By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Shetland Beatrice Wishart has today announced the party’s intention to hold Parliament’s first debate on planned Highly
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LABOUR SLAMS SNP FOR FAILURE TO TACKLE ‘NATIONAL DISGRACE’ OF FOOD POVERTY
By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has today accused the SNP government of reneging on its commitment to tackle the ‘national disgrace’ of food poverty. The
RELIGION: The Church of Scotland and the legacies of slavery
The Church should use any knowledge it has about past connections to slavery to educate people, and learn from this past, not to downplay or
TORY CONFERENCE: Priorities are to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists and to stop the boats.
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, Westminster leader Alister Jack, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Conservative deputy leader in Scotland Meghan Gallacher. Tories on parade at
Council workers vote to reject pay offer and to take action
Trade unionists protest outside West Dunbartonshire Council office in Dumbarton. By Bill Heaney UNISON, Scotland’s largest local government union, has overwhelmingly rejected COSLA’s pay offer
Secret plans from £1.3 billion Faslane-based nuclear submarine found in toilet
HMS Anson leaves Barrow for the Clyde Naval Base at Faslane. By Democrat reporter Secret plans from £1.3 billion Faslane-based nuclear submarine found in