The UK coalition's health reforms are tantamount to privatisation and will not be followed in Scotland, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon told delegates at the Scottish National Party...
Councillors in charge of Edinburgh’s ill-fated trams project were unqualified for the role and out of their depth in dealing with contractors, the city's transport convener has admitted.
Scottish ministers have set out their case for alcohol excise duty to be devolved, arguing that it would give Holyrood more money to meet the costs of excess alcohol consumption in Scotland.
Scottish Infrastructure Secretary Alex Neil will tomorrow defend the Scottish Government’s plans for increased capital spending, after a setback for a showcase rail project raised fresh doubts over...
Two of Scotland's most senior economists will today back the Scottish Government's demands for control over corporation tax, despite a lukewarm response to the idea from business.
Finance Secretary John Swinney's Scottish budget, announced today, includes a £500m boost for preventive spending, a £0.75bn transfer of funds from revenue to capital projects, a further one-year...
The Scottish Government has announced it will take over the beleaguered Edinburgh tram project, which is running over budget and will only be partly built.
The Scottish Government is to press ahead with single forces for the police and fire services despite opposition from councils, the first minister announced today.
Inefficiencies in Scotland’s criminal justice system cause delays for victims and witnesses and cost at least £40m, according to an Audit Scotland report published today.
Councillors in Edinburgh have voted to reverse their decision to cut the length of the Scottish capital’s new tram link after the Scottish government said it would not fund the truncated route.
A significant gap exists in procedures for monitoring the financial viability of firms that provide care for elderly people, CIPFA has warned the Scottish Parliament.
The fiasco of Edinburgh’s new trams has plumbed fresh depths of chaos, after city councillors unexpectedly reversed a previous decision and voted to terminate the one line that survives from the...
Public sector bodies in Scotland may struggle to make the required savings to their budget this year, risking the future delivery of effective public services, auditors are warning.
A Scottish policing ‘summit’ today heard a string of speakers accuse ministers of railroading Scotland towards a single national police force without having made a convincing case that it can deliver...
Scotland’s flagship policy of free higher education is facing a legal challenge that could have serious implications both for the funding of the policy and for the wider devolution settlement.
Scotland’s local authorities have poured scorn on the Scottish Government’s business case for merging the eight fire services into one, claiming it won’t save the money claimed and could cut up to 1,...
Scottish ministers will this week publish a consultation paper on Scotland taking control of Corporation Tax, undeterred by a weekend intervention from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of...
Britain's charities stand to lose close to £3bn of income over the next four years at a time when they are being called upon to provide a growing proportion of public services, the National Council...
Health and social care transport in Scotland is badly co-ordinated and monitored, leading to a waste of money and poor services, Audit Scotland says in a report published today.
The Scottish Government has shrugged aside a plea from the outgoing water industry regulator to move Scottish Water out of public ownership and control.
