1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (510+ words) THE momentum for constitutional change is “undeniable” and Westminster “must prepare for a post-UK future”, John Swinney has said ahead of meetings with the first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland’s First Minister will speak to Plaid Cymru leader…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1046+ words) THE Scottish Government has been warned against pursuing an “unwinnable and deeply damaging” cuts agenda amid mounting speculation about an early Westminster election. There is growing expectation that Andy Burnham could go to the polls as early as next spring…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (309+ words) A MAN has been arrested and charged in connection with disorder following an anti-immigration demonstration and counter-protest at Glasgow Green. Hundreds of people attended a demonstration by Pink Ladies and a counter-protest organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) at…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (432+ words) JOHN Swinney has invited Prime Minister Andy Burnham to meet to agree a "legal mechanism" which would trigger a second Scottish independence referendum. It comes after Burnham said that the rules governing when a repeat of the 2014 vote could be…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (373+ words) Flights departing the UK have been disrupted by an air traffic control “technical issue”, Nats has said. Birmingham Airport said the issue was affecting airspace in the south of the UK and was “impacting a significant number of departing flights…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (527+ words) ANDY Burnham has been accused of snubbing Scottish voters once again after it emerged he had spent the weekend with the royals in Balmoral – avoiding members of the public and the media. The Prime Minister and his wife, Marie-France van…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (731+ words) SCOTTISH Government plans for a sweeping remodel of state apparatus are the “complete opposite” of the centralisation of power, John Swinney has said. The First Minister was speaking to the BBC’s Sunday Show when he was challenged on plans in…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (312+ words) A SPECIAL event looking at how the Celtic Alliance can help boost Scottish independence is taking place next week. The event, which is being held on Saturday in Edinburgh, will explore the benefits of having nationalist administrations in all three…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (587+ words) A CHARITY has urged the Scottish Government to rule out support for new oil and gas fields after the UN warned that the world is set to breach a 1.5C global warming threshold. Oxfam Scotland said Scottish ministers should “hold the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (292+ words) JOHN Swinney has said his Government’s agenda for the next five-year parliamentary term will “repay the trust of the people of Scotland by relentlessly delivering for them”. The First Minister is due to present his Programme for Government to MSPs…...