Call for first aid project to be rolled out in schools
A Scottish Green MSP is calling for a pilot project teaching first aid to children in schools to be extended and made available permanently...
New Year message from Scottish Labour
Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has issued a New Year message in which he predicts that the best days and years are yet to...
Happy New Year from the Scottish Greens
The co-leader of the Scottish Greens and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater has issued a New Year message reflecting...
Food poverty must be addressed
Scottish Labour has revealed that the number of food parcels delivered in Edinburgh has risen by 89% since 2018, with an even higher rise...
Happy New Year from Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross the leader of the Scottish Conservatives wishes everyone in Scotland a Happy New Year.
"As we draw 2023 to a close tonight,...
Baby Boxes continue to help families with newborn babies
Almost 284,000 boxes have been given to families expecting a new baby since 2017, with almost 50,000 of those delivered in the NHS Lothian...
Holyrood says council funding has increased “in real terms”
Edinburgh Council has received an increase of £48.5 million from The Scottish Government, which equates to five point two per cent from the £14...
Read, Write, Count adds up
The First Minister backs an initiative established in 2015 called Read, Write, Count which has gifted almost quarter of a million books to children...
Holyrood committee supports tourist tax bill
Holyrood committee gives backing for overnight accommodation levy bill in stage one report released today.
COSLA and Holyrood moving forward on fiscal framework for local government
COSLA and the Scottish Government have moved forward with discussions on the way local government is funded.
The debate arose from the Verity House Agreement...
Yousaf rebuked over COP28 meeting
Humza Yousaf: how to understand the first minister’s spat with David Cameron over his COP28 meeting with the Turkish president
Carolyn Rowe, Aston University; Elin Royles,...
Scottish Government confirms commitment to rights of trade unions
Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray, will today focus on The Scottish Government’s collaborative approach to industrial relations and the rights of trade unions.
He will...
MSP wants action on Scotland’s public health
Foysol Choudhury MSP chaired the Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Improving Scotland’s Health when a presentation was made by Paul Johnston, Chief Executive of Public...
First Minister at COP28 – “The world is at a tipping...
First Minister Humza Yousaf will urge world leaders to show ambition, work together and demonstrate radical action to tackle the global climate crisis at...
MSP supports group championing children with additional support needs
Foysol Choudhury MSP is following up support for children with additional support needs.
Mr Choudhury hosted the ASN Reform Scotland Group’s drop-in session for MSPs at The...
Conservatives call for Health Secretary’s iPad to be checked
The Scottish Conservatives have called for Michael Matheson to hand over his iPad to parliamentary authorities so that its record of use can be...
Boyack tired of government ‘flip flopping’ over the Eye Pavilion
A meeting organised by Sarah Boyack MSP with the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Michael Matheson, to discuss the delayed Edinburgh Eye Pavilion has left...
Ash Regan quits SNP for ALBA
Earlier today at the ALBA party conference, former SNP minister and contender for the leadership of the SNP earlier this year, Ash Regan MSP,...
First Minister calls for ceasefire in Gaza
The First Minister Humza Yousaf has written to many UK political leaders supporting a ceasefire and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.
Mr Yousaf has...
Keep the Promise – second round of funding announced
The Scottish Government has announced a second round of funding for the Promise initiative first established in 2020.
A fund of £4 million will be...
First Minister freezes council tax next year
The First Minister, Humza Yousaf, has frozen council tax in Scotland next year.
He said at the SNP annual conference in Aberdeen: "Council tax...
First Minister writes to the Foreign Secretary calling for Gaza humanitarian...
The First Minister, Humza Yousaf, has written to the UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly asking for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in...
Macmillan Coffee Morning held in Newhaven
The two local politicians, Ben Macpherson MSP and Deidre Brock MP got together to hold a joint Macmillan coffee morning on Friday.
Macmillan Cancer...
Ross warns Conservative party about the reckless First Minister
In a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, insisted that Humza Yousaf’s proxy referendum proposal...
Long term housing problems need to be fixed
Sarah Boyack MSP writes about Edinburgh's longstanding housing crisis. She has long campaigned against party flats and in favour of more housing for locals.
"We...
Cap on private rents to be retained in Scotland for further...
The Scottish Parliament has decided that a cap on rents will be extended for up to six months.
Measures to protect tenants while prices and...
Lothians MSP wants to “turbo charge” creative industries
The Advertising Association held LEAD Scotland 2023 at The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh last week.
The conference brought together key figures in the...
First Minister arrives in New York for Climate Week NYC
A call for bold, sustained action from international partners to deliver on climate pledges and support Global South nations hit hardest by climate change...
LibDem leader accuses First Minister of breaking the ministerial code
The MSP for Edinburgh Western, Alex Cole-Hamilton has written to the First Minister on Thursday asking that he refers himself to the Independent Adviser...
Short term lets – Conservatives’ bid to stop legislation fails
The Scottish Conservatives lodged a motion for debate about short term lets at The Scottish Parliament earlier on Wednesday but when put to the...
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