12 h. ago University principal resigns after criticism in report into financial crisis

The University of Dundee announced last year it was wrestling with a £35 million black hole.

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15 h. ago Tory leader accused of demonising young people with push for school exclusions

Russell Findlay has criticised new Scottish Government guidance for schools on tackling disruptive pupils.

Politics

17 h. ago The US supreme court just undermined gender equality | Moira Donegan

The Skrmetti decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on transition-related healthcare for minors deprives children and batters the 14th amendmentBy now, it is a ritual: every June, Americans endure several weeks of agonizing suspense, as we wait to hear how the supreme court will erode our freedoms, attack our dignity, undermine self-government and empower those who enrich themselves at our expense. The court, controlled by career politicians in robes who were hand-selected for their loyalty to the rightwing and their willingness to be wildly intellectually dishonest in pursuit of Republican policy objectives, has ended the right to abortion, desiccated the Voting Rights Act, made state gun regulations nearly impossible and declared the president functionally immune to criminal law. Many of us waited, with a mixture and terror and disgust, to see what cruelties the court would deliver for us in 2025.The justices decided to start by attacking vulnerable children. In a 6-3 split, the court...

Events

29 h. ago Scottish government faces legal action over failure to implement biological sex ruling

Campaign group accuses Holyrood of ‘intolerable’ delays to new policies required after landmark caseThe Scottish government has been given a deadline to implement the UK supreme court’s ruling on biological sex across all public bodies or face further legal challenges.Sex Matters, the UK-wide gender-critical campaign group, has threatened legal action in 14 days if ministers continue “intolerable” delays to new policies and guidance required by April’s landmark ruling that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

Politics

30 h. ago Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender

A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact

Events

34 h. ago What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Events

35 h. ago Supreme Court ruling has ‘changed landscape’ of Peggie tribunal – campaigner

Sex Matters chief executive Maya Forstater and nurse Sandie Peggie met politicians during a visit to Holyrood on Tuesday.

Events

35 h. ago Around 2000 families in North Lanarkshire impacted by removal of two

The Scottish Government has confirmed it intends to mitigate the effect of the two child cap with a separate payment administered by Social Security Scotland.

Politics

36 h. ago Justice Sotomayor dissents US supreme court decision that ‘authorizes untold harm to transgender children’ – live

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says decision ‘does irrevocable damage to the Equal Protection Clause’ and ‘invites legislatures to engage in discrimination’US supreme court upholds ban on youth gender-affirming careRussian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Israel and Iran has raged for six days.In separate comments, the head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Israel and Iran was now critical. Continue reading...

Society

36 h. ago Supreme Court opens door for ‘untold harm’ by upholding ban on gender

Conservative justices have caused ‘irrevocable damage’ to the 14th Amendment, Sonia Sotomayor writes

Events

37 h. ago SNP Government promises not to cut Adult Disability Payment after UK benefit changes

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Scottish Government "will not let disabled people down or cast them aside".

Politics

37 h. ago Winter fuel payments Scotland: Who is eligible for the payments? How much will they get?

Take a look at the details of the Scottish Government’s new winter fuel payment scheme.

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40 h. ago Future of bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Ltd could have 'profound impact' on West Lothian communities

Gregor Poynton MP urged the Scottish Government to take immediate action

Politics

42 h. ago Gender critical group threatens legal action over court judgment implementation

Sex Matters has sent ministers a formal ‘letter before action’.

Events

44 h. ago Supreme Court gender ruling: Scottish ministers given deadline over single

The Scottish Government now has 14 days to respond to the legal warning.

Politics

48 h. ago Labour MPs call for abortion to be decriminalised in Scotland after vote at Westminster

EXCLUSIVE: Lillian Jones and Joani Reid have urged the Scottish Government to make sure no woman is prosecuted for having an abortion.

Politics

48 h. ago The Scottish Government has the powers to bring in a minimum income guarantee

Writing in the Daily Record, The Robertson's Trust Head of programmes and practice Russell Gunson says Scottish Parliament has enough powers to bring in a minimum income guarantee.

Politics

48 h. ago Scottish Government group urges £55 a week Scottish Child Payment

The Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group has issued a report on tackling poverty.

Economics

56 h. ago Fearless launches education resource to help Lanarkshire youngsters better understand and respond to sextortion

Co-produced with young people and supported by the Scottish Government and Police Scotland, the initiative achieved significant engagement across digital platforms.

Politics

61 h. ago Wishaw MP calls on SNP to improve frontline services after spending review

Pamela Nash says the buck now stops with the SNP Scottish Government – and called on Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson to explain to their constituents why they have yet to see any tangible improvements in their communities.

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