Lib Dems ready themselves for next election
In the wake of Thursday's EU Referendum vote to leave Europe, and a night of the long knives which has now become the morning...
Boyack is back
Former Cabinet Secretary Sarah Boyack is to return to the Scottish Parliament, taking the list seat set to be vacated by Kezia Dugdale.Sarah Boyack...
Coronavirus – advisory group publishes recommendations on the economic recovery
A report published today holds the key to a greener net zero wellbeing economy according to the group who wrote it, led by Benny...
At The Scottish Parliament this week
Now that all 129 MSPs have been elected there is an amount of procedure to get through to ensure they can all get started...
Coronavirus – Monday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland have been announced by Public Health Scotland. Case numbers show a significant downward trend, with other...
Culture Secretary tours Youth Arts Hub
Apart from all the other excitement that was going on in the capital today the Culture Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, today toured Edinburgh’s Youth...
Scottish Executive papers from 2000 opened today
Files opened for the first time at the National Records of Scotland show details of the first full year of operation of the then newly-established...
Soft opt out system of organ and tissue donation
The Scottish Government intends to introduce legislation for a soft opt out system of organ and tissue donation.
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell has confirmed...
Holyrood ‘must tell councils when they can get the Barnett Consequentials’
Sarah Boyack MSP for Lothian and Scottish Labour local government spokesman said today that The Scottish Government must announce the date that Scotland’s cash-strapped...
Hotels and campsites open to visitors from today
As part of Phase 3 of Scotland’s lockdown route map, guests can now stay in hotels and on campsites and visit tourist attractions across...
Coronavirus – new restrictions will be effective from Saturday
In light of the 'precarious and extremely serious' situation in relation to Covid, The Scottish Government has increased some of the restrictions relating to...
Coronavirus – route out of lockdown will be a cautious one
Today was a big news day for everyone in the country, but the The Scottish Government continues to urge a careful, steady approach...
Edinburgh MSP welcomes move to help tenants
Edinburgh Central MSP, Marco Biagi, has welcomed the news from The Scottish Government that three proposals are being considered for the new Tenancy Deposit...
Fifteen bills to be discussed in the new parliamentary session
The First Minister stood up yesterday afternoon at the first Tuesday afternoon business session at Holyrood to announce the fifteen bills that will be...
First Minister to resign
On the day after the historic Scottish Independence Referendum the First Minister called a press conference at Bute House to issue his resignation as...
Kezia wins defamation case
Kezia Dugdale MSP has won a legal action against a pro-independence blogger who accused her of defamation.
In a written judgment issued today, Sheriff Nigel...
Coronavirus – Government helps business
Government has now made grants available to help businesses impacted by Covid-19 and applications are open.
The government says that the one-off grants are designed...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The figures for today 17 October 2020 of the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours have just been announced....
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The latest figures for today detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours have just been announced today, 8...
Coronavirus – Monday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 31 May 2021 in Scotland are shown below,...
Coronavirus – Sunday’s figures
The number of cases of Covid-19 in Scotland were announced by Public Health Scotland today. The figures received today may be underreported as they...
Coronavirus – Tuesday’s figures
Public Health Scotland has just published the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland. There is acaveat with the figures which states that the number...
Government announces fund for innovative projects in agriculture
The Scottish Government will begin a funding programme to support projects which aim to boost food security in Scotland and address the biodiversity and...
Live broadcast from Holyrood to mark the parliament’s 20th anniversary
This evening there is a special live broadcast of a debate in the chamber at Holyrood to mark the 20th anniversary of The Scottish...
Coronavirus – today’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced.
The statistics in...
UNISON workers reject Scottish Government’s final pay offer
Scotland’s largest health union, UNISON, has announced on Tuesday that its NHS members have rejected The Scottish Government’s final offer on pay.
The announcement comes...
Scottish Government has plans for town centres
Plans to breathe new life into town centres across Scotland have been unveiled by Local Government Minister Derek Mackay today.
Included in the plan is...
Alex Salmond’s last First Minister’s Questions
First Minister Alex Salmond is in the last days of his role at the helm of The Scottish Government, and today he will face...
Needing a New Year resolution? Put organ donation on your list
Public Health Minister Maureen Watt today issued a call for everyone to consider making joining the Organ Donor Register their new year’s resolution for...
Extra nurse and midwife training places
An estimated 2,600 extra nursing and midwifery training places will be created over the next four years as part of wide-ranging measures to support...
