Scotland's papers: SNP budget plea and Musk turns on Farage
Populism boost fears over SNP plan rejection and calls for a new leader for Reform make the front pages.
Delays in deciding whether to prosecute senior SNP figures ‘is harming Scotland’
Tommy Sheppard, who lost his Westminster seat at July’s general election, says ‘someone has to decide on what’s next’ ...
Scotland’s record NHS waiting lists will finally start coming down in 2025, promises Swinney
First Minister says SNP has found ‘a solution’, but critics call for reform rather than more money being poured into the ...
Opinion
If the SNP wins the next election, we will all have failed
If recent opinion polls are to be believed, the SNP leadership has hoodwinked a substantial proportion of the Scottish electorate into not ...
Anas Sarwar says Scotland can't end poverty by simply paying higher benefits
In his first big speech of 2025, the Scottish Labour leader said poverty can only be ended by improving the economy and ...
Public services should work for Scots and not the SNP's expanding army of administrators
In his regular column for the Record, the Scottish Labour leader blasts the rising number of quangos created by the SNP ...
Opinion
The Union is on borrowed time: Yes camp must prepare for indy
Starmer was a last roll of the dice for many voters. Once Starmer was deemed to fail – and fail so quickly – hope left the room.
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First Minister Swinney makes calls on Scottish parties to support SNP’s draft Budget
SCOTTISH First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney has made a desperate plea to other parties to support his party’s draft ...
Opinion
How SNP's obsession with centralising power is damaging Scotland
SNP needs to show greater urgency over its plans to devolve power within Scotland to demonstrate it really has abandoned its centralising instincts ...
Caledonian Sleeper receives nearly 1,000 complaints since SNP took over
The Caledonian Sleeper train service between Scotland and London has received almost 1,000 complaints since being ...
Anas Sarwar must use speech to distance himself from both SNP and Sir Keir Starmer
The speech Anas Sarwar delivers at Glasgow University will be the most significant of his political careernote-0.
Donald Trump 'must not be welcomed' to Scotland by John Swinney, demand Greens
The SNP Government must make clear that Donald Trump is not welcome in Scotland, the Greens have demanded. The US ...