It’s all in the timing. One year after the coalition government was formed, the turn of the electoral cycle means that on May 5 it faces its largest test short of a general election.
Scotland’s trade unions have challenged council leaders to stand shoulder to shoulder with them in mounting concerted direct action against spending cuts.
The head of Scotland's local authorities today unleashed a scathing attack on political party leaders, accusing them of treating council services and jobs as ammunition for the Holyrood election...
First Minister Alex Salmond has launched the Scottish National Party election manifesto with a promise to freeze the council tax for the full five years of the next Holyrood term if his party is...
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has angrily defended his party's non-profit method of funding capital projects following Labour's pledge to scrap the flagship Scottish Futures Trust
A plan to create 100,000 new jobs by selling off the debt of Scottish Water is among the ‘practical solutions’ promised by the Scottish Liberal Democrats in their manifesto for the May parliamentary...
First Minister Alex Salmond has been forced to shelve plans for a local income tax in Scotland amid criticisms that the government has suppressed adverse official advice about the costs
Leaders of Scotland’s main political parties went head to head in a televised debate last night, marking the start of the campaign for the Holyrood elections on May 5.
Two major development projects in Scotland are to be funded using Tax Increment Financing, which allows councils to borrow against future gains in business rate income
Private Finance Initiative costs are putting increasing pressure on Scottish councils, raising the spectre of ‘steep’ council tax rises in the future, according to economists.
Private firms that provide public services in Scotland should be subject to Freedom of Information laws, according to the watchdog that oversees rules on disclosure
The Scottish government’s record keeping has come under fire from MSPs after there was found to be little information on how the costs of a new technology system for its flagship concessionary travel...
Councils and transport bodies in Scotland have been warned they are storing up future problems after auditors found that the backlog of spending needed for roads repairs has soared to £2.25bn.
The Local Government Finance Settlement in Scotland was confirmed yesterday, with councils set to receive more than £11bn next year if they agree to a funding deal
