A major boost to capital spending and legislation to establish a publicly owned investment bank will be at the core of the Scottish Government’s plans for the coming year.
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon is to seek approval for a second independence referendum, which could take place as soon as autumn next year.
Theresa May’s stance on Brexit has made it more likely that a second referendum on Scottish independence will take place, Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has implied.
An enabling Bill to pave the way for a second referendum on Scottish independence is to be published at Holyrood next week, first minister Nicola Sturgeon told today’s opening session of the...
A £500m investment boost for the Scottish economy, more cash for education and health alongside plans for public services reform have been set out by Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon today.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has brought the prospect of a second referendum on Scottish independence markedly closer, with the launch of “the biggest listening exercise” in her party...
Scotland’s public finances ended 2015-16 almost £15bn in deficit thanks to a massive slump in the North Sea revenues, according to the latest figures produced by the Scottish Government.
Four councils that broke away last year from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities are threatening the Scottish Government with legal action over its insistence that it will negotiate only...
Scotland’s first minister has today unveiled what is billed as a post-Brexit economic stimulus package, bringing forward £100m of planned infrastructure spend into the current year and...
A second Scottish independence referendum is now “highly likely” after Scotland voted to remain in the European Union despite a vote to leave by the rest of the UK, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
A new Scottish social security agency, an education reform summit, and a 50-50 gender balance law for public boards are among the priorities for the Scottish National Party’s third term in government...
John Swinney’s nine-year stewardship of Scotland’s public finances has ended, after first minister Nicola Sturgeon shifted him to the politically sensitive education portfolio in a major...
The finance and economy briefs in the Scottish Cabinet, combined since 2007 under John Swinney, are to be separated at the outset of the new Holyrood Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon...
Health service spending in Scotland will be increased by £500m in real terms during the lifetime of the next Scottish Parliament if the Scottish National Party is returned to power on 5 May, first...
The Scottish National Party’s proposal to reform rather than scrap the council tax would still bring about a significant shift in the burden from the poorest households to the wealthiest, according...
First minister Nicola Sturgeon is coming under mounting pressure in the Holyrood election campaign over a £10bn outline investment deal she signed with a Chinese consortium, after corruption...
George Osborne’s decision to raise the threshold for the higher 40p rate of income tax will not be followed in Scotland if the Scottish National Party wins May’s Holyrood election, first...
The collapse in oil prices helped drive up the notional deficit in Scotland’s public finances to almost twice the UK level in 2014/15, according to the annual Government Expenditure...
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned that it is “highly doubtful” that the Westminster government would replace European social protections if the UK voted to leave the bloc...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today promised to block the Scotland Bill at Holyrood, unless the UK Treasury agrees a “satisfactory and fair” settlement to underpin the Bill in its...
