On 7 May, voters in Scotland will have the opportunity to vote for the 129 MSPs who will represent you in the Scottish ...

First Minister John Swinney has said a potential majority in Scotland's May election would be taken as a green light to ...

Paul Hutcheon and Chris McCall profile 10 Holyrood candidates under the age of 40 whose parties believe will hit the ground ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First Minister of Scotland John Swinney speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2025.

With Plaid Cymru and the SNP leading polls in their respective nations, can the United Kingdom continue in this – or any – form, asks Guardian columnist Will Hayward ...

LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland’s independence from the U.K. even ...

This matters because wages in Scotland have been rising in cash terms. In 2024, the median weekly pay for full-time employees was £739.70 (around £38,500 a year), with nominal earnings rising by 4.3% ...

Graham Simpson's defection from the Tories to Reform UK makes little practical difference - there's a limit to what a solo MSP can do in the Scottish Parliament. But it is another blow to the Scottish ...

SCOTTISH Labour has urged all parties to rule out the use of zero-hours contracts in campaigning for May’s Holyrood elections ...

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Scotland's first minister, John Swinney, said on Sunday he would call for another independence referendum if his SNP won a majority in May's Scottish parliament elections, a ...