Postal vote delays disenfranchising Scots, says Swinney

THE timing of the election and widespread delays in postal votes are leaving Scottish voters “disenfranchised” as the summer getaway begins, accord

Unions, climate activists and businesses unite for a just, planned, transition

Parties shape up for final week of campaigning in Scotland

PARTIES in Scotland are ramping up activity as there are just days left for people to head to the polls. 

SNP ‘letting down victims of crime’, says Labour

THE Scottish government is “letting down the victims of crime,” Scottish Labour’s Katy Clark said today.

Scotland's NHS in ‘permanent crisis’

SCOTLAND’S NHS is in crisis and sleepwalking toward the end to its “free at the point of use” founding principle, while Wales’s GP service is crumb

Scottish Tory manifesto branded ‘desperate last gasp of an irrelevant party’ following launch

THE Scottish Tory manifesto was branded the “desperate last gasp of an irrelevant party” following its launch in Edinburgh today.

Starmer pledges 69,000 jobs for Scotland

LABOUR has promised an end to “economic turmoil” and 69,000 jobs for Scotland among pledges to put the country “at the heart of government.”

SNP and Tories unite to block housing standards enforcement for migrant farmworkers

SNP and Tories MSPs joined forces at Holyrood today to block a bid to ensure “standards of decency and dignity” in housing for migrant farmworkers.

Scottish Greens launch manifesto

THE Scottish Greens launched their general election manifesto today, calling for an independent republic north of the border and a green new deal.<

Hundreds rally to save further education in Scotland

HUNDREDS of workers rallied alongside striking college lecturers today as they vowed to escalate their long-running dispute until victory is achiev