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Andrew Henderson, Director of Public Policy, Pinsent Masons (Picture: Wullie Marr/Deadline)

Calmer domestic politics presents opportunities for business

Labour appears to hope that it will be able to make a UK-US trade deal with Donald Trump's administration (Picture: Jim Watson)

Why Starmer must not sell out UK farmers to make Trump trade deal Alistair Carmichael

Keir Starmer has said he wants a reset of EU-UK relations (Picture: Benjamin Cremel/pool)

Government urged to seize olive branch as EU hint at trade agreement

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Labour MP Michael Shanks. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Cutting energy bills 'always long-term aim' for Labour

The Scottish Pensioners' Forum demonstrated outside the Scottish Parliament in September, asking MSPs to recognise the burden of the cost of living crisis on older people (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: SNP is only party looking out for pensioners

​SME housebuilders need more encouragement (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Support SME builders to address Scotland's housing crisis

Scotland Office minister Kirsty McNeill

'Removed from reality': Labour claims it has ended austerity

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (centre) was at the pro-Palestinian rally.

Jeremy Corbyn to be questioned by police under caution

North Sea oil and gas workers must see a genuinely just transition to a net-zero economy (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

North Sea union leaders' 'No Ban Without a Plan' campaign is working Brian Wilson

Keir and Victoria Starmer on the steps of 10 Downing Street the day after July's general election. How times have changed (Picture: Leon Neal)

Why it's clear Keir Starmer is preparing rerun of Tory austerity Stephen Gethins

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Dozens of private school pupils move to Edinburgh's state schools

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to raise a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas firms

BP job losses 'proof SNP and Labour turning backs on oil and industry'

In a speech at University College London this week, Keir Starmer set out his plan to us AI to drive economic growth and improve public services (Picture: Henry Nicholls/WPA pool)

Why Labour faces war with left-leaning writers over threat posed by AI John McLellan

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray is a straight-talker (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Labour needs to convince voters current pain will mean future gain Scotsman comment

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has warned voting for Reform UK will benefit the SNP (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scotland must not fall for SNP and Reform UK's competing nationalisms Scotsman comment

Readers' Letters: Labour MPs not prepared to stand up for Scotland

Baby Talia and father Euan. Anna Jackson, 22, started getting a pain in her abdomen, but had put it down to period cramps. Picture: Anna Jackson/SWNS

Woman who thought she had burst appendix gives birth in hospital

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves need to find ways to give businesses the confidence to invest (Picture: Oli Scarff)

As confidence wanes, Labour must do more to help business Scotsman comment

Keir Starmer could replace Rachel Reeves with Gordon Brown as Chancellor by elevating the former Prime Minister to the Lords (Picture: Leon Neal)

Talk of Gordon Brown as Chancellor shows depths of Labour's troubles Brian Monteith

First Minister John Swinney addresses Holyrood during the first First Minister's Questions of the new year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: SNP politicians more interested in being 'celebrities'

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Stephen Flynn says UK Government denying land borrowing powers

UK government minister Jess Phillips, centre, has been the subject of threats and abuse following comments by Elon Musk. Picture: Gareth Fuller - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Kemi Badenoch’s 'unforgivable' use of rape scandal for political gain

Red meat shortage warnings as farmer confidence down while demand soars

'It's an absolute emergency' - Meat shortage warning

Making Britain better off will be "at the forefront of the Chancellor's mind" as she visits China, the Treasury has claimed

SNP call for Chancellor return as Government defends China visit

US President-elect Donald Trump at Tuesday's controversial press conference (Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Readers Letters: Trump should not be 'most powerful man in the world'

Elon Musk is impossible to ignore, regardless of his father's suggestion that people could do so (Picture: Alain Jocard)

Learning to see through Musk's disgraceful attacks on Labour is vital Barrie Cunning

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Murdo Fraser MSP

Exclusive The Ruth Davidson secret to reviving the Scottish Conservatives

Retail giant Next has cautioned over slowing sales growth in 2025 and said it will need to hike prices due to the impact of recent Budget measures.

Why UK high street giant raised profit forecast despite Budget woes

Scottish Budget set to pass following Labour announcement

The SNP operates as a minority government so John Swinney needs the support of MSPs from another political party to get his spending plans through Holyrood (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: It's rich for Swinney to accuse others of 'playing politics'

First Minister John Swinney (left) wants Keir Starmer and his UK Cabinet to bin National Insurance changes that would hurt charities (Picture: Andy Buchanan - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Starmer and Reeves must reverse decision on charities and NI

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage holding a phone displaying the number of Reform UK party members whilst speaking during the Reform UK East of England conference at Chelmsford City Racecourse

Complacent progressives must find answers to voters’ frustration Henry McLeish

Elon Musk has called for the racist Tommy Robinson to be released from prison

Tories should beware following Elon Musk’s lead Alexander Brown

Putting VAT on private school fees shows Labour's politics of envy (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Labour's VAT on school fees kills dreams of taxi drivers' sons like me John McLellan

Since coming to power in July, the Labour government has said VAT will be added to the fees of private schools, such as Fettes in Edinburgh

SNP's catalogue of concerns over Labour's VAT raid on private schools

Chancellor Rachel Reeves flanked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Labour already out of ideas on economy

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Exclusive Kirk facing additional £1m care bill due to National Insurance hike

Keir Starmer and his Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, need to find some green shoots of economic recovery (Picture: Carl Court)

UK is crying out for change like it's still Hogmanay 2023 Christine Jardine

Sir Keir Starmer and John Swinney (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool)

Poll: SNP to reclaim most seats lost to Labour at July election

There is a lot riding on the success or failure of Keir Starmer's government (Picture: Benjamin Cremel)

Why Labour needs to get its act together to prevent populist takeover Scotsman comment

Glasgow City Council could pause its role as an asylum seeker dispersal city Credit: Getty Images

Exclusive Glasgow threatens to 'pause' role as asylum dispersal city

Glasgow could pause its role as an asylum dispersal city without a bespoke package of support from the Home Office.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to his brother Nick, who has died at the age of 60.

Tributes paid to Keir Starmer's brother Nick, who died on Boxing Day

Tony Blair was cautious during the 1997 general election campaign, but brought in several big ticket reforms within months of winning power (Picture: Tom Stoddart Archive/Hulton Archive)

Comparing Starmer to Blair reveals PM's shocking lack of ideas Alistair Carmichael

King Charles III sits alongside Queen Camilla as he reads the King's Speech from the The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber during the State Opening of Parliament in July this year (Picture: Henry Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Labour has no intention of abolishing House of Lords

Workers on Avanti West Coast are to stage a series of strikes after rejecting a deal aimed at resolving a dispute over rest day working.

The train operators with the highest cancellations as reliability hit

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says fixing the economy will be a 'huge' challenge (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

Labour can't just keep blaming the Tories for the state of the economy Scotsman comment

Scrooge has become a byword for meanness, but Keir Starmer is actually worse (Picture: MJ Kim)

Starmer is not Scrooge. He's a far worse Christmas film character Brian Monteith

First Minister John Swinney 'worried' about the future of the economy

Protesters from the Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) group protest outside the Westminster parliament earlier this year (Picture: Leon Neal)

Labour's rejection of Waspi women's claim is worse than it appears Christine Jardine

The FSB said entrepreneurship provides many people with a path to financial freedom and independence.

New Year plea to get 500,000 more Brits to become their own boss

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Scottish job loss warning as economy 'headed for worst of all worlds'

Cammy Day’s decision to quit as Edinburgh council leader has led to a potential new power struggle at City Chambers

Labour received Cammy Day allegation two years before suspension

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said she once voted for the SNP because she was "so mad about Brexit". Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

'Progress is fragile': Dugdale opens up on LGBT rights in Scotland

Vladimir Putin spent four-and-a-half hours answering questions from journalists and others on state-controlled television (Picture: Alexander Nemenov)

UK must not make Putin's mistake amid fears of Ukraine War escalation Scotsman comment

Liz Kendall in a regrettable photo-op

Waspi women decision shows Labour offered hope without a plan Alexander Brown

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