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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6 May 2026