Two-child cap not the only lever we have to tackle poverty, says Rayner
There are more levers which could be used to tackle child poverty than scrapping the two-child benefit cap, the Deputy Prime ...
Bond villain Elon Musk's influence seeps into Scottish Parliament and its 'populism' war
In the first Holyrood scrap of 2025, John Swinney and Russell Findlay clashed in a fiery FMQs inspired by Elon Musk.
Retired Lanarkshire policeman lay on hospital floor in 'excruciating pain' for five hours
The distressed daughter of the 65-year-old said the Scottish Government "couldn't run a bath" after she had to watch her dad ...
BBC appoints 'impartiality champions' to bolster 'trust'
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Swinney apologises after retired police officer spent five hours on A&E floor
“Colossal” levels of demand for NHS care have made it “very challenging and very difficult” to treat patients, John Swinney ...
MSP claims delayed discharge cost NHS Dumfries and Galloway more than £54million in last decade
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Tories: Labour abstention means 'cheapest Budget deal' since devolution
Scottish Labour abstaining in the vote on the Scottish Government’s Budget amounts to the “cheapest” deal on the tax and ...
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SNP and Tories accuse each other of being populist parties at FMQs
Russell Findlay gets to his feet again and says Swinney is the leader of "Scotland's populist party". The Scottish Tory leader adds: "John Swinney sounds like a serial arsonist suddenly warning people ...
Labour abstention means ‘cheapest budget deal’ since devolution – Findlay
Scottish Labour abstaining in the vote on the Scottish Government’s Budget amounts to the “cheapest” deal on the tax and ...
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Siobhian Brown criticises Anas Sarwar child payment pledge
AN Ayr MSP has criticised Anas Sarwar's pledge to reduce child poverty spending. Siobhian Brown said that the Labour leader's New Year promise to cut social security spending would be "devastating" ...
Almond Valley MSP blasts Labour’s proposed plans for social security spending at Holyrood
Almond Valley SNP MSP Angela Constance has expressed concern over Scottish Labour’s proposed plans for social security ...
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John Swinney should remember what Scots really think about Donald Trump
Nothing Trump says or offers during a meeting with John Swinney will be worth the paper it’s written on. He will say what he likes, do what he wants and could even demand the end of those troublesome ...