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Fire site gift shops excluded from FOI response over harm to 'commercial inte...
by Josh.Pizzuto-Pomaco@newsquest.co.uk | Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco
17 Sep 2026 at 6:30am
Under Freedom of Information legislation, The Herald had asked for electronic copies of any correspondence between the council, landlord, and tenants.


Scottish Government agreed to alert unions over hybrid working FOI row
by rebecca.mccurdy@newsquest.co.uk | Rebecca McCurdy
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am
Transparency concerns have been raised after the Scottish Government agreed to keep unions informed about FOI requests concerning hybrid working.


The FOI rules at the heart of the Scottish Government union row
by rebecca.mccurdy@newsquest.co.uk | Rebecca McCurdy
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am
Why the Scottish Government's decision to notify unions about FOI requests has sparked concerns over transparency and precedent.


Women in Scotland facing ?significantly poorer? outcomes for major health con...
by hannah.brown@newsquest.co.uk | Hannah Brown
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am
Women in Scotland face major inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, stroke and lung conditions, a charity has warned.


The huge nuclear jobs gap opening up between Scotland and England
by hannah.brown@newsquest.co.uk | Hannah Brown
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am
New figures show Scotland added 661 civil nuclear jobs since 2014, compared with 47,492 in England, intensifying debate over new nuclear power.


North Sea tax cut calls intensify as oil price surge fuels inflation
by mark.williamson@newsquest.co.uk | Mark Williamson
17 Sep 2026 at 4:30am
North Sea oil and gas industry in spotlight ahead of Budget amid claims that tax cuts could unlock 111 North Sea projects


Stop demonising independence supporters, says former Gordon Brown aide
by alison.rowat@theherald.co.uk | Alison Rowat
17 Sep 2026 at 5:31am
Broadcaster and former Labour aide Ayesha Hazarika praises Nicola Sturgeon's communication skills while reflecting on Scottish Labour's struggles and Sky's new political drama.


Ministers reject data centre moratorium but promise new rules by Christmas
by Katrine Bussey
16 Sep 2026 at 6:32pm
New guidance to assist planning decisions on new data centres will be issued by the Scottish Government before Christmas, MSPs have been promised.


'Will you bring them home?' Swinney challenged over Highland children in care
by Olivia Andrews
16 Sep 2026 at 6:12pm
The First Minister has been asked if his government would ?bring them home? as the extent of Highland children being placed in care hundreds of miles from their families due to a lack of local provision, was revealed.


Thousands of capital's firms fail to pay full business rates, council confirms
by Josh.Pizzuto-Pomaco@newsquest.co.uk | Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco
16 Sep 2026 at 4:59pm
According to the council?s publicly-available list of ?primary liable parties?, 13,747 firms were responsible for paying NDR as of July 2026.


'Scotland did not get the hospital it paid for', says Health Secretary
by Craig Paton
16 Sep 2026 at 4:24pm
Scots ?did not get the hospital the country paid for? with the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), the Health Secretary has said.


The reaction to the Celtic Alliance pact would turn you into a nationalist
by Kathleen Nutt
16 Sep 2026 at 3:56pm
An unwise reaction to the 'Celtic Alliance' pact on both sides of the Irish Sea may boost support for nationalism.


'Not everything needs a Saltire': SNP veteran urges Scotland to adopt English...
by andrew.learmonth@newsquest.co.uk | Andrew Learmonth
16 Sep 2026 at 1:59pm
A new report by former SNP health secretary Alex Neil, ex-Labour MSP Dr Richard Simpson and a Nairn GP calls for Scotland to adopt the English NHS app, scrap GP walk-in centres and establish a cross-party commission to reform health and social care by 2035.


'We let our passengers down': ScotRail chief apologises over app
by donald.erskine@newsquest.co.uk | Donald Erskine
16 Sep 2026 at 1:49pm
ScotRail?s managing director has apologised to travellers for difficulties with its new app, admitting to MSPs it ?hasn?t been good enough?.

The Scotsman

The Scotsman Politics


SNP to boycott Westminster?! The £100,000 reason why it's never going to happen
17 Sep 2026 at 6:00am
The suggestion that the SNP should adopt a Sinn Fein-like policy of refusing to send their elected representatives to Westminster may not go down well in some quarters


SNP handed stark 'wake-up call' over frittering away £100m ScotWind revenues ...
17 Sep 2026 at 6:00am

Ministers have used more than £100m of ScotWind funds to balance its annual budget and have anticipated using a further £507m of the revenue by 2031

Scotland?s two government should stop squabbling over the future of the North Sea and work in sync to ensure the nation benefits from the renewables revolution.

Four in five women say they are not taken seriously by healthcare professionals - and it is leading to women dying avoidable deaths.

SNP ministers have insisted they do not expect any more AI data centre plans to be approved before national guidance is drawn up by the end of the year.

Twenty Scottish MPs have signed a letter urging the SNP administration to give officers the power to shut businesses selling illicit tobacco - like their counterparts down south can.

Steven Bonnar said the Nationalists should think about copying Sinn Fein abstentionist policy - if the UK government continues to block an independence referendum

Wings over Scotland

A Thousand Islands In The Sea
16 Sep 2026 at 1:22pm
We’re getting so much correspondence from Police Scotland at the moment that we’re starting to feel like their guiltily-neglected penpal. This one, though, is slightly more involved than their usual two-paragraph brushoff. Don’t get too excited, though – it amounts to the same thing. This is self-evident gibberish. Nobody was prosecuted, let alone convicted, over …

Fear And Favour
15 Sep 2026 at 1:10pm
This is what it looks like, if you’ve ever wondered. It’s basically the police’s own version of a seven-hour “no comment” interview. Let’s take a moment to remind ourselves of that letter of 20 August, because it was a pretty significant and serious piece of professional correspondence to have been so casually tossed away in …

Like Responsible Citizens Do
14 Sep 2026 at 12:13pm
Given the refusal of Police Scotland to meaningfully answer our questions, we’ve been left with no alternative but to report Nicola Sturgeon for the crime of reset. We’re sure the matter will be handled with the exact same professional diligence and complete and fearless impartiality that it would be for any other accused person. The …

A Long Hard Think
11 Sep 2026 at 3:37pm
More than three months ago now, we sent Police Scotland a Freedom Of Information request. A few minutes ago we finally received a response. Brace yourselves. That is, um… interesting. Retaining gifts you know were bought with embezzled money is the common-law crime of reset in Scots law, under the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act …

Anything But That
1 Sep 2026 at 1:04pm
The SNP really really don’t want to have another independence referendum, but if somebody somehow FORCES them into one, they DEFINITELY don’t want to have it in circumstances where they’d be starting the campaign with a 16-point lead. (We must conclude from all this, incidentally, that John Swinney LOVES the Tories, because he had no …

Haven?t had a dream in a long time
31 Aug 2026 at 8:43pm
These are strange days, readers. It’s getting hard to tell who’s on which side. To be honest, we’d take George Foulkes’ offer in a heartbeat. It’s not ideal, because there should be no limits on democracy, but the UK government can perfectly lawfully deny another indyref indefinitely anyway (and seem entirely inclined to), so we’d …

The Shortest Day
29 Aug 2026 at 1:07pm
Something rather extraordinary happened yesterday, dearest readers. Very briefly, we absolutely genuinely thought someone in a position of some influence in the SNP had taken a meaningful step towards being serious about independence. We are not being sarcastic. Look: here it is. (Transcript at bottom of article.) ? Dave Doogan is the SNP’s leader at …

The Slowest Dawning
28 Aug 2026 at 1:44pm
Now, readers, it’s not much of a secret that anyone who’s still supporting the SNP in the hopes that they’ll deliver Scottish independence is – and let’s put this as gently and kindly as possible – a bit thick. From a membership high of 125,000 in the run-up to the 2021 Holyrood election, fully 60% …

Spot The Problem
27 Aug 2026 at 12:19pm
See if you can identify why this isn’t an ideal way to run a justice system. We’ve put a couple of clues in for the slower folk. Answer below. Still, the Crown Office IS at least theoretically accountable to Parliament, so as long as the governing party is full of strong, independent, fair-minded MSPs willing …

This Other Earth
26 Aug 2026 at 2:22pm
We’ve had another email from the Crown Office. Stand by for a surprise! Well, that seems fair enough: other than the fact that almost £700,000 in “ringfenced” fundraiser money is (still) visibly missing, and the fact that the First Minister of the country and the leader of the party the money was entrusted to has …

Craig Murray

Dishonesty and Deceit
7 Sep 2026 at 7:31pm

UPDATE We got an expedited date to “reclaim” (appeal) against the suspension of the case, on 25 September. We shall also be reclaiming against the decision not to send the case straight to the Inner House. All parties seemed to agree there may just be time, if our appeal is successful, to finish the Scottish …

Dishonesty and Deceit

Nonsense Drones and Novichok
3 Sep 2026 at 2:14pm

Europe urgently needs to re-establish access to Russian oil and gas. Gas prices are high – as all UK energy consumers know – and German gas storage is at a record low for September. Gulf production is degraded, supplies are cut off and its long-term strategic stability undermined. German manufacturing already suffered a 9.5% production …

Nonsense Drones and Novichok

Dr David Halpin and David Kelly
29 Aug 2026 at 12:26pm

Dr David Halpin, a redoubtable campaigner over the murder of Dr David Kelly, and a friend of this blog for over twenty years, has died. He will be missed. His sister Mary was for many years an invaluable commenter here and occasional researcher for me. Unfortunately about ten years ago I banned her for comments …

Dr David Halpin and David Kelly

Of Judges, Juries and Fascism
25 Aug 2026 at 5:50pm

We still don’t have a decision on whether the Scottish judicial review of Palestine Action can proceed. Lord Young is thinking about it. Last Thursday’s hearing went about as well as it could go. The UK government produced no written argument and barely seemed to be trying. They moved in court for the Scottish judicial …

Of Judges, Juries and Fascism

Scottish Judicial Review Hearing Tomorrow
19 Aug 2026 at 10:05pm

After eight months of obstructionism from the Labour Friends of Israel government of the UK, tomorrow is the day on which the Scottish Court of Session will finally decide whether to go ahead with the judicial review it granted in January, or kowtow to Downing St. I publish below two of the three main papers …

Scottish Judicial Review Hearing Tomorrow

A Tide in the Affairs of Men
7 Aug 2026 at 9:20pm

Between ten and five years ago, specifically in the light of Brexit, it was not in the least unusual for Scottish Independence supporters to discuss a declaration of Independence as the way forward. Debate more often centred on who should make the declaration – the Scottish parliament or some form of national convention or assembly. …

A Tide in the Affairs of Men

BBC Scotland

Delay to neonatal reform is putting babies at risk, warn doctors
17 Sep 2026 at 6:04am
The plan to cut the number of neonatal intensive care units from eight to three was announced in 2017.

Irish president meets Swinney at start of four-day visit to Scotland
16 Sep 2026 at 6:32pm
John Swinney was joined by his wife as he greeted Catherine Connolly and her husband before a meeting at Bute House.

No consent for large AI data centres before Christmas, MSPs told
16 Sep 2026 at 5:52pm
The growth of AI is happening at lightning pace, so what are the advantages and disadvantages of Scotland being at the forefront?

ScotRail app problems may not be fixed by end of the year, MSPs hear
16 Sep 2026 at 3:49pm
The rail operator admitted the launch of the app had "not been good enough" but could not say when the problems would be rectified.

GPS tracking of bailed suspects to start next year, says Swinney
15 Sep 2026 at 5:19pm
A pilot scheme in Tayside, Central and Fife is expected to start in 2027, the first minister has announced.

Building more data centres could push up electricity prices, Holyrood committ...
15 Sep 2026 at 1:16pm
Scotland has been identified as a key location for building hyperscale AI data centres because of the high potential for renewable energy.

UK could 'unlock' 100 more oil and gas projects, say North Sea bosses
15 Sep 2026 at 7:45am
The UK could supply half of its oil and gas needs without imports if the government showed more support for the sector, an OEUK report claims.

Swinney aiming for independence referendum by 2031
14 Sep 2026 at 3:47pm
The FM has signed an agreement with other nationalist leaders predicting "Westminster's time is coming to an end".

Tributes to former Labour MSP Cathie Craigie who died after short illness
12 Sep 2026 at 2:56pm
The Scottish Labour MSP represented Cumbernauld and Kilsyth between 1999 and 2011.

Proceeds of crime action against former SNP chief Murrell delayed
11 Sep 2026 at 12:17pm
The court action will determine how much he will repay of the £400,000 he embezzled from the party.

PM says second Scottish independence referendum remains 'off limits'
10 Sep 2026 at 9:34pm
Andy Burnham clarifies remarks he made in the House of Commons and says his focus is on economic growth and the cost of living.

Watchdog warns Scotland's colleges face increasing financial pressure
10 Sep 2026 at 1:13pm
A new report says the country's 19 colleges had an overall deficit of £5.6m in 2024/25 - up from £1.9m.

Scot Goes Pop

Labour slump to THIRD PLACE in Scottish subsample as Burnham's YouGov horror ...
16 Sep 2026 at 1:53pm
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Burnham U-turns on the U-turn: after just 24 hours, he reverts to the previou...
11 Sep 2026 at 5:01pm
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE, and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE.*  *  *If you'd like to help Scot Goes Pop to continue, please check out my Ko-Fi pa...

Burnham's REVOLUTIONARY U-turn as he accepts Scotland can have an independenc...
10 Sep 2026 at 1:09pm
An audio podcast version of the above video can be heard HERE, and will soon be available on Apple Podcasts HERE.*  *  *If you'd like to help Scot Goes Pop to continue, please check out my Ko-Fi pa...

Burnham suffers more Scottish poll MISERY as SNP enjoy 17-point lead in YouGo...
9 Sep 2026 at 1:15pm
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A de facto referendum on independence would self-evidently not be "bonkers" -...
7 Sep 2026 at 11:01am
There has been just one occasion in history in which an integral part of the United Kingdom became an independent country, and it did not happen as the result of a 2014-style agreed referendum.  In...

"Well THAT one was worth waiting for!": SNP have DOUBLE Labour's support in d...
2 Sep 2026 at 11:38pm

RevStew can squeal but *of course* the SNP have done the right thing by rulin...
31 Aug 2026 at 9:19am
The most dispiriting aspect of the controversy surrounding Dave Doogan is that it's given the controversial Somerset-based "Stew" blogger an excuse to yet again trot out his barking mad fantasy abo...

The refusal to allow a debate and vote on independence strategy at the SNP co...
29 Aug 2026 at 10:15am
I initially assumed that the timing of the publication of a draft indyref bill was directly connected to the news having just broken that this year's SNP conference is being effectively blocked fro...

STV Politics News

Latest Politics News | STV News

MSPs reject moratorium on data centres as minister vows new guidance in weeks
16 Sep 2026 at 8:34pm
Public finance minister Hannah Mary Goodlad made the commitment as Holyrood rejected a Green motion

Large-scale data centres will require environmental assessment, Scottish Gove...
16 Sep 2026 at 12:39pm
The change will affect plans for all new data centres with a power capacity exceeding 50 megawatts

Domestic abusers on bail to be GPS-tracked from next year, Swinney announces
15 Sep 2026 at 6:35pm
Swinney said the pilot would begin next year in the Tayside, Central and Fife sheriffdom.

Insight: Scotland?s defence sector is facing a looming jobs crisis
15 Sep 2026 at 4:52pm
A report from the Scottish Affairs Committee moves quickly to highlight crucial warnings facing Scotland?s defence sector ? and urges both the UK and Scottish governments to step up

First Minister to lead debate on ending violence against women and girls
15 Sep 2026 at 3:16pm
The First Minister previously announced plans to launch a multi-year, public health campaign to challenge misogynistic attitudes in boys and young men

Andy Burnham cancels engagements following death of father 
14 Sep 2026 at 1:46pm
Burnham has previously spoken about his father?s Alzheimer's diagnosis, which meant that he did not know his son had become Prime Minister.

Burnham will be last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, says Swinney
14 Sep 2026 at 1:15pm
Scotland?s First Minister says a Scottish independence referendum should take place within the next five years

Westminster?s time is coming to an end ? SNP, Plaid and Sinn Féin leaders
14 Sep 2026 at 11:34am
John Swinney has said Scots must be able to express their view on whether to remain in the UK

SNP, Plaid and Sinn Féin leaders expected to sign joint agreement in Cardiff
14 Sep 2026 at 8:51am
They will meet in their capacity as party leaders, rather than as officials in their respective governments

Donald Trump to save Scottish independence thoughts for ?another day?
13 Sep 2026 at 4:24pm
On Saturday, Trump said he 'would love to see' Ireland unified, adding 'it?s going to happen eventually.'

Devolved First Ministers to sign independence declaration
13 Sep 2026 at 1:32pm
SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O?Neill will meet in Cardiff on Monday

Andy Burnham ?knows he would lose? second independence vote, says Jenny Gilruth
11 Sep 2026 at 3:11pm
Scottish deputy first minister Jenny Gilruth said the Prime Minister was ?scared? to agree a mechanism for a second independence vote.

Peter Murrell to return to court as Crown lawyers try to recover embezzeled f...
11 Sep 2026 at 10:31am
Crown lawyers will attempt to recover assets that the former SNP CEO seized illegally from the political party

Independent Scotland in EU would make Scots £3,000 a year richer, claims SNP
11 Sep 2026 at 7:01am
The party said the 'independence dividend' would come as a result of the economic cost of Brexit.

Daily Record

Daily Record - Politics

MSPs reject pause on building massive data centres across Scotland
16 Sep 2026 at 6:24pm
The Greens accused the SNP of taking the "bare minimum" of action to regulate a surge in planning applications for controversial data centres.

Young Scots wearing balaclavas while driving e-bikes are 'terrifying' communi...
16 Sep 2026 at 12:32pm
An SNP MSP warned young men were roaming Scots communities "dressed in black, wearing face coverings, terrifying people".

Alex Salmond legal action against SNP Government postponed as both sides prep...
16 Sep 2026 at 10:07am
Millionaire businessman Paul McManus is funding the action after the ex-SNP leader's widow Moira agreed to transfer the legal rights of the case.

SNP reduced to 'gimmicks' to sell independence to voters as Cardiff summit br...
16 Sep 2026 at 4:30am
EXCLUSIVE: Professor James Mitchell rubbished John Swinney's prediction that Andy Burnham would be the last Prime Minister of the UK - and said the case for independence had not been moved forward ...

Domestic abuse victims warn more women could be killed by men unless SNP Gove...
15 Sep 2026 at 5:14pm
Helen Simpson, whose daughter Demi Hannaway died in 2021, said: "Perpetrators need to understand - no more. You're not getting away with it."

Nicola Sturgeon complaint over 'handling stolen goods' is latest chapter in a...
15 Sep 2026 at 4:21pm
Stuart Campbell first raised questions about the SNP's finances six years before Peter Murrell pled guilty to embezzlement.

Irish PM says Sinn Fein working with SNP and Plaid Cymru won't help reunifica...
15 Sep 2026 at 2:09pm
The Taoiseach said his party had "never embroiled Northern Ireland in British politics. We?ve always identified the north as exceptional."

DUP to meet Orange Order in Scotland as Unionists fight back against Cardiff ...
15 Sep 2026 at 10:11am
Stormont politician Phillip Brett said the event in Scotland would show "the next generation of Unionism is stepping forward".

SNP supporters hesitant to accept IndyRef2 in short term 'as they might not win'
15 Sep 2026 at 4:30am
EXCLUSIVE: Professor John Curtice told the Record that support for an immediate referendum in Scotland was low.

Nicola Sturgeon reported to Police Scotland for 'handling stolen goods'
14 Sep 2026 at 3:34pm
Stuart Campbell, who runs the Wings over Scotland website, announced today he had filed a complaint with cops as he had been "left with no alternative".

The National

The National | Politics

The Celtic Alliance?s historic summit has the Union looking over its shoulder
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am

Labour-led Westminster hasn?t the gumption, inclination or self-awareness to get off its laurels, propose limited change in a last-ditch attempt to stave off the slow disintegration of the Union, or even acknowledge the presence of nationalist outlooks in its midst

Ministers must be transparent on spending £755m ScotWind cash, says watchdog
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am

THE Scottish Government must tell the public how it will use the £755 million generated by the ScotWind project, a watchdog has said

The shadow of another military call-up is looming over Russia?s election
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am

THEY?VE been stepping up the pace on ?corporate mobilisation? these past weeks in Russia

'Shocking' details on royal funding revealed in fresh report
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am

'SHOCKING' details around royal family funding arrangements have been laid bare in a fresh report.

Why nearly 600 experts are demanding Andy Burnham halt new North Sea drilling
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am

ALMOST 600 climate scientists, health professionals and conservationists are making fresh calls for Prime Minister Andy Burnham to reject applications for new drilling licences for the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea

Files reveal new details about GB Energy's Aberdeen headquarters
17 Sep 2026 at 5:00am

GB Energy has been branded a 'complete failure for Scotland' after files revealed fresh details about the company's activities north of the Border

Furious Greens accuse SNP of 'blocking' data centre pause
16 Sep 2026 at 7:01pm

THE Scottish Greens have reacted angrily after MSPs failed to back their bid for a moratorium on AI data centres, accusing the SNP, Labour and LibDems of "blocking" their motion

Stephen Flynn lays into Scottish Tory leader during Israel boycott debate
16 Sep 2026 at 6:56pm

STEPHEN Flynn launched a blistering attack on Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay during a Holyrood debate on sanctions against Israel, urging him to reflect on calling him a "coward" while Israeli military pilots bomb civilians across the Middle East

September 18 brings back such sad memories of what could have been
16 Sep 2026 at 6:30pm

THIS Friday is September 18. It will then be 12 years since we lost the 2014 referendum. Sometimes I feel we should at least commemorate the event.

MSPs reject moratorium but back pause on AI data centres until guidance in place
16 Sep 2026 at 5:45pm

MSPs have rejected an outright moratorium on AI data centres, instead backing a pause on planning and consent decisions until the Scottish Government publishes national planning guidance

Holyrood Magazine

Holyrood Website

Watchdog raises transparency questions over ScotWind millions
17 Sep 2026 at 7:00am
Scottish Government claims vindication as opposition accuse ministers of 'shambolic' management

Scottish Government adds environmental check to?new data centre applications?
16 Sep 2026 at 7:00pm
The announcement coincides with a Scottish Greens vote scheduled for today, calling for a moratorium on new AI data centres

MSPs reject Scottish Green bid to halt the construction of new AI data centres
16 Sep 2026 at 6:27pm
MSPs instead backed amendments put forward by public finance minister Hannah Mary Goodlad and Scottish Labour MSP Daniel Johnson

Innovation activity of Scottish businesses falls behind?UK average ?
16 Sep 2026 at 2:13pm
Scotland ranks in the bottom quartile of UK regions and countries in terms of its share of businesses that were innovation active

One in five Brits use AI to follow the news?
15 Sep 2026 at 1:13pm
Ofcom found that?13 per cent of adults have used ChatGPT to?access the news?in the last year

Trump condemns AI slowdown as MPs and Lords call for new?law to protect?human...
14 Sep 2026 at 5:10pm
Dario Amodei,?head of AI company Anthropic, called for a slowdown in the speed of AI development

John Swinney: Andy Burnham will be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom
14 Sep 2026 at 1:54pm
PM reaffirms commitment to the union as first ministers meet

ScotlandIS appoints Professor Gordon Morison as new chair ?
14 Sep 2026 at 1:28pm
Morison?takes on the role after four years as a member of the ScotlandIS board.?

In full: The SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn F?in memorandum of understanding
14 Sep 2026 at 12:27pm
Leaders meet in Wales

John Swinney meets nationalist leaders of Northern Ireland and Wales in Cardiff
14 Sep 2026 at 1:01am
Leaders of SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein call on UK Government to prepare for constitutional change

Guardian - Scottish Politics

Scottish politics | The Guardian

Planning permission for new Scottish AI datacentres suspended for up to a year
16 Sep 2026 at 7:28pm
MSPs vote for strict environmental impact assessments and will delay decisions until national strategy is developedHolyrood has voted to pause planning applications for all new AI datacentres for up to a year until the Scottish government has developed a national strategy.On Wednesday, MSPs backe...

UK politics: Farage hints that Reform?s £72m donations may not be legal under...
14 Sep 2026 at 6:04pm
In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ?today?Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer?s, the Press Association reports.Burnham has spoken about his father?s illness whic...

Westminster?s time is coming to an end, say first ministers of UK?s Celtic na...
14 Sep 2026 at 2:21pm
Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summitWestminster?s time is coming to an end, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said at a summit aimed at putting the UK?s Celtic nations on the path to indepe...

UK politics: Andy Burnham pressed on borrowing costs and spending at first PM...
2 Sep 2026 at 5:36pm
Burnham faced questions from Kemi Badenoch and other MPs amid speculation over budgetIn the news release to mark the first anniversary of his election as the Green party?s leader, Zack Polanski highlighted what he described as 10 achievements during his first year in charge. For the record, this ...

Swinney sticks with pledge to cap prices on basic foods in Scotland
1 Sep 2026 at 5:52pm
First minister sets out his government?s agenda and defends policy described by industry groups as a ?potty gimmick?John Swinney insisted on Tuesday he still planned to introduce a legally binding price cap on bread, milk and other essential food items in Scotland despite fierce opposition from f...

Tuesday briefing: Scotland has promised on violence against women ? can it de...
1 Sep 2026 at 6:46am
In today?s newsletter: First minister John Swinney has pledged to put an end to violence against women and girls. But can he turn ambitious laws into real change?Good morning. Violence against women and girls, in all its myriad forms ? physical and mental, blatant and insidious ? is a global chal...

Channel 5 drama to examine how Nicola Sturgeon?s estranged husband stole SNP ...
26 Aug 2026 at 2:00pm
To Nicola, Love Peter will focus on couple?s relationship during 12-year period of embezzlement and fallout of caseChannel 5 is reuniting with the producers of Power: the Downfall of Huw Edwards for a drama about how Nicola Sturgeon?s estranged husband embezzled £400,000 from the Scottish Nationa...

?Never seen this level of objection?: Scotland pushes back against datacentre...
25 Aug 2026 at 6:00am
Holyrood ?inching towards moratorium? amid concerns over massive proposed developments in Auchtertool and beyondIn a village 21 miles north of Edinburgh, a real estate consultancy plans to build a datacentre larger than the village itself ? 35 metres high, with an area larger than 100 football pi...

Police Scotland warns ?robust security? needed to stop attacks on AI datacentres
14 Aug 2026 at 5:05pm
?A great deal of public opposition is likely? to a proposed datacentre near Edinburgh, the force saysPolice in Scotland have issued a stark warning about the need for ?robust security measures? to stop proposed AI datacentres from being attacked by protesters.There has been mounting opposition to...

Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection aga...
13 Aug 2026 at 3:54pm
The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelectionThe number of patients in England being cared for in hospital corridors or makeshift areas has remained above 3,000 a day for the second month in a row, as the NHS experiences a ?summer surge?, the Pre...

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Wee Ginger Dug

Labour?s lying reply to Believe in Scotland?s petition
16 Sep 2026 at 2:57pm
You’ve probably never heard of Elaine Stewart. She’s my local MP, one of the least distinguished Labour MPs out of the undistinguished bunch of careerists and lobby fodder elected to Westminster in July 2024, supposedly to represent Scottish constituencies. Stewart features amongst the six Labour MPs representing Scottish constituencies who appear in list compiled by …

The positive case for the Union will be along shortly, this time they mean it.
15 Sep 2026 at 2:49pm
The flag waving We’re not nationalists we’re British brigade are seriously rattled by the Celtic Alliance, although of course they’d never admit to it, they’re currently doing their best impression of the Catherine Tate character Lauren, screaming, “Lookit my face am I bovvered?” as they go red white blue and puce in their ostensibly unbovvered …

The Cardiff Agreement marks a new chapter in the path to independence
14 Sep 2026 at 7:06pm
On Monday there was a historic meeting in Cardiff, the first time ever that pro-independence First Ministers from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland met and agreed a common framework for the pursuit of self-determination for their respective nations. The meeting was a sharp rebuke to UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, telling him that self-determination can …

Burnham?s expected reverse ferret
10 Sep 2026 at 7:23pm
Andy Burnham has replied to John Swinney after the latter wrote to him asking for a meeting to put the process for triggering a Scottish independence referendum on a legal basis after Burnham replied to a question from SNP MP Chris Law at PMQs on Wednesday asking him about that process detailed in the Good …

The independence cat is out of the bag
10 Sep 2026 at 2:43pm
Speaking to The National this week after Andy Burnham – perhaps inadvertently – set out the conditions for Scotland to hold an independence referendum, polling expert Professor John Curtice acknowledged that if an independence referendum were to be held tomorrow, Scotland would most likely vote Yes. He stated that a vote is going to be …

Burnham?s crack in the constitutional dam
9 Sep 2026 at 3:17pm
In PMQs on Wednesday, Andy Burnham was asked by SNP MP Chris Law about the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) and the trigger for an Irish unification referendum, and after Burnham stated that he was aware of every word in the Good Friday Agreement, Law asked: “So he Burnham will therefore know that the Northern Ireland …

BBC Scotland?s educational F grade
8 Sep 2026 at 8:28pm
BBC Scotland’s latest ‘Scotland is shite’ story is to tell us that Scottish educational performance has fallen behind that of England. This finding is based on Pisa rankings. However BBC Scotland, ahem, ‘forgot’ to mention a critical piece of information in its rush to let viewers know how terrible Scottish education is. That information is …

The smokiest of smoking guns
4 Sep 2026 at 4:36pm
If there are smoking guns, Channel 4 and Verbatim’s undercover sting on Reform UK is a slow motion video of the bullet exiting the barrel and hitting its target. If you haven’t seen the report it’s available on catch up or YouTube. It is very, very bad for Farage who was already in deep trouble …

The BBC?s clutching pearls are in aisle three
3 Sep 2026 at 3:43pm
You might have thought that any measure aimed at helping struggling households during a cost of living crisis would be welcome, particularly at a time when there’s an ever widening gap between the richest and the poorest. The Scottish Government has proposed to introduce a price cap on essential basic grocery items in order to …

The branch office?s stagnant talent puddle
2 Sep 2026 at 4:42pm
The Labour party in Scotland has got itself into a hopeless mess on the topic of another independence referendum. Actually, that previous sentence could just have stopped at the word mess. The two contenders for the position of Labour’s Scottish branch manager, Michael Marra and Jackie Baillie’s wee pet Joe Fagan, had an embarrassing car …

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Could Rosyth-Europe ferry set sail thanks to Brexit reset?
27 May 2025 at 6:01am
Hopes have been raised for a simple solution to a cross-border problem.

Kirkcaldy MP demands pro-suicide forum is torn down
26 May 2025 at 6:01am
Around 100 suicides have been linked to the sickening forum which provides guidance to people on ending their life.

UHI Perth aviation students warn of ?unsettling times? after training firm?s ...
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
Worried Samuel Hughes, 19, is among students sharing their fears at a time of crisis for Perth College.

Fresh Dundee University strike begins over compulsory Levehulme Centre job cuts
26 May 2025 at 6:00am
University staff are taking five days of industrial action as the institution pushes ahead with plans to axe the forensic research hub.

NHS Fife nurse at centre of controversial trans tribunal suing her own trade ...
25 May 2025 at 2:32pm
A&E medic Sandie Peggie is now taking legal action against the Royal College of Nursing.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University still to strike rescue deal with government
23 May 2025 at 5:46pm
Opposition MSPs have expressed concern at the time taken to agree a deal almost a month after the fresh recovery plan was unveiled.

6 senior figures who left Dundee University during financial crisis
23 May 2025 at 5:10pm
Several university chiefs have moved on since £30m financial black hole emerged.

Dundee University activist artist leads degree show protest over financial cr...
23 May 2025 at 4:45pm
Duncan of Jordanstone student Finn Millar says he wants to play a part in "keeping the university alive".

John Swinney admits constituents have expressed Perth leisure concerns to him
23 May 2025 at 6:01am
The first minister wants further talks between both sides of Perth leisure debate.

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University chief operating officer Jim McGeorge quits
22 May 2025 at 1:58pm
Dr Jim McGeorge ? who was responsible for good governance - had been on a period of extended leave.

Talking up Scotland

Scotland's First and biggest Rebuttal Service -Talking-up Scotland

Drawing a Line in the Constitutional Sand ? Should SNP MPs withdraw from West...
17 Sep 2026 at 9:02am
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 By Mark E. Saunders of ?The Scottish Minuteman? https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61575625542197 ?It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but ...

Large and hyperscale datacentres are not even required
17 Sep 2026 at 9:00am
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 From one of our many Anonymouses yesterday this comment relevant to the current debate on large data centres in Scotland. it is, of course, beyond my competence. Large and hyperscale da...

Consent for large AI data centres ? BBC Scotland deliberately conceals the ri...
16 Sep 2026 at 7:11pm
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 Earlier today, the Scottish Government published the above statement after the Holyrood debate on large data centres. At around 18:00, BBC Scotland, the taxpayer-funded, public service ...

English single malt whisky fails the test
16 Sep 2026 at 8:28am
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 By Liz S The Herald posted the above yesterday, mainly I suspect , because the video they attached to their post was of a UK politician , Wendy Chamberlain, highlighting this in the HOC...

As Police Scotland confiscate more of this ?preferred transport for [English...
16 Sep 2026 at 8:14am
e-bikes and e-scooters were taken off Scotland’s streets in 2025. Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 The Daily Record, four days ago, put its finger on the underlying factor in the above surge of e-bike police confisca...

Near-Shore Underwater Data Centres with Waste Heat Recovery ? A Distinctly Sc...
16 Sep 2026 at 7:54am
I sense danger here for the Scottish Government, the SNP and the wider movement as the media operating in Scotland increasingly focus on the debate over large data centres and see opportunities to divide it within itself. A growing grass roots opposition and Scottish Greens campaigning for a ‘pause’ is get increasing attention and putting the SNP Government on the back foot. Help Talking-up Sco...

For at least 8 years now ? English drug gangs bringing misery to Scotland fro...
15 Sep 2026 at 6:05pm
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 From the Sun today, the above and: A COUNTY lines gang leader who flooded communities in Scotland with heroin has been jailed for more than six years. Lee Campbell ran the county lines ...

Tell me Grok my AI familiar ? Why is Talking-up Scotland little referenced in...
15 Sep 2026 at 3:32pm
Tell me Grok my AI familiar – Why is Talking-up Scotland little referenced in MSM or by politicians on both sides in Scotland? Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 Talking-up Scotland is a long-running, data-heavy pro-inde...

Kevin McKenna ? ?I spent an afternoon on the stump of Burnbank with the most ...
15 Sep 2026 at 3:31pm
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 By Liz S I think McKenna?s real gripe is simply that he absolutely hates the SNP and so he is determined to convince others to also hate them as well. However he is choosing to express ...

How families of UK workers find it impossible to sue for cancer deaths in nuc...
15 Sep 2026 at 3:29pm
Help Talking-up Scotland keep goin Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: JOHN WATSON ROBERTSON Sort Code ? 08-91-04 Account ? 12266421 From the Tri-City Herald (Washington State) two days ago: The estate of a delivery driver who died of complications of cancer is suing the federal government for $10 million, saying it ...

Scotland and Independence

"scotland independence -guardian" - Google News

Leaders of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland unite for self-determination - A...
14 Sep 2026 at 7:34pm
Leaders of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland unite for self-determination  Al Jazeera

John Swinney aiming for independence referendum by 2031 - BBC
14 Sep 2026 at 3:47pm
John Swinney aiming for independence referendum by 2031  BBC

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland leaders unite behind independence push f...
14 Sep 2026 at 8:08pm
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland leaders unite behind independence push from UK  Courthouse News

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland join in Celtic independence push - The W...
15 Sep 2026 at 4:39am
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland join in Celtic independence push  The Washington Post

United Kingdom?s unity threatened by pact between Wales, Scotland and Norther...
14 Sep 2026 at 6:01pm
United Kingdom?s unity threatened by pact between Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland  AP News

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to sign joint declaration demanding self-de...
13 Sep 2026 at 12:08pm
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to sign joint declaration demanding self-determination - report  The Jerusalem Post

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voice united calls for independence and ...
15 Sep 2026 at 10:18am
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voice united calls for independence and a return to the EU  Eunews

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish leaders unite in push to leave UK - ABC Ne...
14 Sep 2026 at 6:33pm
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish leaders unite in push to leave UK  ABC News & Headlines ? Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Scotland Independence: Can Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Legally Leave...
14 Sep 2026 at 5:24am
Scotland Independence: Can Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Legally Leave the UK?  Diplomacy and Law

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Signed an Independence Pact. Westminster...
15 Sep 2026 at 7:14pm
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Signed an Independence Pact. Westminster Still Holds Every Legal Card  Modern Diplomacy

SNP

"SNP" - Google News

SNP handed stark 'wake-up call' over frittering away £100m ScotWind revenues ...
17 Sep 2026 at 6:00am
SNP handed stark 'wake-up call' over frittering away £100m ScotWind revenues to balance books  The Scotsman

The SNP says the EU's Canada proposal proves an independent Scotland could re...
16 Sep 2026 at 4:02pm
The SNP says the EU's Canada proposal proves an independent Scotland could rejoin Europe. Here's the case they're making (with video)  Plataforma Media

SNP block Green moratorium on hyperscale AI data centres - Scottish Greens
16 Sep 2026 at 6:49pm
SNP block Green moratorium on hyperscale AI data centres  Scottish Greens

SNP: Labour leadership contenders must answer basic Indy question - heraldsco...
17 Sep 2026 at 8:57am
SNP: Labour leadership contenders must answer basic Indy question  heraldscotland.com

Proceeds of crime action against former SNP chief Murrell delayed - BBC
11 Sep 2026 at 12:17pm
Proceeds of crime action against former SNP chief Murrell delayed  BBC

Furious Greens accuse SNP of 'blocking' data centre pause - The National Scot
16 Sep 2026 at 7:24pm
Furious Greens accuse SNP of 'blocking' data centre pause  The National Scot

Tuesday briefing: How to understand Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?s jo...
15 Sep 2026 at 6:47am
Tuesday briefing: How to understand Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?s joint call for change  The Guardian

SNP MSP floats Westminster boycott if Burnham refuses independence vote - The...
16 Sep 2026 at 9:22pm
SNP MSP floats Westminster boycott if Burnham refuses independence vote  The Telegraph

Public didn?t get the hospital they paid for, admits SNP - The Times
16 Sep 2026 at 7:31pm
Public didn?t get the hospital they paid for, admits SNP  The Times

Growing public scepticism over the UK?s long-term survival as leaders of Plai...
14 Sep 2026 at 4:27pm
Growing public scepticism over the UK?s long-term survival as leaders of Plaid, SNP and Sinn Féin meet  Ipsos

Referendum (Google News)

"Scotland referendum -guardian -telegraph" - Google News

Leaders of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland unite for self-determination - A...
14 Sep 2026 at 7:34pm
Leaders of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland unite for self-determination  Al Jazeera

John Swinney aiming for independence referendum by 2031 - BBC
14 Sep 2026 at 3:47pm
John Swinney aiming for independence referendum by 2031  BBC

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland leaders unite behind independence push f...
14 Sep 2026 at 8:08pm
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland leaders unite behind independence push from UK  Courthouse News

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland join in Celtic independence push - The W...
15 Sep 2026 at 4:39am
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland join in Celtic independence push  The Washington Post

Independence referendum ?not off the table? amid meeting between Scotland, Wa...
13 Sep 2026 at 3:17pm
Independence referendum ?not off the table? amid meeting between Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland  Yahoo News New Zealand

Is the UK heading toward a ?breakup?? - Global Times
16 Sep 2026 at 1:51pm
Is the UK heading toward a ?breakup??  Global Times

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Signed an Independence Pact. Westminster...
15 Sep 2026 at 7:14pm
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Signed an Independence Pact. Westminster Still Holds Every Legal Card  Modern Diplomacy

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish leaders unite in push to leave UK - ABC Ne...
14 Sep 2026 at 6:33pm
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish leaders unite in push to leave UK  ABC News & Headlines ? Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Will Scotland Get Its Own Good Friday Agreement? - The American Conservative
17 Sep 2026 at 5:01am
Will Scotland Get Its Own Good Friday Agreement?  The American Conservative

Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish parties to hold independence summit - Le Mond...
14 Sep 2026 at 12:25am
Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish parties to hold independence summit  Le Monde.fr