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UK Government not increasingly overruling Holyrood – Lord Offord

A Scotland Office minister has said the UK Government is not increasingly overruling the Scottish Government, following the recent row over the deposit return scheme (DRS). Lord Offord of Garvel also said there is nothing to suggest the timescale ...

11 Jul 2023 at 17:40

Scotland

£6m boost for grassroots sport to ‘nuture talent of the future’, says minister

A £6 million funding boost for grassroots sport in Scotland will help “nurture the talent of the future”, a minister has said. Scotland Office minister Lord Offord announced the UK Government funding will be split between 40 projects. The cash, ...

27 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Scheme aims to make pubs and cafes more dementia friendly

Experts from a Scottish university are working on a scheme that aims to make pubs, cafes and restaurants more dementia friendly. Staff from the University of Stirling’s internationally-renowned Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) have ...

20 May 2023 at 12:18

Scotland

Scottish Tories appoint businessman Alasdair Locke as chairman

The Scottish Tories have appointed businessman Alasdair Locke as party chairman. Mr Locke, who takes on the role from MSP Craig Hoy after Russell Findlay became party leader in September, is the founder and chairman of petrol station ...

16 Nov 2024 at 12:20

Reform ‘recycling machine for Tory party’ – Swinney ahead of leader announcement

Reform UK has been labelled a “recycling machine for the Tory party” by Scotland’s First Minister. John Swinney made the comments ahead of Nigel Farage’s visit to Edinburgh on Thursday where he will announce the party’s Scottish ...

14 Jan 2026 at 17:51

Nigel Farage set to announce Reform’s leader in Scotland

Nigel Farage will announce Reform UK’s Scottish leader at a press conference on Thursday. The party has held off on appointing a leader until just months before the election in May, despite previous assurances from deputy ...

15 Jan 2026 at 02:45

Starmer, Farage and Badenoch all head to Scotland four months before election

Starmer, Farage and Badenoch expected to appear in Scotland

The UK’s top political leaders, including the Prime Minister, will descend on Scotland on Thursday. Sir Keir Starmer is expected make an announcement on clean energy just a day after confirming that one of the world’s ...

15 Jan 2026 at 10:39

Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years

The new leader of Reform UK in Scotland said that a potential Scottish independence referendum should be postponed for at least 10 years. Lord Malcolm Offord defected from the Conservatives in December and said that ...

18 Jan 2026 at 18:52

Farage stance on benefit cap ‘just basic racism’, says Swinney

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s stance that the two-child benefit cap should only be lifted for British-born families is “basic racism”, Scotland’s First Minister has said. Mr Farage has drawn criticism for his ...

08 Jan 2026 at 13:41

Scotland

Reform MSP called party’s Scottish leader ‘useless’, says Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar has claimed Reform’s only MSP called the party’s Scottish leader “useless” and “terrible”. The Scottish Labour leader said Graham Simpson also called Thomas Kerr, one of the party’s top Holyrood ...

20 Apr 2026 at 18:26

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