Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar both criticised the move during First ...

Ferguson Marine shipyard has missed out on the £175m contract for seven new electric ferries for Caledonian MacBrayne . Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), the procurement agent for the ferries ...

SNP leader and First Minister John Swinney has said it is clear his party may have been the “alleged victim of embezzlement” following the appearance of the former chief executive in court. Peter ...

Employment tribunals don’t usually hit international headlines. But Sandie Peggie vs Fife Health Board isn’t just dominating the news, it is also consuming politics at Holyrood and Westminster. The ...

SNP MSP Christina McKelvie has announced that she will not seek re-election in 2026. McKelvie was first elected in 2007 to serve as the MSP for Central Scotland and held this position until 2011 when ...

AI and innovation businesses will “skip the admin and get on with driving growing” under overhaul of funding processes, the UK's technology secretary has revealed. The UK Government will take a “test ...

A bill which aimed to protect children from addictive algorithms has been watered down after failing to secure UK Government backing. The safer phones bill, a private member’s bill put forward by ...

Long-serving SNP MSP Fergus Ewing has said he will not run for the party at the next election – but may stand as an independent. Ewing, who has become a vocal critic of his party from the backbenches, ...

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and a score of former MPs have been accepted as potential candidates for the 2026 election, Holyrood can reveal. Flynn drew ire from some woman MSPs earlier this ...

The SNP has won a double victory in Glasgow after coming first in two by-elections. The results mean former councillor Mhairi Hunter returns to the city chambers. She was backed on the campaign trail ...

A Scottish charity has launched a new “lifeline helpline” to speed up casework and “ease the burden” of elected members. Advice Direct Scotland has set up phone and email helplines for constituents ...

A Scottish Greens councillor has denied a plan to defund Edinburgh Women's Aid and accused experts in the sector of trying to "weaponise the needs of other minorities to exclude trans people". Alex ...