7 h. ago SNP minister taken to task as schools given as little as 93p a week per child for supplies

Jenny Gilruth was challenged at Holyrood over the Sunday Mail's investigation which found skint schools spending less than £1 per pupil per week on basic supplies.

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7 h. ago Taxpayer grants to wealthy salmon multinationals quadruple in two years with £5.5m total bill

SNP ministers have handed around £5.5million to firms in the £1billion-a-year industry since 2021 via their Marine Scotland Fund.

Economics

7 h. ago SNP ministers 'spending half of what is needed' to tackle housing emergency

A £4.1bn pledge for affordable housing in the Scottish Budget is not enough, campaigners say, with 50,000 Scots and 10,000 kids currently homeless.

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40 h. ago SNP ministers warned they face contempt of court over failure to release secret Sturgeon files

The Scottish Government missed the deadline to release the files

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69 h. ago John Swinney under fire over ‘smallest tax cut in history’ after Scottish Budget

The First Minister was challenged at Holyrood over income tax proposals in this week’s Scottish Government Budget.

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3 d. ago Labour minister hits out at 'dishonest' SNP independence energy bills claim

A Scottish Labour UK minister has accused John Swinney of false claims over independence.

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3 d. ago Forth Green Freeport to boost economy by £8.1bn as Labour and SNP sign deal – Kirsty McNeill and Kate Forbes

Labour’s Kirsty McNeill and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes of the SNP hail a major step forward for the Forth Green Freeport

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4 d. ago Budget plans aim to help families when they need it most, insists John Swinney

The Scottish First Minister has hailed his Government’s tax and spending plans for 2026-27, which were unveiled at Holyrood on Tuesday.

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5 d. ago Police called after Michael Matheson’s MUG goes missing from Holyrood sparking fury amid bizarre over

COPS were bizarrely called to Holyrood to probe the disappearance of a mug used by shamed ex SNP minister Michael Matheson. Officers were “miffed” at having to investigate the coffee cup mystery at the office of the Nats politician who quit as Health Secretary after his notorious iPad expenses scandal. Rivals rounded on the disgraced...

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5 d. ago Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.

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7 d. ago Scots schools given as little as 93p a week per child for basic classroom supplies

The Sunday Mail's investigation has uncovered the shocking pittance some head teachers are given to budget for classroom necessities - with poor areas hardest hit.

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8 d. ago Swinney urges Scots to ‘remain vigilant’ over wintry weather

The First Minister made the plea as he hailed the ‘incredible job’ of those involved in clearing roads in the north east of the country.

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1 week ago Swinney is a bluffer who will be ‘found out’ like Tisdale and Thelwell – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leaders compared the First Minister to the unpopular Celtic and Rangers figures during a Glasgow visit.

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1 week ago John Swinney independence plan is 'cynical attempt to blame voters', says ex

EXCLUSIVE: The former SNP minister said the independence campaign should not be "constrained by party management or internal calculations".

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1 week ago SNP ministers to be quizzed on 'AI use' in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife ruling

‘There are suspicions that these errors were caused by the use of AI in writing the judgement’

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1 week ago Trump breached international law with Venezuela operation, suggests Swinney

The South American country’s president Nicolas Maduro was arrested and taken to the US over the weekend.

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1 week ago Scotland has foundations to be independent thanks to SNP, claims Swinney

The First Minister launched his party’s election campaign in Glasgow on Monday.

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1 week ago Scots should be 'livid' if Keir Starmer refuses IndyRef2 after SNP election victory, says John Swinney

The First Minister urged SNP members to raise the £1.5m he believes is needed to take on better resourced parties like Labour and Reform during the election campaign.

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1 week ago ‘Underdog’ Sarwar challenges First Minister to series of election debates

The Scottish Labour leader issued the challenge as he said his party will spend a £1 million plus election fund as part of its bid to win power.

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1 week ago Swinney’s message to Scotland: May’s election offers ‘hope for a better future’

The First Minister was speaking to SNP supporters in Glasgow.

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