The Scottish Government

Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will present his first budget to Holyrood later today, when the Scottish Government can employ its new powers over income...

by Gordon Lindhurst MSP This week in the Scottish Parliament I will be leading a debate on Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site, an issue that has come...

The Scottish Government has confirmed today that it has donated £250,000 of humanitarian aid to the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) Yemen Crisis Appeal. DEC is...

Earlier today Miles Briggs MSP for Lothians joined the party leader and MSP for Central Edinburgh, Ruth Davidson, as she launched the new mental...

Finance Secretary Derek MacKay will address Holyrood with his draft budget on Thursday afternoon at 2.30pm. This follows from the Autumn Statement issued by the...

The Scottish Government have informed us that the President Elect of the United States called the First Minister today for what was described as a...

As Christmas approaches, Tesco is asking shoppers to support people in need by donating food to the Neighbourhood Food Collection as part of their...

The measure is part of the government's ambition to create a tobacco-free generation by 2034 which means that less than 5% of people would...

Two Green MSPs are leading debates at Holyrood later today first about cuts to additional support needs and secondly on the need to strengthen...

Lothians MSP Miles Briggs has made it one of the principal aims of his new position to get accessible taxis back into Waverley Station. Despite Scotrail having...

Lothian Tory MSP Miles Briggs is Shadow Minister for Public Health. He has therefore welcomed the news that the Scotch Whisky Association is giving funding to three Lothian...

Edinburgh Central MSP and Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, is to speak in London this evening. Ms Davidson will address the prestigious Women in...

Every P2 and P3 child in Scotland will receive a pack containing books, games and other materials to help improve their literacy and numeracy...

At his party’s Scottish Conference in Dunfermline later today, Willie Rennie will call on his party to stand up for progressive politics.  He will...

A pioneering new form of robotics-assisted surgery for men with prostate cancer was announced by the Health Secretary Shona Robison today at Edinburgh's Western General...

Lothians MSP Miles Briggs has called upon BT to make use of the otherwise redundant phone boxes in more rural locations outside the city as...

  The Scottish Parliament will debate the potential impact of Brexit on the environment and climate change at Holyrood later today.  Friends of the Earth Scotland...

The Scottish Government has today published a draft bill which will allow consideration of independence for Scotland for a second time, before the UK...

Sad news as we hear that Mr Q, the first guide dog to work with an MSP at Holyrood has died. Mr Q worked with...

A report published today by the Climate Change Committee proves that the Scottish Government's 50 per cent cut to Air Passenger Duty can be met...

During a visit to the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland today First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a funding package of £1 million...

The Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP has told Holyrood that the Draft Budget 2017-18 will be introduced on 15 December 2016. This is still subject...

We reported to you in our summer print edition about the Glow Gold campaign which would light up some of our important buildings in...

Ash Denham MSP for Edinburgh Eastern yesterday spoke in Parliament during Labour’s motion:  Protect Local NHS Services. Denham asked Cabinet Secretary Shona Robison, to listen...

Later today the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will make a speech as one of the keynote speakers at the Institute of Directors Annual Convention...

The effects the UK-wide vote to leave the EU will have on Scotland’s energy sector will be discussed at the first of two summits...

SNP MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Ben Macpherson has warned that Scotland’s progress on climate change risks being rolled back by a Tory...

We met Bookbug at the Central Library this morning who is trying to encourage children to read books by laying down the Bookbug's Library...

The Scottish Government began discussion of the cost of paying for a funeral earlier today in a series of three events which will culminate in the...

"We have got to have the option, if we cannot protect our interests within the UK, it would be wrong to deny people in...