26 h. 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.

Politics

58 h. ago SNP urged to stamp out animal cruelty after UK Gov crackdown on 'barbaric' methods

Keir Starmer's government unveiled a new Animal Welfare Strategy south of the border but there are no equivalent policies in Scotland.

Politics

9 d. ago SNP Government urged to bring back £170m apprenticeship fund 'stolen from young people's futures'

Labour MP Gregor Poynton has written to SNP Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth asking her to reverse the decision to use the money “to plug holes elsewhere in the Scottish Government budget”.

Economics

2 w. ago Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in animal cruelty crackdown

Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will soon be published in the Animal Welfare Strategy

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2 w. ago John Swinney urged to provide £100m baby boost in SNP Budget next month

EXCLUSIVE: An option tabled for consideration in the SNP Government's January draft Budget is a large rise in best start grants.

Economics

3 w. ago Save Scotland's high streets: Why SNP can't ignore this urgent plea for help

Finance Secretary Shona Robison needs to realise that the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are not crying wolf about their problems

Politics

3 w. ago Mother of grooming gang victim shares heartbreaking open letter in full

The mum of a grooming gangs victim has written to MSPs urging them to support a motion of no confidence today in SNP Justice Secretary Angela Constance.

Events

3 w. ago SNP urged to cut tax for talented overseas workers to 'attract skills and investment'

SNP ministers have been told to realign income tax thresholds with the rest of the UK.

Economics

3 w. ago Barbaric torture method trapped victims between boats as insects feasted on flesh

A barbaric form of torture has horrified historians for centuries, involving trapping victims between two wooden boats, force-feeding them milk and honey, and leaving swarms of insects to feast on them

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