Peter Murrell faces court as cost of police probe into SNP finances hits £2.1m
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell is due to appear in court tomorrow (Monday) accused of embezzling funds from the…
Scots childminders face annual £1,300 HMRC charge after rule change hits self-employed
Scots childminders face being left £1,300 worse off every year after HMRC launched a new online system for self-employed workers…
John Swinney urged to implement EHRC biological sex ruling ‘without delay’
John Swinney has been called on to urgently implement new guidance which says toilets and changing rooms must be based…
Labour wakes up to the need to make working families better off
Keir Starmer’s Government has finally woken up to the fact that making people better off should be their defining mission.…
Call for ban on indoor vaping as pressure stepped up for sweeping restrictions
A former First Minister has called for a debate on banning the use of vapes indoors. Lord McConnell, who outlawed…
John Swinney to be sworn in as First Minister after SNP retain Holyrood control
John Swinney will be sworn in again as First Minister on Wednesday before he appoints his top team. The SNP…
John Swinney says he’ll do 5 years as First Minister but choppy waters could force him into life boat
Back in March, when John Swinney launched the SNP’s 2026 election campaign at the recently reopened Citizens Theatre in Glasgow,…
John Swinney to be reelected First Minister as poll finds independence is not top priority for most Scots
John Swinney will be formally reelected as First Minister today when MSPs vote at the Scottish Parliament. But the SNP…
Labour can’t have two leadership contests at once and must stick with Anas Sarwar
The fallout from the elections on May 7 continues to rage in the Labour Party as more fingers of blame…
This SNP Government will get on with the work of delivering what we promised
I want to speak directly to Record readers today, to thank you for putting your trust in me to serve…