The SNP could be the largest party after the next Scottish Parliament election if it can overcome a large Operation Branchform-shaped obstacle.

Ross Greer, education spokesman for the Scottish Greens, has written to Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth with a proposal to ...

"Benefits tourists" could move to Scotland when ministers end the two-child benefit cap, the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) has ...

Scotland's benefits bill could soar by £700million under SNP plans to scrap the two-child cap - with fears 'benefits tourists ...

Scotland's benefits bill could soar by £700million under SNP plans to scrap the two-child cap - with fears 'benefits tourists ...

In the world of politics, friendships are often completely transactional. Alliances are forged not because of mutual respect ...

There will not be a snap Holyrood election this year after Anas Sarwar confirmed in an interview with the BBC that Labour MSPs will abstain on ...

NORMALLY when an auld year passes and a new yin dawns it’s expected for folk to conjure up a bit of optimism for the new year ahead. I’m ...

On the plus side, a collapse in support for Labour since last year’s resounding general election victory has put his party back in pole position as the (very) long campaign starts for the 2026 ...

In 2007, the SNP inherited an NHS in robust good health. The current waiting-time figures show how dramatically things have changed for the worse ...

BBC Scotland political correspondent sums up the state of play as the Scottish government's Budget looks set to pass.

Scottish Labour’s leader has been called “spineless” after confirming his MSPs will stand aside to allow the SNP’s tax and ...