Ferguson shipyard
15 Sep 2025 at 9:51am
Community leaders and politicians write to the first minister, urging him to ensure a replacement for MV Lord of the Isles is built in Scotland.

Scotland's housing emergency 'getting worse', expert warns
14 Sep 2025 at 1:46pm
John Mills, head of housing at Fife Council, said demand had soared since the Covid pandemic due to the number of relationship breakdowns.

Scot Goes Pop

It's PARTY TIME for Plaid Cymru as stunning new Senedd poll gives them DOUBLE...
17 Sep 2025 at 12:25am
My new YouTube commentary is about yet another remarkable Welsh Senedd poll from YouGov, which once again shows Plaid Cymru in the lead, putting Rhun ap Iorwerth firmly on course to become Plaid's ...

Will Andy Burnham soon be the UK Prime Minister?
15 Sep 2025 at 3:21pm
The main news of the day is the defection of Tory shadow minister Danny Kruger to Reform UK.  However, the bigger picture remains the question of how much longer Keir Starmer can stagger on as a zo...

Could Israel be BANNED from Eurovision 2026? The unstoppable force of Irish ...
12 Sep 2025 at 1:51am
Today's YouTube commentary is about Ireland's dramatic announcement that it will withdraw from Eurovision 2026 unless Israel is at long last banned from the contest.  I can also tell you that our r...

Take me to the depths to which even Murdo Fraser will not sink. What? What ...
11 Sep 2025 at 1:16pm
Murdo Fraser on Twitter: "You were deputy to a First Minister who said ?I detest the Tories?.Just yesterday you called @CraigWHoy1 ?disgusting? and ?despicable? for raising constituents? concerns o...

SNP stay way out in front in simply sumptuous Scottish subsample from YouGov
10 Sep 2025 at 12:22pm
Today's YouTube commentary is about the latest weekly GB-wide YouGov poll, and in particular its Scottish subsample - which is another good news story for the SNP.  You can watch via the embedded p...

Stew's Legal Howler: Controversial Wings blogger makes bizarre FALSE CLAIM ab...
8 Sep 2025 at 4:51am

What makes the current Swinney 'independence plan' so dangerous: for the firs...
6 Sep 2025 at 9:10am
In today's YouTube commentary, I respond to an email I received a couple of days ago asking for my opinion about two completely separate proposals that have been sent to the First Minister John Swi...

Ian Murray: one of history's most deserved sackings
5 Sep 2025 at 4:38pm
Given the extremes that Scottish politics has oscillated between over the last three decades, with repeated wipeouts or near-wipeouts of the Scottish Tories and Scottish Labour at Westminster, ther...

STV Politics News

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MSPs back justice reforms abolishing Scotland?s not proven verdict
17 Sep 2025 at 12:45pm
The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform legislation will bring in a series of measures to reform the justice system in Scotland.

What we know about Donald Trump?s unprecedented second UK state visit
17 Sep 2025 at 6:34am
The US President and first lady will be hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle.

Pictures of Trump and Epstein projected on Windsor Castle ahead of visit
16 Sep 2025 at 10:00pm
The relationship between Trump and Epstein has come under renewed scrutiny in recent months.

Bid to scrap two-child benefit cap supported by MPs
16 Sep 2025 at 8:13pm
The SNP?s Kirsty Blackman branded the two-child benefit cap ?cruel?.

Man wins temporary block on deportation against ?one in, one out? deal
16 Sep 2025 at 5:27pm
The Eritrean man's lawyers argued to the court he faced a 'real risk of destitution' if he were to be returned to France as part of the 'one-in one-out' deal.

Record number of homeless families living in temporary accommodation in Scotland
16 Sep 2025 at 12:04pm
The number of people sleeping rough in Scotland has also reached an all time high.

What to expect as US President makes unprecedented second state visit
15 Sep 2025 at 8:46pm
The trip will be Trump?s second state visit to the UK, an unprecedented gesture towards a US president. He was feted with a state visit in 2019.

Keir Starmer ?never? would have appointed Lord Mandelson if he knew content o...
15 Sep 2025 at 4:23pm
Starmer sacked the US ambassador over his links with paedophile, sex trafficker, and financier Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday morning.

Starmer aide resigns after leaked messages show sexual remarks about Abbott
15 Sep 2025 at 2:02pm
Paul Ovenden has now resigned as the No 10 Director of Strategy after admitting to discussing Ms Abbott in derogatory sexual terms in messages seen by ITV News.

Asylum seekers in Aberdeen moved from hotels to empty student flats
15 Sep 2025 at 1:09pm
The Home Office said it is 'committed to closing all asylum hotels'.

Tory shadow minister Danny Kruger defects to Reform
15 Sep 2025 at 11:28am
Danny Kruger is the first sitting Conservative MP to defect.

?The Conservative Party is over,? says MP Danny Kruger in defection to Reform UK
15 Sep 2025 at 10:30am
Reform Leader Nigel Farage announced Kruger's defection on Monday, saying the former Conservative MP would lead a group preparing Reform for government.

Alexander Dennis bus maker jobs in Scotland rescued in £4m furlough deal
15 Sep 2025 at 10:15am
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), which has eight sites across the UK including Falkirk and Larbert, announced in June that up to 400 jobs could be axed.

First Minister urged to award ferry replacement contract to Ferguson Marine
15 Sep 2025 at 6:38am
The Scottish Government has resisted calls to directly award contracts to the shipyard in the past.

Daily Record

Daily Record - Politics

Not proven verdict finally abolished after MSPs vote in favour of major refor...
17 Sep 2025 at 4:40pm
Jurors in Scotland will no longer have three options when it comes to reaching a verdict at criminal trials following the historic vote.

Rachel Reeves urged to treat Scotch whisky as 'national asset' and slash 'dee...
17 Sep 2025 at 2:54pm
Wendy Chamberlain warned producers of Scotland's national drink were being "fleeced" by the UK Treasury.

Former Andy Burnham aide handed top job working for Scottish Secretary Dougla...
16 Sep 2025 at 5:00pm
NEW: Ross MacRae will join Alexander after working in Anas Sarwar's team

Not proven verdict set to be scrapped from Scots courtrooms as MSPs debate ah...
16 Sep 2025 at 3:36pm
Jurors at trials in Scotland will have two options instead of three when it comes to reaching a verdict once a landmark justice reform is approved at Holyrood.

Donald Trump set to arrive in UK as John Swinney warns Scotch whisky trade de...
16 Sep 2025 at 2:31pm
US officials have reportedly warned any trade deals announced this week by Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are unlikely to include a reduction in tariffs on Scotch.

John Swinney blasts Elon Musk and reveals he is considering quitting X after ...
16 Sep 2025 at 10:19am
Swinney and other senior Scottish Government figures still routinely post on X despite being increasingly critical of its billionaire owner.

Number of Scots children living in temporary accommodation remains over 10,000
16 Sep 2025 at 9:58am
The SNP Government has been dogged by criticism over its record on homelessness.

Shipyard veteran calls for Ferguson Marine to become CalMac 'ferry factory'
16 Sep 2025 at 4:30am
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Logan, who has worked at Fergusons for 47 years, said only new ferry contracts would secure the future of the yard.

SNP failing to tackle rise in youth violence across Scotland, warns Anas Sarwar
16 Sep 2025 at 4:30am
The Record has led the way in calling for efforts to tackle the epidemic of youth violence with our long-running Our Kids... Our Future campaign

Supporting Alexander Dennis workers through uncertain times was a top priorit...
16 Sep 2025 at 4:29am
Writing for the Record, the First Minister says he is "increasingly confident" that Alexander Dennis has a positive outlook when it comes to winning more orders.

The National

The National | Politics

Council requests 'urgent meeting' with UK Government over asylum seeker move
17 Sep 2025 at 5:49pm

A Scottish council has called for an "urgent meeting" with the UK Government after asylum seekers were moved to student accommodation ...

Free speech in the UK is under attack. Why are its 'champions' silent?
17 Sep 2025 at 5:23pm

WHERE, oh where, are our free speech champions?

Calls for Holyrood 'Building Bridges With Israel' group to be suspended
17 Sep 2025 at 5:00pm

THERE are mounting calls for Holyrood?s ?Building Bridges With Israel? cross-party group (CPG) to be suspended amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza ...

Yvette Cooper left red-faced as post slating Donald Trump resurfaces
17 Sep 2025 at 5:05pm

Yvette Cooper has been left red-faced after old messages in which she called Donald Trump ?childish and destructive? have resurfaced ...

Scots law's 'not proven' verdict binned as legal reforms pass Holyrood vote
17 Sep 2025 at 4:54pm

SCOTLAND?S unique ?not proven? verdict will be consigned to the history books ...

'Orwellian': Led By Donkeys respond after 4 arrested over Windsor Castle proj...
17 Sep 2025 at 5:11pm

Led By Donkeys has responded after four people were arrested for projecting images of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein onto Windsor Castle ...

Ex-Labour councillor charged over Westminster blackmail allegation
17 Sep 2025 at 4:17pm

A former Labour councillor has been charged with blackmail following an investigation into an alleged Westminster honeytrap ...

Israel is committing genocide, Scottish and UK LibDems say for first time
17 Sep 2025 at 3:40pm

THE UK and Scottish LibDems have both labelled Israel?s actions in Gaza a ?genocide? for the first time ...

I'm onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to Gaza ? this is what it's like
17 Sep 2025 at 3:11pm

A British volunteer taking part in a historic aid mission to Gaza has said she feels "ashamed" to be from the UK amid its role in the ongoing genocide ...

Explained: Why are Scottish independence campaigners at the UN this week?
17 Sep 2025 at 3:07pm

SCOTTISH independence campaigners have descended upon Geneva in a bid to have Scotland ?decolonised?.

Holyrood Magazine

Holyrood Website

Not proven verdict scrapped in landmark vote by MSPs
17 Sep 2025 at 5:56pm
The SNP, Greens and Lib Dems voted for the bill, while Labour and the Tories refused to back it

Whistleblowing warning to councils over ?rare? fraud
16 Sep 2025 at 2:04pm
MSPs seek reassurances after big-money issues uncovered in two local authorities

Glasgow safer drug consumption facility must be considered on its merits, say...
16 Sep 2025 at 1:01am
According to a report by the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC), the government must not make up its mind on the future of the facility beyond the three-year pilot before the expert evaluation

Scottish Government announces ?4m furlough scheme to save Alexander Dennis site
15 Sep 2025 at 11:20am
Alexander Dennis was set to close its facilities in Falkirk and Larbert, resulting in 400 job losses

Tories warn of ?shortcomings? in Justice Bill
15 Sep 2025 at 7:57am
MSPs will vote on the the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill this week

Greens say Scottish companies must boycott Israel
11 Sep 2025 at 2:32pm
The party's co-leader Ross Greer also called for Scots who serve in the IDF to be prosecuted

Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson as ambassador to US
11 Sep 2025 at 12:18pm
Peter Mandelson's departure comes amid questions over his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein

Strike action spreads across Scottish universities
11 Sep 2025 at 8:38am
Unions out at three institutions as further ballots take place over budget cuts

Swinney: Trump talks give 'real chance' for whisky deal
10 Sep 2025 at 5:50pm
The USA is the largest export market for Scotch but Trump's trade measures have hit the sector

Council ?to save millions? as Scotland?s first PPP schools contract ends
10 Sep 2025 at 3:52pm
The public-private partnership with Class 98 was the first of its kind for Scottish schools and came to an end last month.

Guardian - Scottish Politics

Scottish politics | The Guardian

Scottish parliament scraps legal verdict of ?not proven?
17 Sep 2025 at 6:47pm
Third option for juries ? blamed for country?s lower conviction rates for rape and sexual assault ? abolishedThe Scottish verdict of ?not proven? ? a global legal anomaly thought to be a key factor in the country?s significantly lower convictions rate for rape and sexual assault ? has been abolis...

Scottish parliament to vote on scrapping legal verdict of not proven
16 Sep 2025 at 9:00am
Bill includes suite of reforms to improve criminal justice system for survivors of rape and sexual violenceThe unique Scottish verdict of not proven, long considered a global legal anomaly, could be scrapped this week as the Holyrood parliament votes on the country?s most radical shake-up of crim...

Starmer says he has confidence in Peter Mandelson amid calls to sack him over...
10 Sep 2025 at 6:06pm
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereHelena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter.Emma Reynolds, the new environment secretary, had a difficult job this morning: meeting a group of farmers after Labour caused fury in the rural community by introducing a new inheritance...

Home secretary suspends refugee family reunion applications until new, tighte...
1 Sep 2025 at 6:15pm
Yvette Cooper says rules were designed years ago to help families separated by war but are being used in a different way nowYvette Cooper accused of pushing children towards people smugglers by halting refugee schemeAnd while we are talking about Blair-era Labour aides, Peter Hyman, who wrote spe...

Newly elected Scottish Green leaders to campaign on universal income and free...
29 Aug 2025 at 12:55pm
Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, elected after 12.7% turnout, also vow to campaign on higher taxation of richUK politics live ? latest updatesThe new leaders of the Scottish Greens, Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, have promised to campaign for a universal income, free bus travel and higher taxation ...

Nigel Farage rolls back on vow to deport all small-boat arrivals to the UK
27 Aug 2025 at 2:14pm
Reform leader tells event in Scotland deporting women and children is not part of his party?s plans for next five yearsNigel Farage has rolled back on his pledge to deport ?absolutely anyone? arriving in the UK on small boats just 24 hours after making it at a combative press conference in Oxford...

Nicola Sturgeon?s memoir Frankly taps into SNP discontent over party?s future
24 Aug 2025 at 11:56am
Her critics have reacted with fury but some in party feel nostalgia and ?sense of loss for independence movement?Nicola Sturgeon?s month-long promotional tour for her memoir Frankly comes to an end this Friday at the Southbank Centre in London, the city, according to one of many carefully placed ...

Sir George Reid obituary
22 Aug 2025 at 6:07pm
SNP politician, journalist and humanitarian for the International Red Cross who became the Scottish parliament?s presiding officerSir George Reid, who has died aged 86, was a Scottish politician, broadcaster and all-round public figure who also spent a dozen years as director of public affairs fo...

Not just Braveheart: black Scots become TikTok hit among African Americans
21 Aug 2025 at 10:42am
Glaswegian teacher?s moan about the weather has racked up 4m views ? and opened conversations about race on both sides of AtlanticIt began with a good-natured rant about the Scottish summer weather and has developed into a global conversation about history, diaspora and diversity on both sides of...

More applause for Nicola Sturgeon, please | Letters
19 Aug 2025 at 6:11pm
John Warburton praises the former Scottish first minister?s legislation on gender, and Duncan Macrae lauds her personality and valuesWhile I await an assessment of Nicola Sturgeon?s career from a non-unionist perspective from the fair-minded Guardian, I?ll take issue with Martin Kettle on just on...

Wee Ginger Dug

Wee Ginger Dug

The free speech hypocrisy of the right
16 Sep 2025 at 7:44pm
In the wake of the killing of far right influencer Charlie Kirk, the right wing has revealed the truth about its attitude to free speech. The hypocrisy of the right on freedom of speech was there all the time, but the right’s response to the killing of Charlie Kirk has exposed it plainly for all …

The moral isolationism of Starmer in the face of the far right
13 Sep 2025 at 6:35pm
On Saturday in London there was the largest far-right rally that the UK has seen in decades. Called Unite the Kingdom, the march was organised by far right thug and convicted criminal Stephen Yaxley-Lennon and his supporters. Attended by over 100,000, the crowd, comprised overwhelmingly of white people, the great majority of whom were men, …

The hard right and the killing of empathy
12 Sep 2025 at 2:43pm
Earlier this year there was a serious nuclear incident at Faslane naval base on the Clyde, where the UK’s fleet of nuclear submarines are based. Nuclear incidents are graded on a scale of seriousness, from category D to category A, with category A being the most serious. Category A represents an “actual or high potential …

Scotland?s last chance to escape English nationalism
9 Sep 2025 at 2:44pm
In July 2025, Keir Starmer’s Labour party was elected on a promise of ‘change’, a suitably vacuuous slogan which allowed voters to impute to it whatever they liked. Most hoped for a change from the pettiness, self-serving cronyism, callous cruelty and corruption which characterised the previous Tory government. A year on, it’s clear that all …

Settling old scores, there?s no grudge like a Labour grudge
5 Sep 2025 at 7:27pm
Following the findings of an investigation into her evasion of tax on a property she purchased in Brighton and the ruling that she had broken the Ministerial Code, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor jumped before she was pushed and resigned from the Labour government, prompting a major reshuffle by Keir Starmer when he only needed …

The settled will
5 Sep 2025 at 4:19pm
This week First Minister John Swinney unveiled details of his plan for independence, which rests upon the SNP securing a majority in Holyrood after next year’s Scottish elections. An opinion poll published on Thursday, the first Scottish opinion poll in a while, found that the SNP is within shouting distance of securing a majority in …

Holyrood 2026: an election of unknowns
1 Sep 2025 at 1:52pm
The next Holyrood elections are now only nine months away and they look set to be the most unpredictable elections in the history of the Scottish Parliament. No one, not even the Scottish media’s polling guru John Curtice, can claim to know what the results of May 2026’s election is going to be. In this …

We must not concede to Farage?s lies
27 Aug 2025 at 2:34pm
Following Nigel Farage’s immigrant bashing speech on Tuesday, in which he presented a fantasy of figures pulled out of thin air and cited some highly dubious scaremongering statistics about the alleged involvement of Afghan migrants in sexual crime, on Wednesday the political wing of GB News gained its first MSP in this Scottish Parliament, in …

Drugs deaths and the Scottish media?s addiction to the Cringe.
25 Aug 2025 at 1:45pm
At times, who are we kidding – most of the time – the British media and its outposts in Scotland seem to be engaged in a competition in which Scotland is always the loser. No matter what shortcomings or failures afflict the UK, Scotland is always the one which performs the worst. This feeds into …

Demonisation by the right, independence supporters could be next
21 Aug 2025 at 2:36pm
Over recent weeks, far right demonstrators waving British flags have mounted threatening protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers across the UK. These protests have come to Scotland too. Last weekend the far right organised a protest outside a hotel in Falkirk, demanding the removal of the asylum seekers housed in the building. One charming individual …

The Courier

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Scottish Politics News From Holyrood and Westminster | The Courier

Could Rosyth-Europe ferry set sail thanks to Brexit reset?
27 May 2025 at 6:01am
Hopes have been raised for a simple solution to a cross-border problem.

Kirkcaldy MP demands pro-suicide forum is torn down
26 May 2025 at 6:01am
Around 100 suicides have been linked to the sickening forum which provides guidance to people on ending their life.

UHI Perth aviation students warn of ?unsettling times? after training firm?s ...
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
Worried Samuel Hughes, 19, is among students sharing their fears at a time of crisis for Perth College.

Fresh Dundee University strike begins over compulsory Levehulme Centre job cuts
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
University staff are taking five days of industrial action as the institution pushes ahead with plans to axe the forensic research hub.

NHS Fife nurse at centre of controversial trans tribunal suing her own trade ...
25 May 2025 at 2:32pm
A&E medic Sandie Peggie is now taking legal action against the Royal College of Nursing.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University still to strike rescue deal with government
23 May 2025 at 5:46pm
Opposition MSPs have expressed concern at the time taken to agree a deal almost a month after the fresh recovery plan was unveiled.

6 senior figures who left Dundee University during financial crisis
23 May 2025 at 5:10pm
Several university chiefs have moved on since £30m financial black hole emerged.

Dundee University activist artist leads degree show protest over financial cr...
23 May 2025 at 4:45pm
Duncan of Jordanstone student Finn Millar says he wants to play a part in "keeping the university alive".

John Swinney admits constituents have expressed Perth leisure concerns to him
23 May 2025 at 6:01am
The first minister wants further talks between both sides of Perth leisure debate.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University chief operating officer Jim McGeorge quits
22 May 2025 at 1:58pm
Dr Jim McGeorge ? who was responsible for good governance - had been on a period of extended leave.

Talking up Scotland

Talking-up Scotland

As US scientists call for a national cancer study near US reactors to be cond...
14 Sep 2025 at 11:37am
Support Talking-up Scotland's work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method - Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA In the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, two days ago: The last and only national study of the...

Crimes committed by police officers in Scotland plummets to between 3 and 5 (...
14 Sep 2025 at 11:14am
Support Talking-up Scotland's work to counter the lies and get you the facts, daily, at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/checkout/help-talking-up-scotland-tell-truth-about-scotland/payment/nBQxjVzq/details or by direct bank transfer method - Sort code 08-91-04, Account 12266421 Professor John Robertson OBA I’ll be quick, very quick, with this frankly awful piece on the Herald‘s front page today. ...

It?s not just Emma Caldwell ? Still deeply misogynist Scottish Labour should ...
14 Sep 2025 at 10:56am
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Police Scotland merger by FM Sturgeon criticised by opposition parties has re...
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Only a small sub-poll sample but Reform UK just ahead of SNP and Labour in 6t...
12 Sep 2025 at 12:41pm
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Labour?s favourite union and funder, the GMB, where bullying, misogyny, cron...
12 Sep 2025 at 12:18pm
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SNP Government brings 10 times more vacant and derelict land back into use th...
12 Sep 2025 at 11:26am
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BBC Scotland keeps a sickening media feeding frenzy going regarding a ?cruelt...
12 Sep 2025 at 9:21am
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Scotland and Independence

"scotland independence -guardian" - Google News

Explained: Why are Scottish independence campaigners at the UN this week? - T...
17 Sep 2025 at 4:33pm
Explained: Why are Scottish independence campaigners at the UN this week?  TheNational.scot

Swinney sets out latest plan for an independence referendum - BBC
4 Sep 2025 at 8:00am
Swinney sets out latest plan for an independence referendum  BBC

In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland indepen...
3 Jun 2025 at 8:00am
In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland independence referendum  ConstitutionNet

Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014...
27 May 2025 at 8:00am
Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014  The Conversation

In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appe...
10 Jan 2025 at 8:00am
In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appeal  lemonde.fr

Is Scottish independence inevitable? The relationship between birth cohort an...
18 Apr 2025 at 8:00am
Is Scottish independence inevitable? The relationship between birth cohort and secessionism in Scotland.  Centre on Constitutional Change

John Swinney's independence pitch could be key to SNP fortunes - BBC
18 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
John Swinney's independence pitch could be key to SNP fortunes  BBC

SNP warns royals: stay out of Scotland independence debate - The Times
4 Sep 2025 at 8:00am
SNP warns royals: stay out of Scotland independence debate  The Times

The pros and cons of Scottish independence - The Week
24 Mar 2025 at 7:00am
The pros and cons of Scottish independence  The Week

David Whyte: Is capital sovereignty the key to Scottish independence? - TheNa...
14 Sep 2025 at 6:46pm
David Whyte: Is capital sovereignty the key to Scottish independence?  TheNational.scot

SNP

"SNP" - Google News

SNP ?guilty of cover-up? by blocking grooming gang inquiry - The Times
17 Sep 2025 at 6:55pm
SNP ?guilty of cover-up? by blocking grooming gang inquiry  The Times

SNP accused of 'incompetence' as watchdog warns of £770m welfare funding gap ...
18 Sep 2025 at 12:03am
SNP accused of 'incompetence' as watchdog warns of £770m welfare funding gap  The Herald

SNP wins parliamentary support for bid to scrap two child cap - Morning Star ...
17 Sep 2025 at 4:55pm
SNP wins parliamentary support for bid to scrap two child cap  Morning Star | The People?s Daily

SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE: Release according to Article 40, Secti...
17 Sep 2025 at 1:39pm
SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG the German Securities Trading Act with the objective of Europe-wide distribution  TradingView

Exclusive: Suspended Scots Labour MP Brian Leishman sponsors SNP bill to scra...
17 Sep 2025 at 11:22pm
Exclusive: Suspended Scots Labour MP Brian Leishman sponsors SNP bill to scrap two-child cap  The Scotsman

SNP trail project gets funding for restoration project - CBS 19 News
17 Sep 2025 at 8:21pm
SNP trail project gets funding for restoration project  CBS 19 News

John Swinney faces SNP backlash over attendance at Donald Trump state banquet...
17 Sep 2025 at 11:05pm
John Swinney faces SNP backlash over attendance at Donald Trump state banquet  Yahoo News UK

SNP accused of ?shifting the goalposts? to cut record NHS waiting lists - The...
14 Sep 2025 at 5:39pm
SNP accused of ?shifting the goalposts? to cut record NHS waiting lists  The Telegraph

Downie criticises SNP absence from major defence show - UK Defence Journal
16 Sep 2025 at 10:39am
Downie criticises SNP absence from major defence show  UK Defence Journal

High-resolution genetic tools pave way for future ginseng cultivars - EurekAl...
15 Sep 2025 at 10:49pm
High-resolution genetic tools pave way for future ginseng cultivars  EurekAlert!

Referendum (Google News)

"Scotland referendum -guardian -telegraph" - Google News

SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney - BBC
28 Jul 2025 at 8:00am
SNP majority only way to secure second referendum - Swinney  BBC

Swinney sets out latest plan for an independence referendum - BBC
4 Sep 2025 at 8:00am
Swinney sets out latest plan for an independence referendum  BBC

Scottish independence poll 2025 - Statista
1 Sep 2025 at 8:00am
Scottish independence poll 2025  Statista

In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland indepen...
3 Jun 2025 at 8:00am
In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland independence referendum  ConstitutionNet

'Very difficult' to have open Scottish independence debate today, expert says...
15 Sep 2025 at 2:14pm
'Very difficult' to have open Scottish independence debate today, expert says  TheNational.scot

Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014...
27 May 2025 at 8:00am
Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014  The Conversation

First Minister John Swinney sets out latest plan for independence referendum ...
4 Sep 2025 at 8:00am
First Minister John Swinney sets out latest plan for independence referendum  Sky News

In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appe...
10 Jan 2025 at 8:00am
In the UK, Scottish independence and Irish reunification have lost their appeal  lemonde.fr

Will independence dominate Scottish politics again? - BBC
4 Sep 2025 at 8:00am
Will independence dominate Scottish politics again?  BBC

SNP warns royals: stay out of Scotland independence debate - The Times
4 Sep 2025 at 8:00am
SNP warns royals: stay out of Scotland independence debate  The Times