The Scottish Government

Although there is a reducing school roll across Scotland at S5 and S6, the number of passes at Higher level has remained much the...

Skills Development Scotland have a helpline for pupils and their parents. The national careers service will open tomorrow from 8am to 8pm and the following...

To celebrate National Play Day, Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon Macdonald, joined locals at Clovenstone Community Centre, to mark the importance of children’s right to play, with...

IT apprentices in Edinburgh shared their knowledge of the profession with local MSP, Gordon Macdonald, as part of a national initiative, to help promote the...

Scottish Labour have obtained data from the Scottish Government by a Freedom of Information request which they say shows that only 6 per cent...

MoD CUTS OVER 500 JOBS IN EDINBURGH OVER 6 YEARS REDFORD BARRACKS CLOSURE THREAT SIGNALS MORE PAIN FOR SCOTTISH COMMUNITIES The Ministry of Defence has cut 580...

The newly appointed Environment Secretary, Mairi Gougeon MSP, has wasted no time in getting on with the job. Today she announced funding of £600,000...

Newly appointed Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf was briefed by senior Police Scotland officers on how preparations for the visit of the US President Donald...

Edinburgh Pentlands MSP says schools across Scotland continue to count the cost of Labour’s PFI legacy – which means that councils spend nearly 10% of...

Having not received a response to his letter sent at the beginning of May, Gordon Macdonald MSP is calling for the UK Government to be honest...

The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon spent yesterday reshuffling her Cabinet and today she appointed nine new junior ministers to complete the task. Subject to Parliamentary...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian joined 150 people at a special event celebrating terminal illness charity Marie Curie’s 70th anniversary and the start of...

Nicola Sturgeon's cabinet has been greatly changed today during a major reshuffle, the first since the last Scottish parliamentary election in May 2016. Keith Brown...

As Keith Brown, the newly elected Deputy Leader of the SNP steps down from the Cabinet to take charge of Scottish independence, several more...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP addressed the Scottish Parliament recently to outline his ongoing concern for the continuing lack of employment opportunities for disabled...

Young European Movement Edinburgh will create a time capsule, and they want to hear from you! On Saturday 30 June at 11:00am in front of The...

FOREIGN INVESTMENT UP 7% ACROSS SCOTLAND SCOTLAND SECOND MOST ATTRACTIVE PART OF UK FOR INVESTORS MSP Gordon Macdonald says that new stats from business consultancy EY...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothian region, has pressed the First Minister to meet with men’s charity, Abused Men in Scotland, to discuss their...

SNP MSP FOR EDINBURGH PENTLANDS GORDON MACDONALD DEMANDS DEVOLUTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY POWERS Freedom of Information figures supplied by the Department for Work and Pensions have shown...

Jeremy Balfour, Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian is backing Breast Cancer Now’s campaign to ensure the “life-changing” breast cancer drug Perjeta is made available...

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced an independent review into the impact of policing on communities during the Miners’ Strike, from March 1984 to March...

MSP Gordon Macdonald, joined staff and pupils at Balerno High School to praise the leading role they are playing in keeping their community litter-free. Students taking part...

The aftermath of an attack that shook the heart of London; a rioter on fire running from police in Venezuela; a young boy being...

£50M TO SUPPORT TREATMENT ACROSS SCOTLAND The NHS in Edinburgh and the Lothians is set to benefit from a share of a £50 million Scotland-wide investment to...

£3,418,399 to improve energy efficiency in Edinburgh The Scottish Government says Edinburgh residents will benefit from £3,418,399 of funding to help make homes more energy...

The First Minister will be in Brussels tomorrow for a variety of engagements including a meeting with the EU's Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier...

Jeremy Balfour MSP calls for action in tackling Edinburgh’s growing problem with potholes. The Scottish Conservatives have launched a national pothole campaign, ‘Save Our Roads’, to raise awareness of...

A question asked this week by Gordon Macdonald MSP,  into banking provision by RBS has revealed that the Scottish Government believes the proposals to have...

Local MSP Gordon MacDonald has called on Tory Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson to reverse his predecessor’s proposals to close Redford Cavalry and Infantry Barracks by 2022. Former...

The Scottish Government has appointed an expert panel made up from representatives of the retail, waste and chemical industries as well as the public...