Politics

Gender bill ruling is historic victory for women who wouldn’t wheesht
Court of Session says it was lawful for the UK Government to block the Scottish Parliament’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Susan Dalgety

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss wants to ban trans women from single-sex spaces (Picture: Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Liz Truss's anti-trans Bill is unnecessary and harmful

SNP ministers have just accepted the decline of our education system Jackie Baillie

Rishi Sunak insisted he is being tough on immigration as he urged Conservative MPs to back his Rwanda plan (Picture: James Manning/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Internal Tory culture war is turning Sunak into even more of a lame duck leader

Humza Yousaf loses court battle with UK Government over gender reforms

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Two charged with disorder after Starmer confronted with protest in Glasgow

Politics

Transport is devolved but the UK Government still has a role to play in Scotland

The UK Government is giving £8 million to the Scottish Government to find ways to improve the A75 an...

Starmer's appeals to Tory swing voters may backfire badly in Scotland

The idea that Labour will offer a ‘fresh start’ seems to have withered on the vine long before the g...

Springholm and the adjoining village of Crocketford would be bypased under the A75 upgrade plans. (Photo by David Dixon/Geograph)

SNP-Conservatives tensions as UK Government awards £8m for A75 upgrade

Alister Jack says bypasses will speed up road, but Humza Yousaf criticises Scottish budget squeeze by Westminster

Think celebrating Christmas is 'un-Scottish'? Time to bring back the 'Daft Days'Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison

Legal ruling due on UK Government block of Scottish gender reform bill

Lady Haldane is expected to deliver her judgement on Friday...

Boris Johnson dismisses partygate and denies 'let it rip' approach to pandemic

The former prime minister, Boris Johnson, also claimed he avoided co-operating with the devolved adm...

Scottish Independence

Scotland's independence angels just can't seem to stop dancing Scotsman comment

First Minister Humza Yousaf at an independence rally. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

What do the Scottish Government's nine independence papers say?

Alba Party leader Alex Salmond. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Alex Salmond insists his court case won’t stop SNP support

SNP politicians are job hunting as party prepares to go down without a fight Kenny MacAskill

Here are the questions the SNP paper on EU membership needs to answer but won't Pamela Nash

Constitution secretary Angus Robertson at the Scottish Government EU paper launch at Queen Margaret University. Picture: Scottish Parliament/PA Wire

Independent Scotland could join EU within two years, suggests SNP minister

Why independence offers a major opportunity for Scots business – Angus Robertson Angus Robertson

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A protester, at a rally in Berlin in support of the popular 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprising in Iran, calls for an end to torture and execution in the country (Picture: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images)

How Iran rapes and tortures children as young as 12 to suppress protests

Tracy Black, director of CBI Scotland: 'The Scottish Budget marks an important moment for the Scottish Government to outline its ambitions for growth.'

'Restrictive' and 'uncompetitive' - CBI says Scottish Government must act now

Poorest can’t afford to heed Dowden’s warning to prepare for a major crisis Laura Waddell

The UK must not support Israel in its war against Hamas Kenny MacAskill

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Dorland House in London, where he is giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Johnson's admissions over Covid failings show how unfit he was to be PM

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Douglas Ross to support Rwanda immigration plan

First Minister Humza Yousaf has been told to apologise after Scotland fell in maths, English and science in the international Pisa rankings. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Humza Yousaf told to apologise for 'destroying' Scotland's education system

Rishi Sunak has no challengers but leadership crisis still devouring party

Five key areas ministers will need to consider ahead of the Scottish Budget

Michael Matheson

Holyrood probe into Michael Matheson may not publish findings until February

Scotland's educational performance has declined again on the Pisa international league tables (Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Scotland's terrible Pisa results show 'Curriculum for Excellence' isn't working

Humza Yousaf and his deputy Shona Robison. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

FMQs live blog: Scottish Budget & education results

A general view of BBC Broadcasting House, in central London. Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire

BBC licence fee to rise from April

Shirley-Anne Somerville

Scotland would reform Universal Credit ‘within five years of independence’

Kate Forbes. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

Kate Forbes: SNP must end powersharing deal with Greens

Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon: Writing memoir ‘harder than I thought it would be’

Trans rights activists outside the Scottish Parliament. Image: Lisa Ferguson/National World.

Fergus Ewing raises concerns about trans lessons in schools

Boris Johnson is giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry

Covid Inquiry live: Boris Johnson arrives for two days of evidence

Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Ministers lose appeal over Nicola Sturgeon evidence from Alex Salmond inquiry

Brexit

Brexiteers and Scottish nationalists are united by an enthusiasm for censorship Euan McColm

Brexit supporters celebrate as the United Kingdom exits the EU on January 31, 2020 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Brexit myths created 'Schrodinger’s Britain' but the reality is very different

First Minister and SNP Leader Humza Yousaf who will make the case for righting the "historic wrong" of Brexit as he delivers a speech on independence. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Humza Yousaf: Independence can "right historic wrong" of Brexit

The clock face of Elizabeth Tower, known after the bell Big Ben, shows the hands at 11 o'clock as a Union Flag flies in front of it in London. Picture Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

Committee on cost-of-living would 'waste taxpayers money’, UK Government say

Has the UK Government turned into a 'Just Say No' machine?

Many EU supporters are frustrated with Labour leader Keir Starmer over his dismissal of a return to the EU (Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Brexit regret is growing and the campaign to rejoin the EU will come

Boris Johnson should focus on addressing the substance of the new Partygate allegations against him (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Populist attacks on UK institutions are unconservative and dangerous