News and analysis of Scottish politics and the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood MSPs, political confere

John Swinney: There has been an orchestrated campaign to undermine devolution

The Deputy First Minister says the constitutional row over gender reform shows the devolution settlement is at risk like never before

by Chris Marshall

PMQs: Sunak questioned over knowledge of investigations into Zahawi and Raab

Public sector strikes begin across UK

Justice

Keith Brown: Scottish Government did not know Isla Bryson was being sent to women's jail

Blanket ban on trans prisoners in female prisons not possible, MPs told

The current policy of the Scottish Prison Service is to risk assess each trans prisoner being admitted to custody

Review into violence against women and girls finds most frequent theme to be support for single-sex spaces with female-only staff

A Scottish Government review into the funding of violence against women and girls (VAWG) services has found that the most frequent theme among respondents to a call for evidence was support for single-sex spaces with female-only staff

Communities, Housing & Planning

Homeless applications soar to highest-ever level amid cost-of-living crisis

All homelessness figures were up in the six months to September 2022, with the number of children in temporary homes rising to almost 10,000

Inside Politics See all

Scottish Independence

Four successive prime ministers have been placed under zero pressure to concede to Scotland’s demands

Writing in our special 500th edition, former First Minister Alex Salmond looks back at devolution and to the future of the constitutional debate

Greg Hemphill: I moved to Scotland aged 18, and was instantly at home

by Greg Hemphill

Greg Hemphill: I moved to Scotland aged 18, and was instantly at home

The comedian on having a keen sense of Scottish identity, despite growing up in Canada

Those unwilling to accept difference don’t define who gets to be Scottish

Partner content

Associate Feature: Energy levels

Scotland feels like a country hungry for its future and renewing the idea of itself

Sketch: Gordon MacDonald wants more robots

Local Government See all

Local Government

Councils call for clarity from Scottish Government over 'confusing' funding messages

Local Government

Scotland’s councils facing ‘increasingly difficult choices’ on spending

Education See all

Education

First Minister announces £900k boost to STEM engagement programme

Education

Policymakers have little understanding of early years education, claims leading campaigner

Health See all

Health

£8m announced for 300 extra care beds to reduce hospital pressures

Health

Extra cash for social care beds announced amid mounting NHS pressures

Justice See all

Justice

Asylum seeker hotel tragedy was 'avoidable', refugee inquiry finds

Justice

New domestic abuse task force to prevent murder of women in Scotland

Green Pages See all

Green Pages

Scotland’s lead on climate change has been lost, warns Climate Change Committee

Green Pages

Majority of Britons put sanctioning Russia above concerns about rising energy bills

Business & Economy See all

Business & Economy

Cromarty and Forth win green freeport bids

Business & Economy

John Swinney: There has been an orchestrated campaign to undermine devolution

PMQs: Sunak questioned over knowledge of investigations into Zahawi and Raab

Public sector strikes begin across UK

Keith Brown: Scottish Government did not know Isla Bryson was being sent to women's jail

Blanket ban on trans prisoners in female prisons not possible, MPs told

Review into violence against women and girls finds most frequent theme to be support for single-sex spaces with female-only staff

Homeless applications soar to highest-ever level amid cost-of-living crisis

Shona Robison: 'Our opposition are making mistakes'

Will this SNP Westminster bill change UK law for new parents?

Support act: An interview with Jackie Baillie

Failing health: The NHS is broken, so how do we fix it?

Four successive prime ministers have been placed under zero pressure to concede to Scotland’s demands

Greg Hemphill: I moved to Scotland aged 18, and was instantly at home

Those unwilling to accept difference don’t define who gets to be Scottish

Associate Feature: Energy levels

Scotland feels like a country hungry for its future and renewing the idea of itself

Sketch: Gordon MacDonald wants more robots

The Isla Bryson case only highlights the real risks to women of gender self-ID

Councils call for clarity from Scottish Government over 'confusing' funding messages

Scotland’s councils facing ‘increasingly difficult choices’ on spending

First Minister announces £900k boost to STEM engagement programme

Policymakers have little understanding of early years education, claims leading campaigner

£8m announced for 300 extra care beds to reduce hospital pressures

Extra cash for social care beds announced amid mounting NHS pressures

Asylum seeker hotel tragedy was 'avoidable', refugee inquiry finds

New domestic abuse task force to prevent murder of women in Scotland

Scotland’s lead on climate change has been lost, warns Climate Change Committee

Majority of Britons put sanctioning Russia above concerns about rising energy bills

Cromarty and Forth win green freeport bids

Rishi Sunak and Nicola Sturgeon hold 'working dinner' on PM's first visit to Scotland