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

Reform UK tactics for detention centres ‘from Donald Trump playbook’ – Greens

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer likened the proposed migrant detention facilities to ‘concentration camps’.
5 May 2026
Politics

Some people with diagnosis for mental illness do not need benefits – Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader said that Scotland’s benefit system is currently ‘wide open to abuse’.
4 May 2026
Politics

Scottish Greens urge SNP to match universal free childcare pledge

The Scottish Greens say the SNP’s manifesto promises on childcare are ‘lacking in detail’.
1 May 2026
Politics

Tories are party of aspiration, says Findlay in warning over ‘politics of envy’

The Scottish Conservative leader was speaking after Reform UK Scotland boss Malcolm Offord said he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.
30 Apr 2026
Politics

SNP ‘delivered goods’ on budget says Swinney amid think tank concerns

The Institute for Fiscal Studies examined the manifestos from the six major parties running in next week’s election.
28 Apr 2026
Politics

Scottish Labour pledges to implement Equality Act ‘straight away’

The party said it would ‘remove all biologically male’ prisoners from women’s prisons within days of the election.
27 Apr 2026
Politics

Sarwar continues to ‘stand by’ his call for Starmer to resign as PM

But the Scottish Labour leader insisted the Holyrood poll next month is not about judging the two-year-old Labour UK Government.
23 Apr 2026
Business News

STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count

The NUJ said the action in a pay row will affect coverage of the results.
22 Apr 2026
Politics

Starmer should resign for ‘shameful role’ in appointment of Mandelson – Flynn

The SNP Westminster leader is calling on Scots to vote SNP at the Holyrood elections to ‘sack Keir Starmer’.
20 Apr 2026
Politics

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer: I’m not interested in being First Minister

Mr Greer said he would be ‘unbelievably proud’ to serve as deputy to his party co-leader Gillian Mackay.
16 Apr 2026
Politics

Swinney accuses UK Government of ‘anti-Scottish’ move blocking Chinese factory

Ming Yang had proposed building a wind turbine facility in Ardersier, near Inverness.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

It is for independence supporters to set out referendum route – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader spoke out on independence on Sunday’s televised BBC debate.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

Streeting rules out Scottish referendum saying UK ‘has had enough of chaos’

The UK Health Secretary was questioned by LBC about the possibility of another Scottish independence referendum.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

Scotland’s main political party leaders set for first TV debate of election

The leaders will be asked questions in front of a live studio audience.
12 Apr 2026
Politics

Starmer ‘like rabbit in headlights’, says Swinney as SNP demand fuel price cuts

The First Minister is set to call for the UK Government to help tackle fuel price rises due to the war in Iran.
7 Apr 2026
Politics

Scottish Labour pledge pothole fund to fix ‘sorry state’ of Scotland’s roads

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is vowing to fix Scotland’s roads.
7 Apr 2026
Politics

Scottish Tory manifesto to launch with focus on tax and cutting benefits bills

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay is set to make a speech in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
7 Apr 2026
Politics

Swinney using Reform’s ‘race baiting’ attack to score political points – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader has accused the SNP leader of using Reform UK’s ‘race baiting’ against him.
5 Apr 2026