More than four out of 10 Scottish secondary pupils are “persistently” absent from school, according to official figures ...

Central to the freedom of the press is the ability to express strongly-worded opinions and to push back on received wisdom.

I’m afraid I will have to invoice Russell Findlay, the newly elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives, for my irony meter because it broke ...

The UK's press watchdog has been accused of undermining “free speech” over its ruling in favour of a transgender author. The ...

Most of the better-known political insults were, to the best of my recollection, not called out as “unparliamentary language” ...

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Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

The press watchdog has been accused of having a “chilling effect” on free speech after it ruled in favour of a trans writer.

The First Minister said he is "getting the party’s finances strengthened" for the election in less than 18 months' time.

The Holyrood election in 2026 will be about hope, the First Minister has said, as he pledged that the SNP will be ready to fight it. By the time Scots go to the polls in 17 months, the SNP will have ...

First Minister finds balance in son’s hockey ahead of budget - John Swinney was thrust unexpectedly into the top job earlier ...

It is the political memoir which has courted controversy before it even goes to print - not least because its author has ...