Local Government

Councillor Emma Macdonald: Getting to Know You

The Shetland Islands Council leader on living life backwards and the magic of an island childhood

Lisa-Marie Hughes: Political Spin

The Renfrewshire councillor and chair of culture, sport and leisure body OneRen shares the soundtrack of her life

Council strikes over as trade unions accept higher pay deal

Cosla agrees new pay offer for striking council workers

More action needed: Cost-of-living crisis is squeezing households like never before

Bin strikes: Unions reject latest Cosla offer

Anas Sarwar and Andy Burnham vow to foster cross-border council collaboration

Scottish Labour backs ‘Barnett-style’ funding for councils

Lib Dem councillor quits Moray Council three months after election

SNP councillor hits out at North Lanarkshire 'Unionist power grab'

SNP lose control of North Lanarkshire Council

Cost-of-living crisis: Glasgow City Council leader urges Boris Johnson 'please act now'

North Lanarkshire provost resigns due to family illness

Scottish Government ‘pauses’ Ukraine refugee sponsor scheme

Devolution remains unfinished – and it’s created a democratic deficit

Cammy Day: 'We have a £1.5bn service need and £1.1bn to pay for it'

Cosla elects first ever SNP president

Politicians and their pets: Councillor Kate Blake

Comment: Ripping up red tape requires a radical overhaul

Labour wins Tory backing to oust the SNP from City of Edinburgh Council

Councils face ‘volatile, unprecedented and unpredictable environment’

The deal-making: Scotland's councillors get to work

Comment: Labour’s ‘grown-up politics’ is all talk

Greens pave the way for another minority SNP administration in Glasgow

In context: Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) Bill

What next for Alex Salmond and the Alba Party?