Scottish Greens hold their party conference in Edinburgh

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The Scottish Greens are holding their conference at Pollock Halls in Edinburgh this weekend as numbers of member are reported to have risen to...

Webber calls for assistance for businesses collecting Visitor Levy

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Former Edinburgh councillor, Sue Webber MSP, asked the First Minister on Thursday if The Scottish Government could offer support to accommodation businesses who are...

Labour MSP suspended by Labour

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Scottish Labour has confirmed that Lothians MSP, Foysol Choudhury, MBE, has been placed under administrative suspension. This status will continue pending investigation of what has...

New photographic portrait of The King goes on display in The...

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During a recent visit to The Scottish Parliament HRH The Princess Royal unveiled a new photo of her older brother, HM The King. The new...

Climate change activists meet with the First Minister

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People gathered in Edinburgh to talk about climate change with politicians at Holyrood in a mass lobby. Those taking part wanted to get a message...

Closure of Marionville Fire Station puts capital at risk

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Lothians MSP says that Edinburgh East and beyond could be left dangerously exposed under proposals to close Marionville Fire Station. The proposal includes moving crews...

MSP offers support for Drem-Gullane path

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The East Lothian MSP Paul McLennan has written to the leader of East Lothian Council expressing his support for the long-running campaign to create...

Housing minister announces new Housing Emergency Plan to Holyrood

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The Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Màiri McAllan, announced her new Housing Emergency Plan to parliament on Tuesday afternoon. The plan focuses on three key...

Housing Emergency Action Plan to be unveiled at Holyrood on Tuesday

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The Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Màiri McAllan, will address Holyrood on Tuesday afternoon to set out her plans to tackle the housing emergency, ending...

New Scottish Green leadership team elected

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The members of the Scottish Green Party have elected Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer as the new Co-leaders who will head up the party’s...

Counting up the baby boxes

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The Scottish Government has now delivered more than 350,000 Baby Boxes packed with essential items for newborns in Scotland in the last eight years. The...

Edinburgh youth-led programme unites schools to challenge racism

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A student-led movement in Edinburgh challenging discrimination through cultural awareness is in my view a determined effort to replace prejudice with education. The Ethnic Scotland...

Kate Forbes to stand down as an MSP

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Kate Forbes MSP has announced she is to stand down as an MSP at the next election in 2026. Ms Forbes is the Depute...

Lorna Slater says she has the experience to remain co-leader of...

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The four candidates announced for co-leader of the Scottish Greens were announced on Monday. One of those candidates is Lorna Slater who has been...

Stroke patients left waiting as Scottish Government fails to deliver  

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Every weekend, stroke patients across Scotland are left waiting for care - a consequence of The Scottish Government’s failure to implement the national...

Scottish Greens admit error in vote counting process

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Earlier in the week The Scottish Greens announced their list of candidates for the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary Election. The top selections remain the same...

Scottish Government appoints new Chief Scientific Adviser

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The Scottish Government has appointed a new Chief Scientific Adviser who will take up his new position on 5 August. Professor Calum Semple, OBE,...

Amazonian leaders visit Holyrood to call for an end to illegal...

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Leaders from the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation (Peru) visited The Scottish Parliament to call on politicians to end illegal logging links...

Fergus Ewing to stand as an independent

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Fergus Ewing MSP has announced that he will stand as an independent candidate for Holyrood next year. The MSP explained his reasons in a...

End of the two child cap coming next year in Scotland

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During a visit to a mother and toddler group in Portobello, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has confirmed that The Scottish Government will "effectively"...

Sarah Boyack to step down at the election

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Sarah Boyack MSP said she will step down at next year's Scottish parliamentary election. Lothians MSP Sarah Boyack who was first elected to The Scottish...

Demands for UK Government to do more for housing in Scotland

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First Minister John Swinney has urged the UK Government to do more to support Scotland’s housing sector in the upcoming Spending Review. The First Minister...

Lorna Slater will stand for leadership and selection

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In just under a year’s time the Scottish Parliamentary election will have decided who will be running the government for the following five years....

Ash Regan’s Unbuyable Bill lodged in parliament

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Ash Regan MSP formally lodged a bill in parliament this week creating a new offence of paying for sexual acts, and ending the criminalisation...

Coastal Perspectives in the Marine World: From Scotland to Bangladesh

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Lothians MSP, Foysol Choudhury recently visited "Finding the Balance; Perspectives on Marine Protection", a presentation by the University of Edinburgh and SRUC postgraduate students....

Leith in focus – green port incentives and government investment

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In a discussion in the chamber at Holyrood on Thursday the Acting Cabinet Secretary was quizzed about the contribution of the Port of Leith...

First Minister to tell Prime Minister to reinstate winter fuel payment...

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The First Minister, John Swinney, is in London today at the UK Government's Council of Nations and Regions. Mr Swinney will tell the Prime...

Red Alert for ME rally at parliament on Wednesday

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Red Alert for ME: Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch will join campaigners at The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday calling for urgent action on pledged...

Edinburgh MSPs on the Assisted Dying Bill

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Amid planned protests this morning outside The Scottish Parliament, The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill will reach Stage 1 on Tuesday...

Peak rail fares scrapped for good

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In the programme for government announced at Holyrood on Tuesday the scrapping of peak rail fares is one which stands out and which has...

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