2 h. ago SNP Justice Secretary denies misrepresenting expert on Scottish grooming gangs probe

EXCLUSIVE: Angela Constance said she gave an “accurate” account of Professor Alexis Jay’s views despite the Government issuing a clarification.

Society

30 h. ago West Lothian parliamentarians urge constituents to get winter flu jag

Almond Valley MSP Angela Constance and her Linlithgow counterpart Fiona Hyslop made the plea following the SNP Scottish Government’s announcement of a £20 million boost to strengthen social care and ease pressure on the NHS this winter.

Politics

51 h. ago Readers’ Letters: Boris doesn’t deserve to be the Covid fall guy

The latest from the Covid Inquiry isn’t impressing one reader

Politics

5 d. ago Readers Letters: Idea to cut teachers' contact with pupils to four days deserves dunce's cap

Suggestions of a four-day teaching week in schools appals reader

Politics

6 d. ago Readers' Letters: Politicians should be excited about helping Scotland, not football

Politicians should not abandon Scotland to watch football’s World Cup next year, says reader

Politics

6 d. ago Readers Letters: Music cuts to schools would be massive mistake

Withdrawing music lessons from Dumfries and Galloway pupils would be a disaster, says reader

Culture

7 d. ago As Mossmorran closes, have politicians learned any lessons at all from Grangemouth?

The closure does Labour and the SNP no favours ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliament election.

Politics

8 d. ago Unpaid women’s groups offer more effective opposition to the SNP than Scottish Labour

Anas Sarwar is failing to capitalise on John Swinney’s stance on trans-identifying males in prisons

Politics

9 d. ago Readers Letters: BBC should extend apology to lesbians and gays

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Politics

1 week ago Readers' Letters: Why has it taken so long to act over bus louts?

Scottish Government should have acted speedily over young people causing trouble on buses, says reader

Politics

1 week ago Anas Sarwar brands SNP 'economically illiterate' in clash over income tax rises

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Labour leader accused the SNP of "effectively arguing for a cut to its own budget".

Economics

1 week ago Why investors in new Scottish Government bonds may be banking on failure of SNP's independence dream

Credit rating agency Moody’s praises Scotland’s ‘large and well-diversified economy’ but adds a note of caution about the effects of independence

Economics

1 week ago Readers’ Letters: Don't expect SNP government to end tragedy of homeless dying on our streets

Action, not words, is the way to save homeless lives, says reader

Politics

1 week ago Readers' Letters: BBC should not apologise to Trump over Panorama

BBC should apologise to licence payers, not Donald Trump, for dodgy editing, says reader

Politics

1 week ago Criticism of Scottish Government's 'mini embassies' misplaced, insists SNP minister

The Scottish Conservatives have dismissed them as ‘pretend embassies’

Politics

1 week ago No 10’s Mean Girls moment? How Downing Street seems intent on handing the SNP next year's Scottish election

Scottish Labour figures were in dismay when the story about No10 briefing against Mr Streeting broke on Tuesday evening.

Politics

1 week ago Readers' Letters: Why should public purse pay for police chief's second home?

Taxpayers should not be stumping up to help pay for the second homes of public officials, says reader

Events

1 week ago Teacher workload ‘not sustainable’ union says as strike action ballot opens

The ballot runs until January 14.

Events

1 week ago Teacher ballot on strike action to open over contact time dispute

The Scottish Government is ‘disappointed’ with the ballot opening, a spokesman said.

Events

2 w. ago Homeless refugee applications from outside Scotland soar by 250% in Edinburgh

Scottish Labour says the rise is ‘further evidence’ the SNP is mishandling Scotland’s housing crisis

Events