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Salmond warns Swinney not to backtrack on roads projects to appease Green MSPs

Alex Salmond has warned likely first minister John Swinney he could pay the “heaviest of political prices” if key road-building projects – such as completing the dualing of the A9 – are put on hold to appease the Scottish Greens. Mr Salmond spoke ...

06 May 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Cash grants aim to encourage Scots to scrap most polluting vehicles

A scheme giving drivers cash to scrap more polluting vehicles, as well as vouchers to help with the cost of buying bikes and electric bikes, is being piloted in parts of Scotland. The £900,000 Mobility and Scrappage fund is to be piloted in ...

10 Feb 2023 at 12:17

Scotland

GDP figures show Scotland’s economy ‘recovering steadily’, Forbes says

Scotland’s economy is “recovering steadily”, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said as new figures showed GDP grew by 0.3% in September. The rise in that month follows a contraction of 0.6% in August, Scottish Government figures showed. ...

27 Nov 2024 at 12:15

Scotland

Scotland could face £10bn budget shortfall in 50 years, experts warn

Scotland could be facing an annual budget shortfall of £10 billion within 50 years, a major new report has warned. Outgoing Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the report, from the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC), shows “Scotland ...

22 Mar 2023 at 16:54

Scotland

Highly protected marine areas ‘will not be progressed’, Mairi McAllan confirms

The Scottish Government has confirmed controversial plans which would have restricted fishing in 10% of waters will not go ahead, with Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan saying that previously proposed highly protected marine areas ...

07 Nov 2023 at 15:18

Scotland

Fewer Scots able to get appointment with doctor within 48 hours – survey

Fewer Scots who need to see a GP are able to get an appointment within two days, a report has revealed. Figures for 2023-24 showed that 84% of people who needed to either see or speak to a doctor or nurse “quite urgently” were ...

28 May 2024 at 17:08

Swinney taking ‘nothing for granted’ on Budget despite Labour plans to abstain

John Swinney has insisted he is not taking it for granted that his government’s Budget will be passed by Holyrood – although the First Minister said Labour’s announcement that it would not vote against it meant he is “more ...

08 Jan 2025 at 09:37

Scotland

Spending watchdog warns of ‘significant risk’ to Scottish Prison Service

Scotland’s reliance on prison buildings which are “no longer fit for purpose” poses a “significant risk” to the prisons service, public spending watchdogs have warned. The Auditor General for Scotland Stephen Boyle raised ...

12 Dec 2023 at 14:04

Tory MSP tells of mother’s care home death and says ‘families deserve the truth’

A senior Tory MSP has spoken about how his mother died alone and “without family contact” in a care home during the Covid pandemic. Murdo Fraser questioned if strict restrictions in care homes were as “damaging, if not ...

01 Nov 2023 at 10:17

Scotland

Somerville: Reforming Universal Credit could lift 40,000 children out of poverty

Up to 40,000 children in Scotland could be lifted out of poverty over the next year if the UK made changes to Universal Credit, Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said. Shirley-Anne Somerville claimed that would ...

25 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Campaigners call for Bill to be changed to tackle ‘spiralling consumption’

Ministers are being urged to strengthen legislation coming before Holyrood on Wednesday to include mandatory new targets to reduce consumption. The Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill includes measures aimed at ...

20 Mar 2024 at 02:45

Scotland

Watchdogs warn of ‘gap in political leadership’ in flagship economic strategy

Watchdogs have highlighted a “gap in political leadership” within a key Scottish Government strategy that aims to transform the country’s economy. Then finance secretary Kate Forbes launched the National ...

08 Feb 2024 at 00:01

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