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Health & Social Care

Jeane Freeman to deliver statement to parliament on QEUH

The Health Secretary faced questions on the hospital before a committee yesterday

by Emily Woods

Culture, Media & Sport

Twitter warns Tories after rebranding official account as 'factcheckUK'

Government & Politics

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn fail to land knockout blows in first TV debate

Environment

In context: the circular economy

Scottish Forestry announces new chief executive

Dr David Signorini will take over from Jo O’Hara from mid-December

Government & Politics

MEP Louis Stedman-Bryce resigns from Brexit Party

Stedman-Bryce said that the found himself in the situation where his “personal values” were in “direct conflict” with those of his party

Government & Politics

It's good to talk: a focus on men's mental health

With suicide rates at a five-year high in Scotland, and men three times more likely than women to kill themselves, encouraging men to open up is more important than ever

Inside Politics See all

Education & Skills

Child's play: how robots are becoming a part of the classroom

Education & Skills

Richard Lochhead: first year back on frontbench ‘has been dominated by Brexit’

Business & Industry

Innovation nation: keeping Scotland at the forefront of science and technology research

Election actually: MPs vote to give the electorate an early Christmas present

Events See all

19 Nov2019

Next Steps for Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland

COSLA, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH

26 Nov2019

Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh EH8 8AS

Transforming Offender Management: Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Reducing Reoffending

Latest Comment See all

Comment: How a storytelling revolution has freed the women of Northern Ireland

by Laura Kelly

Government & Politics

Comment: How a storytelling revolution has freed the women of Northern Ireland

On 22 October, abortion in Northern Ireland was decriminalised, meaning women who access abortion services will no longer be prosecuted

Associate feature: Ensuring the UNCRC benefits all our children 30 years on

by Professor Jennifer Davidson

Education & Skills

Associate feature: Ensuring the UNCRC benefits all our children 30 years on

Three decades since the adoption of the UNCRC, obstacles to realising children’s rights, including poverty and inequalities, feature too often in children’s lives

Sketch: Boris Johnson has installed a clock to measure his own failure

Health & Social Care

Comment: 'I found myself a prisoner of circumstances over which I had little control'

Employment

Associate feature: Wicked problems in the public sector and how to solve them

Energy

Disrupting public transport was a mistake, but Extinction Rebellion is clearly making an impact

Local Government See all

Local Government

Nine out of ten Scottish social workers consider quitting

Local Government

Concerns over ‘dangerous precedent’ after Court of Session rules Serco lock-change evictions lawful

Education See all

Education

Systemic change needed to tackle disadvantage in STEM learning, Holyrood committee reports

Education

North Ayrshire Council becomes first local authority to offer free ‘birth to potty’ real nappy packs

Health See all

Health

Jeane Freeman to face health committee questions over hospital issues

Health

Jeane Freeman under pressure after Glasgow hospital whistleblower reveals water infection death

Justice See all

Justice

New Glasgow evidence suite opened for children and vulnerable witnesses

Justice

Concerns over ‘dangerous precedent’ after Court of Session rules Serco lock-change evictions lawful

Environment See all

Environment

Sustainable fishing campaigners accuse MSPs of 'two decades of neglect'

Environment

Scottish Greens release list of 2019 general election candidates

Business & Economy See all

Business & Economy

First chair of the Scottish National Investment Bank appointed

Business & Economy

Jeane Freeman to deliver statement to parliament on QEUH

Twitter warns Tories after rebranding official account as 'factcheckUK'

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn fail to land knockout blows in first TV debate

In context: the circular economy

Scottish Forestry announces new chief executive

MEP Louis Stedman-Bryce resigns from Brexit Party

It's good to talk: a focus on men's mental health

Child's play: how robots are becoming a part of the classroom

Richard Lochhead: first year back on frontbench ‘has been dominated by Brexit’

Innovation nation: keeping Scotland at the forefront of science and technology research

Election actually: MPs vote to give the electorate an early Christmas present

Next Steps for Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland

Socitm Scotland Annual Conference

Freedom of Information Annual Conference 2019

School Food and Feeding the Mind

Transforming Offender Management: Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Reducing Reoffending

Comment: How a storytelling revolution has freed the women of Northern Ireland

Associate feature: Ensuring the UNCRC benefits all our children 30 years on

Sketch: Boris Johnson has installed a clock to measure his own failure

Comment: 'I found myself a prisoner of circumstances over which I had little control'

Associate feature: Wicked problems in the public sector and how to solve them

Disrupting public transport was a mistake, but Extinction Rebellion is clearly making an impact

There's a terrifying pattern of mendacity to Boris Johnson's government

Nine out of ten Scottish social workers consider quitting

Concerns over ‘dangerous precedent’ after Court of Session rules Serco lock-change evictions lawful

Systemic change needed to tackle disadvantage in STEM learning, Holyrood committee reports

North Ayrshire Council becomes first local authority to offer free ‘birth to potty’ real nappy packs

Jeane Freeman to face health committee questions over hospital issues

Jeane Freeman under pressure after Glasgow hospital whistleblower reveals water infection death

New Glasgow evidence suite opened for children and vulnerable witnesses

Concerns over ‘dangerous precedent’ after Court of Session rules Serco lock-change evictions lawful

Sustainable fishing campaigners accuse MSPs of 'two decades of neglect'

Scottish Greens release list of 2019 general election candidates

First chair of the Scottish National Investment Bank appointed

‘Too simplistic’ to expect that economic growth will increase the Scottish budget, Holyrood committee concludes

Jeane Freeman to deliver statement to parliament on QEUH

Twitter warns Tories after rebranding official account as 'factcheckUK'

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn fail to land knockout blows in first TV debate

In context: the circular economy

Scottish Forestry announces new chief executive

MEP Louis Stedman-Bryce resigns from Brexit Party

It's good to talk: a focus on men's mental health

Child's play: how robots are becoming a part of the classroom

Richard Lochhead: first year back on frontbench ‘has been dominated by Brexit’

Innovation nation: keeping Scotland at the forefront of science and technology research

Election actually: MPs vote to give the electorate an early Christmas present

Next Steps for Building Regulations and Fire Safety in Scotland

Socitm Scotland Annual Conference

Freedom of Information Annual Conference 2019

School Food and Feeding the Mind

Transforming Offender Management: Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Reducing Reoffending

Comment: How a storytelling revolution has freed the women of Northern Ireland

Associate feature: Ensuring the UNCRC benefits all our children 30 years on

Sketch: Boris Johnson has installed a clock to measure his own failure

Comment: 'I found myself a prisoner of circumstances over which I had little control'

Associate feature: Wicked problems in the public sector and how to solve them

Disrupting public transport was a mistake, but Extinction Rebellion is clearly making an impact

There's a terrifying pattern of mendacity to Boris Johnson's government

Nine out of ten Scottish social workers consider quitting

Concerns over ‘dangerous precedent’ after Court of Session rules Serco lock-change evictions lawful

Systemic change needed to tackle disadvantage in STEM learning, Holyrood committee reports

North Ayrshire Council becomes first local authority to offer free ‘birth to potty’ real nappy packs

Jeane Freeman to face health committee questions over hospital issues

Jeane Freeman under pressure after Glasgow hospital whistleblower reveals water infection death

New Glasgow evidence suite opened for children and vulnerable witnesses

Concerns over ‘dangerous precedent’ after Court of Session rules Serco lock-change evictions lawful

Sustainable fishing campaigners accuse MSPs of 'two decades of neglect'

Scottish Greens release list of 2019 general election candidates

First chair of the Scottish National Investment Bank appointed

‘Too simplistic’ to expect that economic growth will increase the Scottish budget, Holyrood committee concludes

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