Gary Smith

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will urge unions to support his plans.

Keir Starmer faces showdown with unions over transition plan for green energy

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had faced criticism over his promise to block new North Sea oil and gas exploration.

Oil and gas will be part of UK energy supply for 'many years', Starmer insists

Nicola Sturgeon should treat local government with respect and eschew artificial brinkswomanship over council strikes (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images)

Brian Wilson: Stop playing political games over council strikes, Ms Sturgeon

Neil Simpson celebrates Great Britain's first ever male Paralympic gold on snow with guide and brother Andrew Simpson. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Scotland's Neil Simpson wins landmark gold for Team GB at Winter Paralympics

The United Nations' Cop26 summit in Glasgow is too important to be disrupted by strike action (Picture: John Devlin)

Cop26 climate summit must not be disrupted by strike action – Scotsman comment

Household bills jump by at least £139 under new energy price cap

Household bills jump by at least £139 under new energy price cap

Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Fraserburgh Harbour on Thursday

Offshore windfarm Boris Johnson visited a ‘political failure’, union claims

Recent reports have also suggested that control of two BBC Scotland studios could be taken over by BBC Studioworks in Elstree, Hertfordshire. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).

BBC Scotland channel doing ‘fantastically well’

Why did it take so long for Scotland to set up walk-in vaccination centres? (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Why Scotland needs its own public inquiry into handling of Covid – Brian Wilson

Trade unions are becoming increasingly relevant once again (Picture: John Devlin)

Why trades unions are finding they've got some muscle to flex – Gina Davidson

The GMB's Gary Smith needs to realise just how important the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow really is (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Strike action to disrupt UN climate summit utterly unacceptable – Scotsman says

Gary Smith from the GMB union speaking during a debate at a Scottish Labour conference.

Demand for 'deep clean' of Glasgow ahead of COP26

Glenn Campbell has been announced as the BBC's new political editor.

Glenn Campbell replaces Brian Taylor

BiFab yard in Burntisland

BiFab: Scottish Government unable to continue to support yards

Nicola Sturgeon meets Boris Johnson at Bute House in Edinburgh (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

How SNP is failing to put Scotland first with 'power grab' talk– Brian Wilson

Tony Mowbray was unveiled as Hibs manager 16 years ago today. Picture: Neil Hanna

Remembering Tony Mowbray’s Hibs revolution of free-flowing football

Care staff ‘terrified’ to be tested due to money concerns, claims union boss

Care staff ‘terrified’ to be tested due to money concerns

Brian Wilson has some questions for Nicola Sturgeon as part of her 'grown-up conversation' about Covid-19 (Picture: Fraser Bremner - Pool/Getty Images)

Why have there been so few tests for coronavirus in Scotland?– Brian Wilson

A third of Covid-19 deaths are taking place in care homes, official figures reveal

A third of Covid-19 deaths in Scotland taking place in care homes, figures revea...

The BBC’s Drivetime host John Beatty and Laura Maxwell on Good Morning Scotland adapt to working from home

Suspension of BBC Scotland breakfast bulletins 'is no conspiracy'

£4.5m award for tackle that ended football career

Sinclair takes the hot-seat at Bo'ness

Chris set to go full Hogg

No last post for Hibees' hopes

Grant sets sights on a full house with goal at Gretna

Lehmann leads from front

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Britain's then prime minister Boris Johnson looks up as he delivers a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP amid Partygate probe accusations

The fourth episode of The Steamie for 2022 is now live. Picture: JPI Media/Shutterstock

The Steamie: Is the SNP's independence push running out of steam?

Hamdan Aslam died at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn of natural causes, police have said

Teenager, 14, who died at Scottish secondary school had heart condition