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Greens renew demand over Trump
The Scottish Greens have renewed their call for an Unexplained Wealth Order to be issued relating to Donald Trump's investments in Scotland on the...
Greens want to ban unpaid trial shifts
Unpaid trial shifts are a shocking exploitation of workers, says Scottish Green Co-leader Lorna Slater MSP, who has called for the unfair practice to...
First Minister says the Scottish Budget will “progress people’s priorities”
Ahead of a visit on Tuesday to Edinburgh charity, Vintage Vibes, - an organisation working to support older people by tackling social isolation and...
Minister writes to UK Government about effects of voter ID
The Minister for Parliamentary Business, Jamie Hepburn, has written to Rushanara Ali MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government), asking...
Scottish Parliament debates Motion of Condolence for Alex Salmond
The First Minister, John Swinney, led tributes to the late former First Minister, The Rt Hon Alex Salmond, at Holyrood on Wednesday.
His remarks...
Millions of free bus journeys taken in Edinburgh
Recent figures show that 35,785,216 bus journeys were made in Edinburgh in the year 2023/24 by those with a bus pass.
The Edinburgh Pentlands...
Marking a quarter century of devolution
There will be a royal event on Saturday to mark a quarter century of The Scottish Parliament.
The First Minister, John Swinney, will join their...
Conservative MSP stands down to become Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Donald Cameron MSP is standing down from The Scottish Parliament to become part of the Scotland Office team at Westminster.
The King has approved...
Children’s engagement with the Scottish Parliament to be expanded
Children from across Scotland have joined the Presiding Officer to sign a joint commitment to increase their involvement in the work of the Scottish...
Government to ban single use vapes
The Scottish Government will introduce new laws to ban single use vapes and also to raise the minimum age at which anyone can buy...
Five things you need to know today
Tourist Tax - bill passes Stage 1
Following our note about the proposed bill to establish a visitor levy in Scotland yesterday, it has passed...
Lord Advocate makes statement to Scottish Parliament
Following questions asked at First Minister’s Questions the Lord Advocate appeared before MSPs on Tuesday afternoon to make a statement relating to the Post...
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,...
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...
Lothians MSP urges government – Save Our Pools!
At The Scottish Parliament last week a motion to Save Our Pools brought forward by Liz Smith MSP was debated.
Both the motion and debate...
MSP adds his story to alcohol and drugs campaign
Lothians MSP Miles Briggs has opened up for the first time about his father’s alcohol use.
He used the opportunity of backing a campaign to alcohol and...
DRS wrangle is latest in a “raid on democracy”
The Scottish Greens say that all MSPs who believe in devolution must stand up for Scotland’s environment and the work of The Scottish Parliament...
UK Government will agree to pilot deposit return scheme – but no glass
The UK Government has "demanded" an exemption for glass in any Scottish deposit return scheme in a letter sent to the Scottish Government late...
Prime Minister urged to exempt the Scottish deposit return scheme – “a beacon for...
The Scottish Greens say that Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) can revolutionise our relationship with waste and be a beacon for environmental change across...
Letter from Scotland
The nearest we come to May Day parades in Scotland is the Beltane Festival on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.
Beltane Fire Festival 2022, Calton...
Changes to Deposit Return Scheme announced
In a statement to The Scottish Parliament on Thursday afternoon Circular Economy Minister, Lorna Slater, announced some new measures which are intended to help...
Labour call for Slater’s dismissal
Scottish Labour has demanded that First Minister Humza Yousaf takes responsibility for what they say is the "shambolic" Deposit Return Scheme, and remove it...
“Fresh start” is just “tinkering with failed policies”
The First Minister announced in The Scottish Parliament on Tuesday that under his leadership there will be a "fresh start". He published a new...
New SNP leader will be announced today
As the leadership election brought out some of the well-hidden divisions in the SNP over recent weeks, the leaders of the other political parties...
One year of Super Sponsorship scheme
Although the government's Super sponsorship scheme welcoming displaced people from Ukraine has been paused, it is one year old.
The Scottish Government became the sponsor...
Resignation of First Minister leaves a political vacuum
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced her intention to resign.
She said to members of the press in her resignation speech at...
Evidence to be heard at The Scottish Parliament on short term lets
The Scottish Government's Local Government Housing and Planning Committee will hear evidence today from the Director of Festivals Edinburgh and also Professor Cliff Hague...
What is involved in working at The Scottish Parliament
“I was Frida in Abba… now I take visitors round the Parliament”
Caroline Vevers secured a permanent post as a Visitor Services Officer in April...
Committee business on the agenda at Holyrood in 2023
The Scottish Parliament already has a full agenda of business on the schedule for 2023.
Some of the highlights will include:
Health Social Care and Sport...
How does the Citizens’ Panel on Public Participation work?
Earlier this year, the Citizens’ Panel on Public Participation (CPPPC) launched an inquiry into public participation, looking at how people’s voices are heard in the...
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