Scottish Labour's Daniel Johnson slammed for ‘fawning’ over anti-union company

SCOTTISH Labour’s economy spokesman Daniel Johnson has found himself in hot water after a trade union leader blasted his “fawning” over an anti-tra

Scottish Greens demand SNP continues independence spending as the price for backing the Budget

SCOTTISH Greens have demanded continued spending on independence plans as the price for backing the SNP’s Budget, while thousands face the choice b

Climate activists call on First Minister to back ‘fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty’

ALMOST 3,000 people and groups from across Scotland have called for SNP First Minister John Swinney to back a “fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

A third of students in Scotland struggle to pay rent, NUS says

MORE than a third of students and apprentices in Scotland struggle to pay their rent and almost a fifth have been forced to used a foodbank, accord

Scottish government mothballs National Care Service plans

THE Scottish government kicked its plans to establish a national care service (NCS) into the long grass today, caving in after months of pressure f

Abuse of bus drivers growing, say Unite

MORE than one in six bus drivers in Scotland have faced physical violence at work and 84 per cent say abuse has increased over the last year, a new

One in six pensioners in Scotland at risk of malnutrition, charity warns

MORE than one in every six pensioners in Scotland are at risk of malnutrition — but the number could be “just the tip of the iceberg,” a food char

SNP defend inheritance tax loopholes

THE Labour government’s plans to close inheritance tax loopholes are already having a “chilling effect” on farming and rural businesses in Scotland

Hereditary peers evicted from the House of Lords

PARLIAMENT has voted to evict the last of Britain’s hereditary peers from the House of Lords after more than seven centuries in occupation — but th

Zero-hours contracts grow as wages slow