Inside Politics

Reshaping Scottish public services: What should reform look like?

With Scotland facing a £1bn public spending gap, experts weigh in on what needs to change

David Nutt: We’ve got a government run by idiots who don’t understand the value of science

David Nutt was famously sacked as a government adviser for suggesting alcohol was more dangerous than certain Class A drugs. Now at the forefront of research into psychedelics, he says the government’s intransigent approach is depriving people of potentially life-saving treatments

In context: The UK Government’s Rwanda policy

Closing the skills gap: 'If we want a joined-up system we need to join it up'

George Foulkes: Nicola Sturgeon pretended she was prime minister of an independent country

Exclusive: Robin Harper calls for Scottish Greens leaders to go as trans rights splits party

Roaming Aimlessly: The scandal of Michael Matheson's iPad is eroding Humza Yousaf's authority

Councillor Heather Anderson: 'Dundee is 24 square miles of perfection'

Kenneth Gibson's Political Spin

Graham Simpson: It’s one of my ambitions in life to visit the Village Vanguard

Paul O'Kane MSP: 'One of the most powerful political statements ever made was the Sermon on the Mount'

Blown Off Course: Have Scotland's ambitions for offshore wind gone awry?

In Context: Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill

Stormy waters: Flooding events are on the rise in Scotland

No magic stick: What Scotland can learn from the world's largest drug-consumption facility

Heavy Weather: How the Scottish Government's actions are failing to live up to its ambition on climate change

Angus MacNeil: 'The sheep I shepherd at home show more of an independence of thought than the SNP'

Climate Change Committee’s business champion calls out ‘weak’ arguments for North Sea expansion

Cosla's Steven Heddle on growing up punk in Orkney and changing the Scottish national anthem

Verity House Agreement: What is it and has it been broken?

Scotland's housing 'crisis': Building a way forward

Q&A: The Science and Technology cross party group

Lord Malcolm Offord: Levelling up cash is 'real devolution'

The mechanics of the future

Investing for success: An interview with housing minister Paul McLennan

SNP councillor Jacqueline Cameron: People are always interested in the Franz Ferdinand song about me