An NHS chief has been criticised by politicians after warning that ‘humanity is on a path towards unprecedented catastrophe’ and that the economic crisis could have a devastating effect...
Plans to create 16,000 ‘green’ jobs in Scotland will aid the country’s economic recovery and protect the environment, Finance Secretary John Swinney has claimed
The Scottish Government is to press ahead with its plans for a local income tax despite being told that there is ‘no legal basis’ for its introduction and that Revenue and Customs has no...
Finance Secretary John Swinney has defended Scotland’s local government concordat against claims it is on the verge of collapse because of the impact of the recession on council budgets
The Scottish Government has been forced to draw up new spending plans after its £33bn budget was sensationally defeated on the casting vote of the Holyrood Parliament’s presiding officer
A leading economic think-tank set up by First Minister Alex Salmond is to examine options that would provide borrowing powers for the Scottish Government
The number of bodies involved in local government pay negotiations in Scotland should be reduced, the head of the council employers’ organisation has told MSPs
A parliamentary audit committee has told the Scottish Government that it needs to improve data collection to provide better NHS palliative care services
A public spending watchdog has criticised central government bodies in Scotland over the employment of consultants, arguing that they could achieve better value for money with improved planning and...
Business leaders have increased pressure on the Scottish Government to drop its plans for a local income tax, claiming businesses would be deterred and the economy damaged
Scottish council leaders have warned that they face ‘tough’ spending decisions next year, despite a 5.1% funding increase announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney
The Scottish Government and public sector bodies have been told to show stronger leadership on energy efficiency and give it greater priority at a time of soaring prices
Councils in Scotland have broken ranks with the pay negotiating body that represents them to award a 3% increase to thousands of local government workers
An influential parliamentary committee has voiced doubts over whether a new method of funding capital projects in Scotland will provide better value for money
MSPs on an influential parliamentary committee have hit out at the ‘excessive bonuses’ and pay-offs for public body chiefs at a time when frontline staff were entitled only to inflation-...
Scotland’s public transport agency is managing the franchise for passenger rail services effectively but there is room for improvement, a watchdog report has concluded
Wales received only the ‘crumbs off the table’ when the National Assembly was established in 1998, according to the mandarin advising on extending devolution in the principality
