Miles Briggs

Some Edinburgh classes will exceed 25 children.

Exclusive Class size limit to be breached in Edinburgh schools 'to save costs'

Dundee University

University bosses quit after 'devastating' report into cash crisis

No decision date over 'notorious bottleneck' - 20 months after report

Scotland Ranking - 14. National Ranking - 121. UWS is a truly international university, with origins dating back to 1897.

‘Cash-strapped’ Scottish university boss claimed over £37k in expenses

Millions is being spent on buying up private newbuild properties for social housing.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council spend almost £100m buying up private newbuild homes

AI technology

Exclusive Scottish universities catch students in 1,000 AI 'cheating' cases

Hundreds of council houses in Edinburgh have still not been fitted with interlinked smoke alarms.

Exclusive Hundreds of Edinburgh council homes not fire alarm compliant

Queensferry Road is one of the Edinburgh streets covered by the 20mph speed limit.

Exclusive Only 18 speeding fines in four years in Edinburgh 20mph zone

Royal Caribbean International's Anthem of the Seas cruise ship at Greenock in July 2021. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Government 'open to introducing' cruise ship tax as tourist tax made law

Analysis How Scottish Greens are set to cause John Swinney another headache

Concers have been raised over the Scottish Government's housebuilding programme

The SNP's key housing strategy is in 'absolute freefall'

Figures released via freeform of information legislation show that in 2022/23, Scotland’s housing maintenance backlog hit £5,741,501.

Social housing tenants left in "substandard housing" with £6m repair backlog

Thousands of families are languishing in temporary accommodation for over a year.

Over 10,000 Scots spend over a year in temporary accommodation

General view of a thatched cottage on the coast on the isle of Tiree off the west coast of Scotland (pic: Andrew Milligan)

Scottish rural housing situation faces 'shocking neglect', MSPs say

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There’s much to do at Holyrood in 2024 - Miles Briggs

An Edinburgh tram runs on the line that was subject to a four-volume inquiry report published this week. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Swinney urged to make public statement in Parliament on tram inquiry findings

UK Government will 'not intervene' over drug consumption room pilot

Exclusive Labour will not scrap £715m welfare agency branded 'wasteful' by Gordon Brown

Workers remove cladding for testing from a tower block in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Ministers look to appoint firm to identify all fire-risk high-rises in Scotland

The Grenfell Tower fire was a tragedy that should never have happened and should never happen again (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP's post-Grenfell delays over dangerous cladding are simply not good enough

The Scottish Government received £97.1 million in Barnett consequentials from the UK Government in 2021/22 to facilitate the removal of cladding in high-rise buildings.

Tories: Just 2% of cash to remove Grenfell cladding in Scotland has been spent

The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry has still yet to publish its findings.

Warning delay to tram inquiry publication could limit scrutiny of finds

Alcohol addiction is an often hidden slippery slope

We need to listen to those impacted by alcohol abuse - Karyn McCluskey

Charities say more affordable homes need to be built to help manage Scotland's housing crisis.

Over 300,000 people on social housing waiting lists in Scotland

Newly elected leader of the Scottish National Party, Humza Yousaf. (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

A&E figures: New performance figures are "an embarrassment for Humza Yousaf"

Just two landlords were struck off Scotland's landlord registry in 2022.

Number of Scottish landlords struck-off from registry plummets to just two

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Councils face cuts even if they hike council tax by 5 per cent, IFS warns

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Almost 450 households with children spending years in temporary accommodation

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SNP accused of presiding over 'national housing crisis'

Homelessness is a scourge Scotland's politicians must work hard to eradicate (Picture: Dean Purcell/Getty Images)

Scotland desperately needs more affordable homes – Scotsman comment

An aerial view of Glasgow. More than 24,000 disabled Scots are waiting for social housing, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives. Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire

More than 24,000 disabled Scots waiting for social housing

Male panda Yang Guang at Edinburgh Zoo. The huge amount of money spent on the pandas could have saved Gorgie Farm several times over, writes Susan Dalgety.

The huge amounts spent on the pandas could have saved Gorgie Farm - Susan Dalget...

Edinburgh Dog and Cat home faces an uncertain future after a staggering 800 per cent rise in gas and electricity bills.

Motion tabled in Holyrood to save Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home from collapse

Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie is leading the government's rent freeze bill

Ministers 'confident' rent freeze bill safe from legal challenge

Waste piled up in Edinburgh during the strikes by local council workers, with Cosla central to pay negotiations. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

SNP president of council body says she's no Scottish Government lackey

The trams inquiry will cost as much as the Iraq war investigation, documents have revealed. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh trams inquiry due to cost same amount as Iraq war investigation

The MS Victoria ferry berthed in the Port of Leith, Edinburgh, which is providing temporary accommodation to Ukrainian refugees invited to Scotland. Picture date: Thursday August 24, 2022.

One in five refugees from Ukraine trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland

Repeat homelessness is at a 10-year low, but the number of children in temporary accommodation has risen. Picture: Phil Wilkinson

Number of children in temporary accommodation rises by 17% in a year

Workers remove cladding for testing from a tower block in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Almost 90 schools still have 'combustible' cladding similar to Grenfell Tower

Conservative leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak visits Scotland for the first time during the Conservative Party leadership campaign on August 6. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Sunak vows to help first-time buyers during Edinburgh visit

During a court case, Alan Clark admitted he had been 'economical with the actualité' when answering a parliamentary question about arms exports to Iraq (Picture: PA)

A nation cries out for politicians who 'tell it like it is' – Scotsman comment

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

SNP ministers accused of 'shameless spin' over cost of living help
SNP ministers have been accused of “shameless spin” after claiming to have allocated almost £3 billion in this financial year to help families and households fa...

MS Victoria has welcomed the first refugee passengers on board.

First refugees welcomed aboard Leith cruise ship

Edinburgh Trams controversial boss Lea Harrison could see staff strike in August

Edinburgh Trams strike looms for festival over pay row

Cosla represents Scotland's councils

Opponents raise concerns as SNP secures top job in council body

A family of Ukrainian refugees crosses the border point from Ukraine into Medyka, Poland

Government denies it is considering plans to suspend super sponsor visa scheme

Ministers have refused to say what impact cyber-attacks have had on Scottish political bodies.

Scottish public bodies are under attack by cyber criminals

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross during First Minister's Questions. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scottish Tories fear 'heavy losses coming' as they drop early vote share

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Almost 100,000 children in Scotland on social housing waiting list

A consultation previously found support for the idea of a tourist tax

SNP pledges to introduce tourist tax in Edinburgh if party wins council election

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is facing pressure over 'pro-independence' council candidates

Tories demand 'pro-independence' Labour council candidates in Edinburgh withdraw

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Scottish Child Payment to increase to £25 a week by end of 2022

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Scotland 'suffering from chronic housing shortfall of 100,000 new homes'

Picture: John Devlin

Councils face 'significant' challenges amid SNP funding cuts, finds watchdog

Kirstie Allsop has been criticised for claiming young people should move to cheaper areas to be able to buy their first home

Kirstie Allsop 'move somewhere cheaper to buy a house' comments blasted

Concerns have been raised over the implementation of new fire alarm laws

SNP ministers to make statement on fire alarm changes amid calls for delay

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries