SNP leaders are already pretty much unloved by the party’s base. The hardline and fundamentalist wing seethes about how silent the Scottish Government has become on independence. So any hint of ...

A former SNP councillor has been found guilty of breaching the code of conduct for local elected officials after she called a Labour councillor who was born in Sri Lanka a "new Scot.” ...

The SNP Government must "end the excuses" and invest in public services after receiving a £3.4bn Budget boost, Scotland's most senior trade unionist has said. Roz Foyer said the extra cash for ...

John Swinney has admitted that his SNP Government has already spent a huge UK Budget windfall on public sector pay rises as he ruled out income tax cuts. The First Minister said that the ...

The Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has warned First Minister John Swinney not to take his party's votes for granted to get the SNP budget through the Scottish Parliament. Speaking at the ...

THE Scottish Government has published legal advice it was given relating to the independent probe into whether former first minister Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code. The 101-page document ...

Barely one in 20 Scottish businesses think SNP ministers work well with their sectors, according to a report that reveals a decline since John Swinney succeeded Humza Yousaf as first minister.