Swinney grilled on soaring costs of new prison
Swinney insists he wants to make sure there is a replacement prison that is safe and secure. We now know the replacement for ...
HMP Glasgow: SNP accused of building £1bn 'luxury resort' instead of high-security prison
Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay hit out after it was revealed this week that the estimated cost of the jail had ...
Robison says Labour need to decide what side they are on ahead of Budget vote
Finance Secretary Shona Robison has urged Labour to stop standing on the “political sidelines” and back the Scottish ...
SNP ‘squandering money on scandalous scale’ as new prison cost doubles to nearly £1bn
Angela Constance, the party’s justice secretary, blamed inflation for the massive price rise amid accusations of ‘financial ...
Swinney refused to admit misleading MSPs over renewables
John Swinney rejected a call from his civil servants to admit misleading MSPs over the amount of Scotland’s electricity that ...
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Are the Tories preparing for MSPs to defect to Reform?
“We are looking at losing about half of our regional seats to Reform and I think we really need to understand that there is more to the Scottish Tories than on opposition party that opposes the SNP.
SNP Government Budget to clear first hurdle after opposition parties agree deals with John Swinney
The SNP Government's Budget will clear its first hurdle today after opposition parties agreed deals with John Swinney. The ...
First Minister's Questions: Swinney pressed on NHS recovery and Heathrow runway
On Monday, First Minister John Swinney pledged his government would reduce NHS waiting lists and make it easier to get GP ...
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Scottish Tories to bring vote calling on Neil Gray to resign
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First Labour destroyed Wales, now it’s working on Scotland - England is next
Former First Minister Mark Drakeford embraced every cranky left-wing cause going: a four-day public sector week, universal ...
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Poll suggests pro-independence majority at Holyrood and Labour ‘implosion’
The poll put the Scottish Tories at 12 per cent on the constituency vote and 13 per cent on the list, while Reform was at 13 per cent on the constituency and 11 per cent on the list. Alba was at 2 ...
Scottish Greens call for block on gender Bill to be lifted
The Scottish Greens have called on the UK Government to remove the block on Scotland’s gender reforms. The Gender Recognition ...