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Audit finds public confidence in local policing has declined in Scotland
by Rachel Keenan
22 Jan 2026 at 12:01am
Recommendations have been made for policing in Scotland as an audit found confidence in local policing has declined and modernisation of the force has been slow.


Trump withdraws 'damaging' tariff threat after crunch talks on Greenland secu...
by [email protected] | Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco
21 Jan 2026 at 7:48pm
The US president said that a ?framework of a future deal? on Greenland had been worked out.


Police warned to stay away from CCA after protestors declare 'liberated zone'
by [email protected] | Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco
21 Jan 2026 at 6:49pm
Arts centre bosses have asked Police Scotland to stay away from the protest, following a tense stand off between demonstrators and officers last year.


Those responsible for QEUH scandal must face a ?reckoning?, say bereaved fami...
by [email protected] | Andrew Learmonth
22 Jan 2026 at 12:01am
Families of patients who died or were seriously harmed at Glasgow?s flagship hospital have accused NHS leaders of ?despicable incompetence and cover-up? and said that health board leaders must now face a ?reckoning?.


Trump rules out using force over Greenland purchase at Davos conference
by [email protected] | Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco
21 Jan 2026 at 5:21pm
Trump told the WEF: ?We probably won?t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable.


Scottish finance giant suffers setback amid drive to overcome rebranding fiasco
by [email protected] | Mark Williamson
21 Jan 2026 at 5:00pm
A Scottish investment giant has reported big funds outflows as it noted demand for products that could help clients cope with 'elevated geopolitical volatility'


'Deeply distrurbing': Pressure grows on Scottish Government after teen cancer...
by [email protected] | Rebecca McCurdy
21 Jan 2026 at 12:45pm
The Scottish Government faces growing pressure to introduce cancer referral guidelines for children following the death of teenager Isla Sneddon.


'Oddball' Nigel Farage admits breaching MPs code over income declaration
by [email protected] | Jody Harrison
21 Jan 2026 at 12:14pm
Nigel Farage has apologised for breaching the MPs? code of conduct after failing to declare �380,000 of income on time.


Sturgeon urged to say if she 'leaned' on NHS bosses to open troubled QEUH too...
by [email protected] | Andrew Learmonth
21 Jan 2026 at 11:48am
Fresh pressure is mounting on Nicola Sturgeon over claims political pressure helped force open Glasgow?s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital despite water safety concerns. Families, opposition parties and campaigners now demand full transparency as Scotland?s NHS faces its gravest reckoning.


Stephen Flynn: 'World Cup boycott not the answer to Trump?s threats'
by Lucinda Cameron
21 Jan 2026 at 9:57am
Responding ?in kind? to Donald Trump?s tariff threats would be a better way forward than boycotting the World Cup, the SNP?s Westminster leader has suggested.


Keir Starmer expected to reject invitation for UK to join Donald Trump 'peace...
by [email protected] | Gabriel McKay
21 Jan 2026 at 9:53am
Sir Keir Starmer will reportedly reject an offer to sit on Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace'


Chancellor insists UK will 'turn corner' in 2026 despite fresh inflation rise
by [email protected] | Jody Harrison
21 Jan 2026 at 7:27am
The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 3.4% in December


SNP ministers warned housing emergency worsened by 'chronic' shortage of homes
by [email protected] | Rebecca McCurdy
21 Jan 2026 at 5:30am
Scotland's housing emergency cannot end unless there is urgent funding to address the 'chronic' shortage of affordable homes, SNP ministers have been told.


Scottish Chambers names new CEO after 'rigorous UK-wide recruitment process'
by [email protected] | Ian McConnell
21 Jan 2026 at 4:33am
Scottish Chambers of Commerce has named its new chief executive after a 'rigorous UK-wide recruitment process'

The Scotsman

The Scotsman Politics


Think Donald Trump is bad now? He's about to get even worse
21 Jan 2026 at 5:58pm
As Donald Trump?s popularity continues to fall, concern is growing that US President could try to rig the mid-term elections


Consultation launched on banning mobile phones in all Edinburgh schools
21 Jan 2026 at 5:56pm

A consultation has been launched on whether to ban mobile phones in all Edinburgh schools.

Sir Tom Hunter is leading calls for Scotland?s tax system to fall in line with the rest of the United Kingdom.

Over 85,000 people have signed a petition to ban the culling of gannets on the island of Sula Sgeir

Call for release of cabinet minutes

Those behind the project say they are being ?penalised? by the transmission charges system

Several MPs and a former SNP MP have called for Scotland and other home nations to boycott the men?s football World Cup

John Swinney has warned Nigel Farage would abolish the Scottish Parliament if he becomes first minister.

The Prime Minister?s official spokesman said the decision to approve the massive embassy in the heart of London was ?entirely self-contained?.

Wings over Scotland

Yelling at the tide
21 Jan 2026 at 9:26am
We figured someone had to at least try. So in the light of this, we’ve sent a letter. - TO: Judge Susan Walker, President, Employment Tribunal (Scotland) Dear Madam President, I read with considerable dismay and alarm your response to a recent complaint from a Mr Ewan Kennedy regarding the conduct of Employment Judge Alexander …

The Secondhand Amendment
19 Jan 2026 at 12:04am
We’re really not sure this makes things any better with regard to the incredible tale that’s unfolded around the judgment in Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife. In fact, on any interpretation we can think of, quite the reverse. But we’d better give you some context. The quote in the image above comes from the reply …

Learning Insanity
14 Jan 2026 at 4:29pm
This clip was broadcast on ITV News Wales this week. ? It’s a staggeringly obvious mess for a whole raft of reasons – a number of completely spurious, illogical and unsupported claims are accepted as facts without any sort of challenge or balancing voice (which has been standard practice on ITV News for a while …

Governing For Beginners
12 Jan 2026 at 2:31pm
My first ever real experience of politics was playing Dictator. Originally written by Don Priestley for the Sinclair ZX81 in 1982, it was a simple text-based game which subsequently came to other formats including the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Elan Enterprise and the ZX Spectrum, which is where I encountered it. (Its legacy very much …

Grandpa John?s Nightmare
7 Jan 2026 at 12:17pm
It’s almost – almost – worth voting SNP in May because of this: ? Because it would be at least momentarily absolutely hilarious watching Swinney try to explain why his “100% guaranteed” second indyref didn’t happen if the SNP actually did get a majority on 30% of the vote (which is narrowly feasible on current …

Failure To Learn
5 Jan 2026 at 1:32pm
Scotland take on Haiti on Sunday 14 June (in the wee small hours of the morning), so this is nice, isn’t it? At least, it would be if incompetent idiots weren’t in charge. Firstly because the SNP – a party with a long and dismaying record of promising things it then doesn’t deliver – has …

And every day was exactly the same
3 Jan 2026 at 7:00am

List Voting For Cretins
2 Jan 2026 at 9:00am
This week The National published a poll it commissioned from Find Out Now for this May’s Scottish Parliament election, alongside a seat projection from Sir John Curtice. Here are the list-vote figures from the poll. The seat projection calculated that the election would result in 59 SNP MSPs (six short of the number John Swinney …

The Gulf War
1 Jan 2026 at 7:00am
Yesterday we noted in passing that independence support now outstrips that of the SNP by more than 20 points, making the party into a gigantic liability as the vehicle for enabling Scots to leave the UK. Put simply, even when voters want independence (as most now do), they’re not willing to vote SNP to get …

The Fear Of The Briar
31 Dec 2025 at 11:42am
With Reform now pretty consistently miles in front in polling for the next UK election, logically this is brilliant news for the Scottish independence movement, isn’t it? So can anyone explain why the SNP is so desperate to stop them? That’s a rhetorical question, of course. As we’ve repeatedly explored on Wings over the last …

Craig Murray

Resisting the Respectable Opinion on Iran
15 Jan 2026 at 3:13pm

Iraq. Libya. Egypt. Syria. Gaza. Somalia. No CIA- and Mossad-constructed regime change operation in the Middle East has ever made life better for the ordinary people of the country, nor even delivered the promised increase in personal and political freedoms. The only limited improvement that might be gained comes from the lifting of Western sanction …

Resisting the Respectable Opinion on Iran

A Step Towards Sanity
13 Jan 2026 at 6:50pm

To my great surprise, the video recording of yesterday’s Court of Session hearing on the judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action is still active on the court’s website, and you can watch it. I do not know how long this will last. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/livestream/court-of-session/case-p1017-25/#6dcfe87a-d9b7-49ba-9f01-ad69b8ad9c45 I have been used to the ludicrous restrictions on the …

A Step Towards Sanity

Court of Session Tomorrow on Palestine Action
11 Jan 2026 at 1:45pm

In the Western world today, fighting for freedom feels Quixotic, but I shall nevertheless wake early tomorrow to be at the Court of Session in Edinburgh by 9am to fight the proscription in Scotland of Palestine Action. I remain extremely concerned for the lives of the Palestine Action hunger strikers. As I predicted, Starmer’s government …

Court of Session Tomorrow on Palestine Action

Venezuela and Truth
4 Jan 2026 at 10:21am

The mainstream media covered Venezuela non-stop yesterday. They many times mentioned Delcy Rodr�guez, Vice President, because Trump stated she is now in charge. They never mentioned that 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the torture to death of her father, socialist activist Jorge Rodr�guez, by the CIA-backed security services of the US-aligned P�rez regime in …

Venezuela and Truth

Hunger Strikes and Court Cases
16 Dec 2025 at 9:15pm

Fighting the proscription of Palestine Action has become more urgent as eight brave activists enter the crucial period of their hunger strike. 12 January has finally been set for the court hearing on holding a Scottish judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action. I am frankly terrified for the hunger strikers. Qesser Zuhrah Amu …

Hunger Strikes and Court Cases

The Skripal Novichok Hoax
12 Dec 2025 at 9:58am

I did not anticipate that an open public meeting in Salisbury itself would be 95% sceptical of the official Novichok hoax – but it was. Thanks to UK Column for putting this on. I hope you find it enlightening – there is information which goes beyond my previous articles on the subject. In about a …

The Skripal Novichok Hoax

BBC Scotland

Why Scotland's assisted dying bill is on a knife edge
21 Jan 2026 at 6:21am
As they prepare for a final vote on the historic bill, MSPs are weighing a life and death decision.

Key section of assisted dying bill must be cut, MSPs told
20 Jan 2026 at 2:44pm
MSPs have been told protections for medics who conscientiously object will have to be added retrospectively.

Scotland's biggest hospital 'opened too early' despite safety fears
20 Jan 2026 at 6:02pm
The public inquiry will hear final statements after NHS Greater Glasgow conceded a hospital's water system probably caused infections.

Six key takeaways from the hospitals inquiry
20 Jan 2026 at 9:10pm
As final submissions are made to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, we now have a clearer picture of what went wrong.

'Blanket rule' for trans prisoners would violate rights, ministers to argue
20 Jan 2026 at 1:54pm
The Scottish government is being challenged in court by the campaign group For Women Scotland.

Teaching union announces details of new strike ballot
20 Jan 2026 at 9:44pm
A previous vote in favour of strike action was unable to pass due to a low turnout.

Peter Murrell due in court over embezzlement charge
19 Jan 2026 at 5:04pm
The former SNP chief executive was arrested as part of a police investigation into the party's finances.

Sarwar calls for Swinney and Sturgeon to be investigated over QEUH
19 Jan 2026 at 7:53pm
The Scottish Labour leader says complications at the hospital were "the biggest scandal in the history of the Scottish Parliament".

Cancer patients 'warned for years' about hospital water infections
19 Jan 2026 at 11:32am
John Cuddihy told BBC Scotland News his late daughter's experiences "must continue to echo beyond her lifetime".

Minister rules out national security status for new fisheries ships
19 Jan 2026 at 1:06pm
A call to redesignate planned vessels to boost their chances of being built in the UK are rejected.

Sarwar vows to release Sturgeon inquiry files
19 Jan 2026 at 1:22pm
The Scottish Labour leader claims the government has a "dangerous obsession with secrecy and cover-up".

Teachers on supply list for years or leaving country due to job shortages
19 Jan 2026 at 9:49am
Scottish government figures shows that most newly qualified teachers in Scotland are no longer getting permanent jobs, especially in primary schools.

Scot Goes Pop

Yet ANOTHER poll shows a pro-independence majority as natty Norstat (formerly...
20 Jan 2026 at 2:44pm
Before anyone says anything, yes, I know I screwed up and randomly started referring to Norstat as "Panelbase" midway through the video.  I haven't got time to re-record it at the moment, so just s...

Will the Greenland - Trump crisis boost support for Scottish independence?
20 Jan 2026 at 8:43am
I made this video before the news broke about Donald Trump's comments on Diego Garcia, which has resulted in this bizarre commentary from Henry Zeffman on the BBC News website (it's possibly a tran...

It's happened: now even SURVATION are showing a pro-independence majority (al...
19 Jan 2026 at 1:39pm
Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE) and it's already a bit over halfway towards its target figure of �1700.  A mil...

SNP and Greens remain firmly on course for Holyrood pro-indy majority in supe...
16 Jan 2026 at 8:50am
Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE) and it's already a bit over halfway towards its target figure of �1700.  A mil...

Sensational numbers for both the SNP and Plaid Cymru in two new YouGov polls
14 Jan 2026 at 8:36am
Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE) and it's already a bit over halfway towards its target figure of �1700.  A mil...

The party of Tas-beens: Alba's notorious unelected dictator finally departs -...
13 Jan 2026 at 4:20pm
Scot Goes Pop: The Final Fundraiser is underway (you can read more about why I anticipate it being the final one HERE) and it's already a bit over halfway towards its target figure of �1700.  A mil...

Has Trump ushered in an American FASCISM? His administration now has SEVEN o...
11 Jan 2026 at 9:45am
I know we were all keen for RevStew to finally put a sock in it about the trans issue, but given that he's replaced that obsession with 24/7 apologism for a woman's murder, perhaps he should be enc...

SNP have FOUR TIMES as much support as Labour in YouGov's astounding first su...
9 Jan 2026 at 1:35am
In the video below, I also give my thoughts on Stuart Campbell's frankly disturbing reaction to the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, which has shocked even his habitual supporters and defenders to th...

STV Politics News

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Law Society of Scotland calls for legal aid reform under justice system overhaul
21 Jan 2026 at 9:43pm
It said ?political inaction? has caused an ?ever-worsening crisis in access to justice in Scotland?.

Social media ban for under-16s backed by Lords
21 Jan 2026 at 8:45pm
Supporters of the Australian-style ban have argued parents are in 'an impossible position'.

Trump rows back on Greenland tariff threats after ?deal? talks with Nato chief
21 Jan 2026 at 7:58pm
The US president had only earlier on Wednesday doubled down on his threats to secure the Arctic island.

Quangos bonfire and 100,000 new jobs pitched in Tom Hunter?s Holyrood manifesto
21 Jan 2026 at 1:35pm
The billionaire has released a pro-business manifesto he said would let Scotland?s economy flourish while increasing investment in public services.

John Swinney urges Ofcom to reject STV plans to cut north of Scotland programme
21 Jan 2026 at 1:03pm
The First Minister said the proposals would ?set a damaging precedent and accelerate the decline of public interest journalism in Scotland?.

Keir Starmer faces PMQs as tensions flare over�Greenland
21 Jan 2026 at 11:48am
The Prime Minister previously said the future status of Greenland belongs solely to the people of Greenland and Denmark.

World Cup boycott not the answer to Trump?s threats, says SNP Westminster leader
21 Jan 2026 at 9:40am
Stephen Flynn said there needs to be serious and committed international dialogue with allies.

Higher taxes a ?political reality? to maintain services, MSPs told
20 Jan 2026 at 8:05pm
David Heald told Holyrood?s Finance Committee that this was ?a political reality?.

Trans prison ban would violate human rights, Scottish Government argues
20 Jan 2026 at 1:39pm
For Women Scotland has lodged legal action against Ministers over the Government's management of transgender people in custody.

UK Government considers social media ban for under-16s
20 Jan 2026 at 8:58am
A consultation will look at options including raising the digital age of consent and restricting potentially addictive app design features.

MPs suggest World Cup boycott in response to Trump?s Greenland threats
19 Jan 2026 at 9:59pm
One politician said the Government needed to 'fight fire with fire' and embarrass Trump.

King Charles shares dram with First Minister John Swinney at Palace of Holyro...
19 Jan 2026 at 3:55pm
The monarch hosted Scottish business owners at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Monday.

Sturgeon and other former ministers should face QEUH criminal probe, says Sarwar
19 Jan 2026 at 2:12pm
The health board conceded last week there could be a ?causal connection? between the hospital environment and patient infections.

Holyrood ?at risk of being abolished? if Nigel Farage becomes Prime Minister,...
19 Jan 2026 at 12:26pm
The First Minister also said he was 'deeply concerned' by Donald Trump?s threats to ramp up tariffs against allies over�Greenland.

Daily Record

Daily Record - Politics

Donald Trump blasts UK Government over North Sea oil in rambling Davos speech
21 Jan 2026 at 3:06pm
In a long-winded speech to the World Economic Forum, the US President said it was becoming "impossible" to extract oil and gas from the waters around Scotland.

Voters continuing to receive 'dodgy' Scottish Labour leaflet a week after apo...
21 Jan 2026 at 3:00pm
EXCLUSIVE: Anas Sarwar said sorry for a leaflet falsely quoting a maternity campaigner, but locals in Wishaw received one this morning.

Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney urged to reveal what they knew about botched...
21 Jan 2026 at 12:14pm
Sturgeon and Swinney led the SNP Government at a time health bosses claimed they were under "pressure" to open the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Scotland boycott of World Cup finals not the way to stand up to Donald Trump,...
21 Jan 2026 at 10:18am
Stephen Flynn disagreed with his former Westminster colleague Hannah Bardell on the need for a Scotland boycott.

Top SNP councillor warns Government funding plans will lead to cuts and job l...
21 Jan 2026 at 4:30am
EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Bell raised the alarm about the impact of the SNP Government's actions on local authorities.

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital 'opened too early' despite design safety ...
20 Jan 2026 at 4:24pm
The �1 billion super hospital started accepting patients in April 2015 - just weeks before the UK general election in May.

Medic protection part of assisted dying bill must be removed, says Health Sec...
20 Jan 2026 at 4:13pm
Neil Gray said the provision on conscientious objection would have to be added after the Bill became law.

Scotland could boycott World Cup in protest at Donald Trump, says former SNP MP
20 Jan 2026 at 1:45pm
Hannah Kennedy-Bardell said Scots needed to consider "radical action" to send a message to the US president.

Scots jobs and livelihoods 'on the line' as a result of latest Donald Trump t...
20 Jan 2026 at 11:35am
The US President is attempting to force European nations into accepting his hostile takeover of Greenland.

SNP 'silent' on Iranian social media bots 'meddling' in Scottish politics
20 Jan 2026 at 10:41am
Labour MP Graeme Downie called for John Swinney to take "stronger action" against members of his party who share content produced by fake accounts pretending to be ordinary Scots.

The National

The National | Politics

Donald Trump rows back on Greenland tariff threats after 'deal talks' with Na...
21 Jan 2026 at 8:02pm

DONALD Trump has rowed back on his threat to slap tariffs on the UK and Nato allies who opposed his ambitions to annex Greenland, after he and the alliance?s chief ?formed the framework of a future deal? for the Arctic region ...

World would be 'better place' if US takes over Greenland, says Nigel Farage
21 Jan 2026 at 7:50pm

THE world would be a ?better, more secure place? if the United States took over Greenland, Nigel Farage has claimed ...

What are the sycophants around Donald Trump playing at?
21 Jan 2026 at 7:30pm

MR Trump is an egotist and a narcissist, he has made at least 100 statements which are false according to his nemesis CNN. What is he playing at? More to the point, what are those surrounding him, the sycophants, playing at? Why are they still helping him disrupt the world order?

Westminster will seek to undermine Scotland and Wales after elections
21 Jan 2026 at 7:30pm

CONCERNING your front-page headline on Saturday, and the corresponding article on page four, I think that Steph Brawn has hit the nail very firmly on the head (Warning of big comeback for ?muscular Unionism?, Jan 17).

Labour MP breached code of conduct by not declaring husband in committee inte...
21 Jan 2026 at 7:34pm

A LABOUR Friends of Israel member breached the code of conduct for parliamentarians by failing to disclose her relationship with their husband when he was quizzed by a committee, Westminster?s watchdog has ruled ...

Should Scotland boycott the World Cup over Donald Trump's Greenland threats?
21 Jan 2026 at 5:48pm

SCOTLAND?S men's team is set to take part in a World Cup finals for the first time in 28 years this summer in North America, but following Donald Trump?s threats over Greenland, should the team boycott the tournament ...

Labour pledged 'respect' for the Scottish Parliament. So where is it?
21 Jan 2026 at 5:15pm

?R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me,? Aretha Franklin sang. In the last 24 hours, we have learned what it means to the UK Government ...

UN member states condemned for 'silence' as Israel bulldozes UNRWA headquarters
21 Jan 2026 at 5:43pm

UNITED Nations member states have been condemned over their ?silence? as Israel demolished one of the international organisation?s buildings ...

Greens call for stricter 'AI slop' rules after Glasgow mural row
21 Jan 2026 at 4:43pm

THE Scottish Greens have called for stricter rules to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) after an AI-generated mural design was approved by Glasgow City Council

SNP Government admits defeat after MSPs strip entire section from flagship bill
21 Jan 2026 at 4:03pm

THE Scottish Government has admitted defeat after MSPs voted to remove the entirety of the second part of its flagship environment bill

Holyrood Magazine

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Ex-musician named Scotland?s new Chief Inspector of Education
21 Jan 2026 at 2:37pm
Excellence pledge following education reform

Opposition MSPs demand government release all information on Glasgow hospital...
21 Jan 2026 at 12:01pm
The health board has admitted in that the super hospital was opened too soon

Gaming sector launches plan to grow to ?1bn
21 Jan 2026 at 12:01am
The plan,?Level Up Scotland,?sets out how the industry will transform Scotland?s ?secret weapon? into a major contributor to the economy

Trans prisoners rule change would violate human rights, Scottish Government c...
20 Jan 2026 at 3:29pm
Campaign group For Women Scotland seeks guidance update

Ministers presided over ?culture of secrecy? at Glasgow hospital says Tory MSP
20 Jan 2026 at 3:10pm
Health secretary Neil Gray said it would be ?inappropriate? to comment as the issue was the subject of a live inquiry

UK Government to consult on social media ban for under-16s
20 Jan 2026 at 2:00pm
The proposed measure is part of a consultation, which it says is intended to protect ?young people?s wellbeing?

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to appear in court next month
19 Jan 2026 at 5:06pm
Murrell, 61, is charged with one count of embezzlement

John Swinney told to publish ?Salmond files? evidence ahead of deadline
19 Jan 2026 at 6:00am
The government has been given until Thursday to release the information

Biffa?s ?51.4m deposit return scheme claim rejected by court
16 Jan 2026 at 3:45pm
The waste management?firm claimed?that it was negligently misled by Scottish ministers that the scheme would go ahead, but this?was rejected by Lord Sandison

?Appalling?: SNP MSP hits out at Scottish Government's single-sex prisons stance
15 Jan 2026 at 1:34pm
John Swinney under pressure on transgender prisoners as For Women Scotland hearing nears

Guardian - Scottish Politics

Scottish politics | The Guardian

Scottish health board admits hospital water system linked to fatal infections
19 Jan 2026 at 12:03pm
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde makes last-minute U-turn in submission to hospitals inquiryScotland?s largest health board has finally admitted that contaminated water at a Glasgow super-hospital caused serious infections in child cancer patients that were linked to four deaths.NHS Greater Glasgow ...

Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland refuses to reveal net worth
15 Jan 2026 at 3:26pm
Newly appointed Malcolm Offord, who became a Tory life peer in 2021, plans to stand for Holyrood in MayUK politics live ? latest updatesThe multimillionaire financier who has been made leader of Reform UK in Scotland has refused to say how wealthy he is, claiming that is a private matter.Malcolm ...

Scottish budget: SNP government cuts taxes for lowest earners
13 Jan 2026 at 7:06pm
Ministers will hope package of measures can aid efforts to retain power in May?s Holyrood electionsMinisters in Scotland have cut taxes for the lowest earners by a modest �11 a year, as the government dug into its reserves, cut spending and increased borrowing to fund new election pledges.With fo...

UK politics: Tories call for block on Chinese super-embassy amid claims of hi...
13 Jan 2026 at 6:11pm
Shadow home office minister Alicia Kearns says unredacted plans show 208 secret rooms and approving plans would be ?insanity?Q: Why are the Liberal Democrats still using X?Davey says he is not afraid to pick a fight with Elon Musk. He says Musk has interfered in British democracy ?in the most out...

?The response is a beautiful thing?: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform
12 Jan 2026 at 5:36am
In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoricSelina Hales has a thing about pineapples. She is talking in a quiet office, set aside from the bustle of Refuweegee, the charity she founded 10 years ago, and the w...

Software tackling deepfakes to be piloted for Scottish and Welsh elections
8 Jan 2026 at 6:07pm
Electoral Commission says tools to detect AI-generated content could be in place before campaigns beginElection officials are working ?at speed? with the Home Office on a pilot project to combat the use of deepfakes to target candidates standing in this year?s Scottish and Welsh elections.Officia...

Liz Kendall says Elon Musk?s X must urgently deal with ?appalling? sexualised...
6 Jan 2026 at 5:49pm
Science secretary says the deepfake content being produced on the platform is ?unacceptable in decent society?In her Today programme interview this morning Kemi Badenoch tried to outflank Nigel Farage on net zero scepticism by claiming (wrongly) that she started talking out this before he did.Ask...

No 10 suggests UK would not vote for UN security council resolution condemnin...
5 Jan 2026 at 6:10pm
PM?s spokesperson did not contest report claiming that the UK will abstain on a possible UN voteSpeaking to reporters this morning, Keir Starmer said Nicol�s Maduro, who was president of Venezuela until he was arrested by the Americans on Saturday and taken to a US jail, was not a legitimate rule...

Scottish Labour urges Keir Starmer to stay out of Holyrood campaign
5 Jan 2026 at 2:53pm
Anas Sarwar says prime minister?s missteps have left party clear underdogs in run-up to May electionUK politics live ? latest updatesKeir Starmer and senior ministers have been urged by Scottish Labour to ?stay behind their doors? in Whitehall to avoid turning the next Holyrood election into a re...

Nativism and the disintegration of the UK
1 Jan 2026 at 5:07pm
With the weakening of pro-integration parties, Ben Wellings warns that the continuation of the UK in its current form cannot be taken for grantedStalking your editorial on the new political geography emerging in Britain (25 December) is the fear of disintegration. This is a political outcome that...

Wee Ginger Dug

Wee Ginger Dug

The fork in the road for Scotland, independence or the Golf of America
21 Jan 2026 at 1:51pm
Over the past week, the reasons for Scottish independence got even more pressing and urgent. Donald Trump, the so-called ‘Peace President’, is openly threatening Greenland, Denmark, Canada, and Latin America. Trump’s unilateral destruction of the post WW2 international order as he seeks total US hegemony over the Western hemisphere and the annexation of Greenland. Once …

The days of playing by rules stacked against Scotland will soon be over
19 Jan 2026 at 4:44pm
Just eighteen months ago, we were looking at the prospect of this year’s Scottish elections with dread and trepidation. Labour was in the ascendant on the back of its victory in the July 2024 Westminster General election and Anas Sarwar was confidently expecting to install himself in Bute House as First Minister, some excitable Labour …

Reform?s Scottish ?leader? ? the FIFA Peace Prize of Scottish politics
15 Jan 2026 at 2:15pm
Spare a thought for poor wee Malkie Offord, over the years he’s thrown hundreds of thousands of pounds at the political scene in a bid to make himself relevant, firstly with his ludicrously misnamed and suspiciously well funded Vote No Borders astroturfing campaign during the 2014 independence referendum, a cringeworthy campaign which made no impact …

Reform?s failing charade and the three pronged attack on Westminster rule
14 Jan 2026 at 4:34pm
Perhaps Reform UK’s bubble is about to burst. Although the private company owned by Nigel Farage is still leading in the polls in England, the far right ghouls’ polling lead has been falling in recent weeks. On Tuesday the weekly Sky News poll from YouGov put Reform on 24% across the UK as a whole, …

Farage?s new tartan puppet
12 Jan 2026 at 8:00pm
On Monday, Nigel Farage preened his insufferably smug way through a press conference at which he introduced the latest opportunistic Tory defector to Reform UK. This time it was Nadhim Zahawi, who was very briefly the Chancellor of the Exchequer under Boris Johnson. Zahawi was later found to have paid a seven figure penalty to …

BBC Scotland, an anti-independence party in May?s Scottish election
11 Jan 2026 at 4:57pm
The parties are gearing up for May’s Scottish elections. On one side there’s the SNP and their frenemies the Scottish Greens – parties which disagree on many things but which share a common belief in the principle that the people of Scotland should be the sole arbiters of government policy in Scotland and the future …

The BBC?s shameful enabling of fascism
8 Jan 2026 at 3:56pm
The failure of the BBC to report fairly and without bias on Scottish politics is a regular theme in this blog and amongst other supporters of Scottish independence. The favouritism which the Corporation displays towards Nigel Farage and his ghouls is likewise well documented, especially on the disgrace to political broadcasting that is BBC Question …

A fake rebellion from a fake party
7 Jan 2026 at 11:28am
While we are distracted by Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, the kidnapping of its president and his threats to take over Greenland, here in Scotland the parties are getting into gear for the Holyrood election campaign. Anas Sarwar has got off the starting blocks with a carefully orchestrated ‘rebellion’ against his intensely unpopular boss, Keir …

Greenland, a nation, not an American possession
6 Jan 2026 at 4:46pm
With the Trump regime ramping up its threats against the Arctic nation of Greenland, it’s a good time to take a closer look at the history and culture of Greenland. Greenland is officially called Kalaallit Nunaat in the Greenlandic language, the language of the great majority of the country’s 57,000 population. Greenlandic, or Kalaallisut, is …

In May Scotland?s destiny is in our hands
5 Jan 2026 at 6:51pm
Speaking to SNP party members in Glasgow as the campaign for the Scottish elections in May starts to ramp up, First Minister John Swinney has said that the Scottish media should be ?livid? at the UK Government’s refusal to spell out the democratic route to a second independence referendum. If we lived in a normal …

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Could Rosyth-Europe ferry set sail thanks to Brexit reset?
27 May 2025 at 6:01am
Hopes have been raised for a simple solution to a cross-border problem.

Kirkcaldy MP demands pro-suicide forum is torn down
26 May 2025 at 6:01am
Around 100 suicides have been linked to the sickening forum which provides guidance to people on ending their life.

UHI Perth aviation students warn of ?unsettling times? after training firm?s ...
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
Worried Samuel Hughes, 19, is among students sharing their fears at a time of crisis for Perth College.

Fresh Dundee University strike begins over compulsory Levehulme Centre job cuts
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
University staff are taking five days of industrial action as the institution pushes ahead with plans to axe the forensic research hub.

NHS Fife nurse at centre of controversial trans tribunal suing her own trade ...
25 May 2025 at 2:32pm
A&E medic Sandie Peggie is now taking legal action against the Royal College of Nursing.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University still to strike rescue deal with government
23 May 2025 at 5:46pm
Opposition MSPs have expressed concern at the time taken to agree a deal almost a month after the fresh recovery plan was unveiled.

6 senior figures who left Dundee University during financial crisis
23 May 2025 at 5:10pm
Several university chiefs have moved on since �30m financial black hole emerged.

Dundee University activist artist leads degree show protest over financial cr...
23 May 2025 at 4:45pm
Duncan of Jordanstone student Finn Millar says he wants to play a part in "keeping the university alive".

John Swinney admits constituents have expressed Perth leisure concerns to him
23 May 2025 at 6:01am
The first minister wants further talks between both sides of Perth leisure debate.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University chief operating officer Jim McGeorge quits
22 May 2025 at 1:58pm
Dr Jim McGeorge ? who was responsible for good governance - had been on a period of extended leave.

Talking up Scotland

Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz'

12 YouGov sub-polls in three months with 6 of last 8 at 39/40% suggest SNP is...
21 Jan 2026 at 5:59pm
YouGov is no friend of the SNP nor of Scottish Independence. They have an unerring ability to pluck out a NO lead in a stream of YES leads found by other pollsters and lower SNP figures than others. See below: They do this over and over by adjusting the sample so that, even after 11 or 12 years, it has a 55 to 45 ratio of No and Yes voters in 2014, in full Scotland only polls. In their most rec...

After 8 years of English drug gang terror in the North of Scotland, BBC Scotl...
21 Jan 2026 at 5:57pm
From STV and in the Aberdeen-based Press & Journal today, the above headline, carefully avoiding the origins of the dealer, in England:: A county lines drug dealer from Liverpool will serve almost six years for using a stolen BMW to supply class A narcotics in Scotland. James Stephen, 31, was arrested on June 17 last year after police in Aberdeen tracked down a white car that had been stolen fr...

Glasgow hospital infection inquiry ? How under Scottish Labour, hospitals wer...
21 Jan 2026 at 5:56pm
In the midst of the frenzy of ill-informed reporting on the Glasgow hospital infections inquiry, important facts you’ll never hear. From the Journal of Hospital Infections in November 2012: The prevalence of HAI was 4.9%, 2.5%, 6.1% and 1.2% in acute, non-acute, paediatric and independent hospitals respectively in Scotland in 2006.� https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-670...

?Brian Wilson?s anti-SNP vitriol is a clear and present danger to Celtic?
21 Jan 2026 at 10:46am
In The Celtic Blog yesterday, the above image of Brian ‘Bad Vibrations’ Wilson, Celtic chairman (bottom left) and: He has been in post since the transfer window opened, which makes it roughly twenty days. In that time, he has made a public call for unity, which he has not followed through on, despite the Collective issuing an open invitation to dialogue. He has presided over what we all know ha...

Reposted to rebut and to correct Herald?s ?housing crisis? story ? Affordable...
21 Jan 2026 at 9:32am

Latest ? In final statement Glasgow hospital correctly and based on repeated ...
20 Jan 2026 at 6:49pm
From BBC Scotland in the last few minutes, the above puzzling choice of headline and buried in their report: NHSGGC offers an unreserved apology for the distress and trauma experienced by patients and families during this time. But while the health board acknowledged a casual sic connection to increased infections, he stressed that there was no definite link between the hospital environment a...

SNP Government?s world-first opioid overdose reversal programme increases rea...
20 Jan 2026 at 6:09pm
From the National naloxone programme Scotland – Quarterly monitoring bulletin Quarterly Monitoring Bulletin April to June (Q1) 2025/26 published today: The overall aim of Scotland?s NNP is to prevent fatal opioid overdoses. Administration of naloxone provides time for emergency services to arrive and for further treatment to be given. Following suitable training, THN kits are issued to people a...

Abortion rate shocking 28% higher in England than in Scotland is one more sig...
20 Jan 2026 at 6:07pm
From Public Health Scotland – Scottish pregnancy, births and neonatal data dashboardA new home for maternity and neonatal data visualisations, published today: In 2024 there was a slowing of the rate of increase in the number of terminations undertaken in Scotland. There were 3% more terminations undertaken: 18,710 compared to 18,242 in 2023. This compares to a 10% increase in demand on service...

Alex Cole Hamilton and Daily Record conceal massive 10 000 reduction in 12-ho...
20 Jan 2026 at 6:05pm
The Daily Record, still campaigning for Labour has this from the Lib Dem’s Alex Cole Hamilton, today: The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in�A&E�in the country has soared by more than 7000 per cent in a decade, the party said, with waits over four, eight and 12 hours the second worst since records began. Since 2016, waits longer than 12 hours increased by 7354 per cent – from 988 ca...

Unemployment rate in UK now nearly 40% higher than in Scotland means hundreds...
20 Jan 2026 at 6:02pm
In the Guardian today, not being covered by Scottish media so far: The number of employed people in the UK has fallen, particularly in shops, restaurants, bars and hotels, reflecting weak hiring, while private sector wages grew at the slowest rate in five years, official figures show. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the number of employees on payrolls fell by 43,000...

Scotland and Independence

"scotland independence -guardian" - Google News

No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says - BBC
27 Nov 2025 at 8:00am
No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says  BBC

The new hero of Scottish independence? Nigel Farage - politico.eu
13 Oct 2025 at 8:00am
The new hero of Scottish independence? Nigel Farage  politico.eu

UK says pro-indy Scotland X accounts went silent as Iran cut net - The New Arab
17 Jan 2026 at 4:32pm
UK says pro-indy Scotland X accounts went silent as Iran cut net  The New Arab

Furious Tory MP accuses John Swinney of 'secret talks' on Scottish independen...
18 Jan 2026 at 12:35pm
Furious Tory MP accuses John Swinney of 'secret talks' on Scottish independence  TheNational.scot

Scottish leader vows another independence vote if his party wins in May - Pre...
18 Jan 2026 at 6:59pm
Scottish leader vows another independence vote if his party wins in May  Press TV

Twenty-five years of data shows how link between identity and views on Scotti...
9 Oct 2025 at 8:00am
Twenty-five years of data shows how link between identity and views on Scottish independence has grown stronger  The Conversation

Scotland casts fresh eye on independence vote as UK's political landscape shi...
24 Oct 2025 at 8:00am
Scotland casts fresh eye on independence vote as UK's political landscape shifts  Courthouse News

A Fresh Start with Independence - The Scottish Government
8 Oct 2025 at 8:00am
A Fresh Start with Independence  The Scottish Government

Scottish independence accounts go dark after Iran internet blackout - The Tel...
12 Jan 2026 at 8:00am
Scottish independence accounts go dark after Iran internet blackout  The Telegraph

Farage is pushing Scotland to independence - The Times
30 Dec 2025 at 8:00am
Farage is pushing Scotland to independence  The Times

SNP

"SNP" - Google News

SNP Government admits defeat after MSPs strip entire section from flagship bi...
21 Jan 2026 at 4:07pm
SNP Government admits defeat after MSPs strip entire section from flagship bill  TheNational.scot

Scottish Labour accuses SNP of ?shameless self-interest? over arts cuts - Mor...
21 Jan 2026 at 2:51pm
Scottish Labour accuses SNP of ?shameless self-interest? over arts cuts  Morning Star | The People?s Daily

Scottish leader John Swinney says SNP winning majority in May election would ...
17 Jan 2026 at 5:03pm
Scottish leader John Swinney says SNP winning majority in May election would be green light for indyref2  Sky News

SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE: Release according to Article 40, Secti...
21 Jan 2026 at 12:35pm
SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG the German Securities Trading Act with the objective of Europe-wide distribution  TradingView ? Track All Markets

SNP warn UK?s grid is broken after West of Orkney stalls - Energy Voice
21 Jan 2026 at 4:26pm
SNP warn UK?s grid is broken after West of Orkney stalls  Energy Voice

Hard-working Scots left squealing from SNP?s high taxes, says Sir Tom Hunter ...
22 Jan 2026 at 12:01am
Hard-working Scots left squealing from SNP?s high taxes, says Sir Tom Hunter  ITVX

SNP SE: Revenue and EBIT in Fiscal Year 2025 Better Than Expected - marketscr...
21 Jan 2026 at 3:54pm
SNP SE: Revenue and EBIT in Fiscal Year 2025 Better Than Expected  marketscreener.com

Peter Murrell due in court over embezzlement charge - BBC
19 Jan 2026 at 5:04pm
Peter Murrell due in court over embezzlement charge  BBC

Boycotting World Cup not the right route for Scotland, says SNP's Stephen Fly...
21 Jan 2026 at 8:55am
Boycotting World Cup not the right route for Scotland, says SNP's Stephen Flynn  scotsman.com

SNP ministers warn of suicide risk for transgender prisoners - The Times
20 Jan 2026 at 4:40pm
SNP ministers warn of suicide risk for transgender prisoners  The Times

Referendum (Google News)

"Scotland referendum -guardian -telegraph" - Google News

Scottish leader John Swinney says SNP winning majority in May election would ...
17 Jan 2026 at 5:03pm
Scottish leader John Swinney says SNP winning majority in May election would be green light for indyref2  Sky News

No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says - BBC
27 Nov 2025 at 8:00am
No independence referendum if SNP wins majority, Reeves says  BBC

Second independence referendum should be 'parked', says Scotland Reform leade...
18 Jan 2026 at 11:06am
Second independence referendum should be 'parked', says Scotland Reform leader  TheNational.scot

UK says pro-indy Scotland X accounts went silent as Iran cut net - The New Arab
17 Jan 2026 at 4:32pm
UK says pro-indy Scotland X accounts went silent as Iran cut net  The New Arab

Scottish leader vows another independence vote if his party wins in May - Pre...
18 Jan 2026 at 6:59pm
Scottish leader vows another independence vote if his party wins in May  Press TV

In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland indepen...
3 Jun 2025 at 8:00am
In the United Kingdom, prime minister rejects possibility of Scotland independence referendum  ConstitutionNet

Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014...
27 May 2025 at 8:00am
Why Alberta?s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland?s in 2014  The Conversation

Scottish parliament set for pro-independence majority after May elections: Po...
15 Jan 2026 at 11:23am
Scottish parliament set for pro-independence majority after May elections: Poll  Anadolu Ajans?

Scotland casts fresh eye on independence vote as UK's political landscape shi...
24 Oct 2025 at 8:00am
Scotland casts fresh eye on independence vote as UK's political landscape shifts  Courthouse News

Scottish independence poll 2025 - Statista
28 Nov 2025 at 8:00am
Scottish independence poll 2025  Statista