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Rachel Keenan
Business News
Shipyard worker strikes will risk further delays to Clyde warships – union
Staff at BAE Systems shipyards on the upper Clyde have voted to take industrial action.
By
Rachel Keenan
8 Jun 2026
Politics
Badenoch: Study shows ‘utter madness’ of SNP and Labour on North Sea drilling
Research by the University of Aberdeen showed the large amount of oil and gas still remaining under the North Sea.
By
Rachel Keenan
5 Jun 2026
Politics
New research shows projected offshore wind could cover 11% of North Sea by 2050
The Heriot-Watt University-led study worked around the scenario if all current political commitments to North Sea offshore wind were built.
By
Rachel Keenan
4 Jun 2026
Politics
Starmer urged to ‘stop delays’ and remove Mandelson’s peerage and payout
SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan said Scottish families are ‘paying the price for Starmer’s mistake’.
By
Rachel Keenan
3 Jun 2026
Politics
Former first minister calls for joint Murrell inquiry between both Parliaments
Lord McConnell said there should be an inquiry between Holyrood and Westminster on Peter Murrell’s embezzlement of funds.
By
Rachel Keenan
1 Jun 2026
Politics
Deputy First Minister urges MSPs to ‘unite’ ahead of vote on holding indyref2
MSPs will vote on a motion on Tuesday to decide if Scotland will request the UK Government to allow another referendum.
By
Rachel Keenan
24 May 2026
Business News
Scottish Government will be ‘bold, innovative and ambitious’ on industry – Flynn
The new Cabinet Secretary for Economy has met former workers of the Grangemouth refinery and Mossmorran ethylene plan.
By
Rachel Keenan
24 May 2026
Politics
Swinney apologises on behalf of state for failures in ‘Beastie House’ report
A 75-page report published on Wednesday found several children at the centre of a Glasgow abuse ring were failed by authorities.
By
Rachel Keenan
21 May 2026
Politics
Combining social justice and housing briefs ‘deflating’, says Shelter Scotland
Shirley-Anne Somerville has been appointed Social Justice and Housing Secretary in the Scottish Government.
By
Rachel Keenan
20 May 2026
Politics
Labour has not learned lessons of defeat in Scotland – SNP Westminster leader
SNP MP Dave Doogan is calling on the UK Government to bring forward an emergency cost-of-living budget to help families.
By
Rachel Keenan
15 May 2026
Politics
Flynn and Gethins hit out at ‘crisis-ridden Westminster’ as they quit Commons
The former SNP MPs have been elected to the Scottish Parliament after last week’s election.
By
Rachel Keenan
14 May 2026
Politics
Scotland deserves better than status quo say Greens, amid five-year plan launch
Party co-leader Gillian Mackay has said that under the Greens’ plans, Scotland’s transport has the ‘ability to be world-leading’.
By
Rachel Keenan
13 May 2026
Politics
Swinney says he rescued SNP from ‘enormous peril’ after 2024 election result
Mr Swinney said that the party was ‘in danger of collapse’ when he became First Minister.
By
Rachel Keenan
13 May 2026
Politics
Holyrood election 2026 was ‘least proportional’ Scotland has ever had
Professor of political science Ailsa Henderson also said it was the ‘most volatile’ election Scotland has seen.
By
Rachel Keenan
10 May 2026
Politics
Parties accused of ‘political posturing’ by refusing to engage with Reform
The comments come as the First Minister said he would not be inviting Reform UK to talks at the Scottish Government headquarters in St Andrew’s house.
By
Rachel Keenan
10 May 2026
Politics
Indyref2 demands perfectly reasonable with pro-independence majority – Flynn
The new SNP MSP said Westminster needs to ‘wake up to the reality that they now face’.
By
Rachel Keenan
10 May 2026
Politics
Rise of Reform ‘deeply concerning’, Scottish Tories say
Reform are now the joint second largest party at Holyrood and have risen above the the Scottish Tories.
By
Rachel Keenan
9 May 2026
Politics
Scottish politics must not be distracted by independence vote calls, Davey says
The UK Liberal Democrat leader visited Scotland after the party made gains in the Holyrood election.
By
Rachel Keenan
9 May 2026
Politics
I will stay Scottish Tory leader for as long as I make a difference – Findlay
A poll has suggested the Scottish Conservatives could lose a number of seats at the election.
By
Rachel Keenan
6 May 2026
Politics
Scotland ‘paid price’ of 20 years of SNP says Scottish Labour on eve of poll
Labour leader Anas Sarwar also urged voters to ‘reject’ Reform.
By
Rachel Keenan
6 May 2026
UK
Rising online abuse from parents causing ‘significant harm’ to teachers – union
Teachers are reporting that parents and carers have been making complaints to schools using tools such as AI, covert recording and social media.
By
Rachel Keenan
6 May 2026
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