RPS warns no deal Brexit contingency won’t ‘eliminate risks’ to medical supply
Industry bodies are concerned about disruption to medical supply, price rises and counterfeit medicines
Further delays to opening of new children’s hospital after more safety checks ordered
The circumstances surrounding the delayed opening have been described as a “shambles”
Scottish income tax raises £941m less than expected
New figures from HMRC show that the Scottish Government raised almost £1bn less than expected in the first year of newly devolved tax powers
Politicians and their pets: Liam McArthur and Gerry
The MSP for Orkney introduces us to his spaniel, Gerry
Joining up the dots: Interview with Robbie Pearson
Healthcare Improvement Scotland has been on a journey over the past few years. But what’s next for the organisation?
Tech for good: could Scotland become a leader in ethical digital technology?
While Scotland’s public sector continues to struggle with big IT projects, the private sector is flourishing, but ethics need to be built in
Boris Johnson meets questions over his behaviour with pure contempt
Mandy Rhodes on the Conservative Party leadership hustings
Talk of a review of devolution has inevitably raised fears about a watering down of powers
If it sounds like a review, and looks like a review, then it is a review and what it is usually meant by a review is change
Division now infects every part of our politics
"The truth is, if I voted yes in another referendum, it would be in grief and hope rather than glee"
More empowerment of councils is needed to tackle poverty
Top-down policymaking and a focus on crisis management rather than prevention is hampering Scotland’s ability to tackle poverty, says Councillor Chris McEleny
Could do better: the SNP's failures in education look likely to turn into its toxic legacy
While botched Brexit and turbo austerity will be the Tories’ toxic legacy from this current period, lost learning looks to be the SNP’s
As the Tory leadership contest moves forward, the democratic deficit feels starker than ever
What tartan-covered, shortbread-tin image of Scotland do these privately educated, multi-millionaire, Oxford graduate, metropolitan elites really have of Scotland?
Parties announce candidates for Tavish Scott’s Shetland seat
Scottish Parliament officials have announced the by-election will be held on August 29
Information Commissioner's Office launches consultation on new data sharing code of practice
With the current code published in 2011, the new code, currently in a draft form, will aim to provide guidance
Boost digital skills or leave workforce “ill-equipped for jobs of the future”, Open Knowledge Foundation warns
Proposals for a new National Data Strategy were announced by the UK Government in June 2018
“Moments like that I think, ‘we’ve really created something’”: Exclusive interview with Sir Paul Grice
Sir Paul Grice, clerk and chief executive of the Scottish Parliament since its inception, on devolution so far
Further delays to opening of new children’s hospital after more safety checks ordered
The circumstances surrounding the delayed opening have been described as a “shambles”
Cross-party call for "radical action" on drug deaths
The MSPs are calling on the UK and Scottish governments to "examine all options", including decriminalisation
Cross-party call for "radical action" on drug deaths
The MSPs are calling on the UK and Scottish governments to "examine all options", including decriminalisation
Death from drugs reaches highest ever level
The number of people dying from drug related deaths in Scotland has reached a record high
New funding for North Sea decommissioning
Paul Wheelhouse said: “This fund will support innovation in the supply chain, further cost reduction and improve the recognised skills of the Scottish workforce, which is why it has proved so popular with businesses.”
Fish stocks "at risk" from illegal disgarding, Lords warn
A House of Lords committee has found that neither the UK nor Scottish governments have any idea how much fish is srill being illegally dumped overboard.
Scottish income tax raises £941m less than expected
New figures from HMRC show that the Scottish Government raised almost £1bn less than expected in the first year of newly devolved tax powers
Scottish unemployment rate lower than UK for 10 months in a row
ONS data shows 7,000 Scots have gained employment since February this year