89 m. ago Petition started over plans to change Freedom Pass in London

Petition started over plans to change Freedom Pass in London  BBC

Politics

3 h. ago Scots 'couldn't buy a Mars Bar' with 'tiny' income tax savings from SNP Budget

Scots on lower incomes will save at most £40 a year as a result of SNP changes to income tax thresholds announced this week.

Economics

6 h. ago Scots face huge council tax rises as SNP Budget 'does not deliver' for local authorities

Cash-strapped councils are already closing community centres, swimming pools and other local services in a desperate bid to balance their books.

Economics

10 h. ago Scottish Budget: The truth behind the SNP's big claim about income tax

Don’t be fooled into thinking that Scotland is a low-tax country by talk of 55 per cent of people paying less than those south of the border

Economics

24 h. ago Budget 2026 helps John Swinney edge towards a fifth SNP term

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the Budget contains enough cost of living measures for the SNP to take into the election.

Events

24 h. ago Scottish Budget 2026: SNP vow new mansion tax while lower earners will pay less

A mansion tax will be rolled out, while low and medium earners will see income tax thresholds rise

Economics

24 h. ago Scottish Budget 2026: 100,000 Scots to be 'clobbered' by SNP tax tweaks

A mansion tax will be rolled out, while low and medium earners will see income tax thresholds increase.

Economics

24 h. ago How the Scottish Budget affects you – from Child Payment increase to new council tax bands

SCOTTISH Government Finance Secretary Shona Robison today unveiled the SNP's Budget for the year from April, as Holyrood gears up for May's election. The Nats minister had around £750million more than expected due to extra cash from the Treasury and better forecasts. But with mounting spending on devolved benefits and public sector pay, SNP chiefs...

Economics

25 h. ago Income tax changes for Scots announced by SNP Government in budget

The move will see some Scots pay less income tax.

Politics

28 h. ago 'You'll have a fight on your hands!' Huge backlash against 'cruel' plans to limit London's Freedom Pass

More than 50,000 people sign petition opposing possible changes to London travel freebie

Politics

29 h. ago Scottish budget LIVE: Shona Robison to unveil SNP spending for 2026/27

Follow along live as Finance Secretary Shona Robison sets out the 2026/27 budget.

Economics

35 h. ago SNP told to put Scotland above 'political survival' in last Holyrood Budget before election

Shona Robison will announce the Scottish Government's spending plans for the 12 months ahead in a statement at Holyrood today.

Politics

53 h. ago Minister rules out proscribing Iranian Revolutionary Guard despite brutal suppression of protesters

Business secretary Peter Kyle said that the UK government has ‘already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can’ despite Yvette Cooper promising that Labour would proscribe the IRGC in opposition

Politics

59 h. ago SNP Government Budget will be focused on the priorities of Scots

In his regular column for the Record, the First Minister looks ahead to the Scottish Government Budget.

Politics

3 d. ago Scottish Budget: Why SNP is going to have to put up income tax for most of us or make devastating cuts

Don’t expect any big tax shocks in the Scottish Budget, but sooner or later, politicians are going to have to be honest about the government’s difficult fiscal position

Economics

3 d. ago Scottish Budget: What to expect in SNP's spending plans as Holyrood election looms

Shona Robison will deliver her final Scottish Budget this week.

Politics

3 d. ago Scots firefighters warn lives will be lost if service hit with more cuts

The warning comes ahead of Tuesday's Scottish Budget where SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robison will set out the government's spending plans.

Events

4 d. ago Arsenal’s new deal for shooting star Renée Slegers puts faith in coach to end WSL drought

Dutch head coach has been rewarded for winning Champions League with contract that runs until 2029 designed to return club to domestic dominanceThe summer of 2029 feels very distant, whether you think of it as the year of the next Women’s Euros, the year when theoretically there will be the next UK general election or the year when a near-Earth asteroid larger than the Emirates Stadium is scheduled to pass by our planet.When it comes to English women’s football Arsenal, with an unrivalled 48 major trophies, are as large a celestial body as you can get, but in terms of domestic success they have been rather stuck in orbit since their most recent WSL title in 2019, and nobody at the club will want to imagine reaching 2029 and having gone a decade without a league title. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago SNP Budget plans certain to pass after Labour says it will not oppose

Anas Sarwar confirmed his party will not vote against the proposals

Politics

6 d. ago SNP Government Budget to pass after Scottish Labour signal abstention over tax and spending plan

Anas Sarwar says he will not make the Budget "fall" after it is announced next week.

Economics