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More protests after Belfast stabbing ‘ill-advised’ – Swinney
Two officers and three members of the public were injured in disorder in Glasgow on Tuesday night.
By
Craig Paton
10 Jun 2026
Politics
Chancellor ruling out another independence vote does not carry weight – Flynn
The SNP MP claimed Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will both be ousted if the SNP wins next year.
By
Craig Paton
2 Dec 2025
Business News
UK Government was ‘digging its own black hole’ before Budget, says Flynn
The Chancellor has been accused of misleading the public ahead of the Budget.
By
Craig Paton
2 Dec 2025
Politics
Swinney ‘not being fully candid’ about Cameron Barracks notification – Alexander
The Government has paused plans to house 300 asylum seekers at the site in Inverness.
By
Craig Paton
30 Nov 2025
Politics
Police Scotland urged to reopen probe into sex claims against Al Fayed
Police previously closed an investigation into a ‘non-recent sexual assault’.
By
Craig Paton
30 Nov 2025
Politics
Asylum hotel protests ‘racist’, says Swinney
Hundreds of people have gathered outside hotels housing asylum seekers in recent months.
By
Craig Paton
29 Nov 2025
Politics
Flynn warns foundations of UK ‘can’t and won’t be fixed’ as SNP eyes indyref2
The SNP Westminster leader has urged Scots to back his party at next year’s election.
By
Craig Paton
29 Nov 2025
Politics
Use cash freed up by end of two-child cap to cut income tax, Swinney urged
But the Scottish First Minster said he will instead use the £155 million to further act to reduce child poverty in Scotland.
By
Craig Paton
27 Nov 2025
Business News
Government ‘taxing oil and gas sector to death’, claims trade body
The Chancellor was told Aberdeen was ‘not going down without a fight’.
By
Craig Paton
26 Nov 2025
Business News
UK Government to allow oil and gas extraction near existing North Sea fields
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it is a ‘world-leading’ plan
By
Craig Paton
26 Nov 2025
Politics
SNP calls on Chancellor to ‘help, not hammer’ families in Budget
Rachel Reeves is expected to introduce tax hikes in her announcement.
By
Craig Paton
26 Nov 2025
Business News
Scrap windfall tax and lift ban on new oil, leading business figures urge Reeves
Martin Gilbert and Sir Ian Wood led two of the biggest firms in Aberdeen.
By
Craig Paton
21 Nov 2025
Politics
No prize big enough to entice me to stay in frontline politics, says Forbes
The Deputy First Minister is to step down as an MSP in May, citing time pressures with having a young family.
By
Craig Paton
21 Nov 2025
Politics
Covid Bereaved group ‘will hold Government to account on Covid lessons’
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry released its second report on Thursday.
By
Craig Paton
21 Nov 2025
Politics
Scottish Government ‘had no real strategy’ for Covid in early 2020 – inquiry
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry also found the devolved administrations to be too reliant on the UK Government.
By
Craig Paton
20 Nov 2025
Politics
Sturgeon’s ‘gold command’ meetings ‘reduced transparency’, Covid inquiry finds
The former first minister and a small group of ministers and advisers met and made decisions outside the Cabinet.
By
Craig Paton
20 Nov 2025
Politics
Almost 30 years of hurt but we never stopped dreaming, Findlay tells MSPs
Scotland will head to North America next summer for their first World Cup since 1998.
By
Craig Paton
20 Nov 2025
Business News
Mossmorran staff going through a ‘difficult time’, says PM
More than 400 jobs have been put at risk following the announcement a plant in Fife is due to close in February.
By
Craig Paton
19 Nov 2025
Business News
ExxonMobil plans closure of Fife manufacturing site
The Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran is expected to shut in February.
By
Craig Paton
18 Nov 2025
Business News
MSP urges ExxonMobil to work with governments to avert Mossmorran closure
ExxonMobil announced the site would close on Tuesday.
By
Craig Paton
18 Nov 2025
Business News
Reeves urged to cut windfall tax and not ‘sacrifice’ oil and gas workers
The Chancellor is due to deliver her budget later this month.
By
Craig Paton
18 Nov 2025
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