57 h. ago Why the Scottish Parliament voting system should be overhauled to stop parties 'gaming the system'

Stephen Kerr says too many regional list MSPs feel ‘removed’ from their constituents

Politics

57 h. ago Why Scottish Parliament voting should be overhauled to stop parties 'gaming the system'

Stephen Kerr says too many regional list MSPs feel ‘removed’ from their constituents

Politics

69 h. ago Why the Scottish Parliament keeps making bad law – and how to fix it

Party whips control who is allowed to speak in the Scottish Parliament, which ensures debates are predictable, partisan, and rehearsed

Politics

6 d. ago University of Dundee staff to strike again next week in job cuts row

University and College Union members are calling for compulsory redundancies to be ruled out.

Events

8 d. ago Why toxic 'boys' club' Police Scotland has a big choice to make over gender war today

Will the police allow a peaceful rally at the Scottish Parliament by the Women Won’t Wheesht campaign group to be drowned out by transgender protesters?

Events

1 week ago Scottish Parliament suspends all voting over Microsoft outage

MSPs were set to debate and vote on hundreds of amendments to legislation on Wednesday evening.

Politics

1 week ago Scottish Parliament suspends voting over ongoing Microsoft outage

Thousands of issues are being reported with applications owned by Microsoft.

Politics

1 week ago Holyrood not strong enough to protect Scotland from Reform government – Swinney

The First Minister used a speech to paint Nigel Farage’s party as a threat in a bid to drive voters to the SNP.

Politics

1 week ago Scottish Election 2026: Overnight vote counts axed for next year's Scottish Parliament election

The move is a bid to reduce costs and increase public engagement around the election.

Politics

1 week ago Progress on poverty ‘nowhere near enough’, says charity, as thousands join march

The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities to push for more action on poverty ahead of the UK Budget and next year's Scottish Parliament elections

Politics

2 w. ago 'More transparency' over £162m Dunard Centre funding required as parallels drawn with Scottish Parliament

The cost of the Dunard Centre has risen to £162m.

Economics

2 w. ago Expect more defections to Your Party in Scotland, Zarah Sultana says

The Your Party co-leader said she was in active talks with Scots politicians and hopes to make an announcement ‘very soon’.

Politics

2 w. ago Countdown on to launch online postal vote forms in Scotland and Wales

Scottish and Welsh voters have to fill in a paper form if they would like a postal or proxy vote in Scottish Parliament or Senedd elections.

Politics

2 w. ago UK Government to invest directly in Scottish colleges, says defence minister

The college sector is fully devolved to Scotland.

Politics

2 w. ago MP begins campaign to save Bellshill's Bank of Scotland branch

The Coatbridge and Bellshill MP has joined forces with Scottish Labour’s Scottish Parliament candidate for Uddingston and Bellshill, Mark Griffin MSP, to campaign to stop the planned closure of the branch which is due to shut its doors for the last time in January next year.

Politics

3 w. ago Digital ID not a ‘silver bullet’ to tackle illegal migration, minister says

Digital government minister Ian Murray said the scheme was part of a broader plan to tackle people entering the UK illegally.

Politics

4 w. ago Scottish Parliament unites in call to block STV North news service axe decision, in letter to Ofcom

The company has been accused of financial mismanagement since news of some 60 job losses.

Politics

4 w. ago SNP backs Swinney’s ‘clear’ strategy for new independence referendum

Members overwhelmingly endorse leadership motion that majority at next Holyrood election is only route to second voteSNP members have overwhelmingly backed leader John Swinney’s “clear and unambiguous” independence strategy that a majority election win is the only route to another referendum.On the first day of the party’s annual conference in Aberdeen, the vast majority of members backed the leadership’s motion that next May’s Holyrood elections should be fought on a “clear platform of national independence” and that winning a majority in the Scottish parliament – by securing 65 seats or more – would be “the only uncontested way to deliver a new vote on Scotland’s future”. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Swinney ‘staking his premiership on winning independence’, depute leader says

Keith Brown said the First Minister is ‘brave’ to make the move which he suggested could see him quit if it fails.

Politics