The TUC’s response to the consultation from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.

There has been a twist in the tale but the ending looks set to involve the loss of another Scottish company head office

As Britain builds more renewable energy, it will need to get better at encouraging people to use electricity when it’s plentiful.

Scotland could receive £1bn a year or more from UK social care reforms, but the final sum will depend on how Westminster funds the new system.

BMA Scotland says there is no evidence that reducing the number of health boards from 14 to two will improve patient care.

The PM said Brexit has ‘done more harm than good’ and wants an assessment before the next UK-EU summit

Scotland's cities remain economic engines. The next challenge is ensuring the opportunities they create reach far beyond their boundaries

In Oceanhamnen, wastewater is collected through three separate pipelines, making the processing and reuse of black and greywater more efficient.

Rewiring the state means handing over real power.

One area of burgeoning employment is in people cleaning up ‘workslop’.

Firm with links to illegal Israeli-occupied settlements in Palestine should be dropped from ScotRail tender process after drivers boycott warning,…

As AI is making graduate trainee jobs an endangered species, a youth employment strategy has to be built around rewarding firms for sustaining graduate hiring.

The housing secretary says the government's plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they "change the goalposts".

Exclusive: Former Labour minister says working-class fathers are being shortchanged and budget should correct it

The SNP may be about to launch a big shake-up of Scotland's councils, but what are the chances of getting it right, says Mark Smith

Rural and island communities are being left behind in a £1.4 billion rollout of the most advanced broadband and mobile services, UK and Scottish…

Growing numbers of historic attractions across Scotland are struggling with rising costs, ageing infrastructure and the impact of climate change.

Young people described an inaccessible job market.

Young men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration, says Taj Ali, author of Come What May, We’re Here...

A new £2.66m visitor fund will support efforts to ensure all Edinburgh residents can have 'meaningful' cultural experiences in their…

Scottish minister Hannah Mary Goodlad pauses hyperscale data centre planning until Christmas, promising new guidance on water, energy, EIAs and…

For forty years, the UK’s manufacturing industries and industrial communities have been structurally deprioritised by government and starved of investment. The result is an economy with a smaller indu...

Public understanding of the constitution is crucial.

Jackie Kay will give the 2026 Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Glasgow City Chambers starting at 7 pm. Jackie Kay was born and…

A collection of essays.

Businesses are cancelling plans to invest in sectors critical to the country's economy such as housing and energy after facing years of waiting…

Jackie Kay will give the 2026 Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Glasgow City Chambers starting at 7 pm. Jackie Kay was born and…

The government wants a 40% increase by 2040 but businesses are calling for more investment.

A government scheme is giving citizens cash for spending time with a good book. We ask behavioural scientists, along with The Anxious Generation author and psychologist Jonathan Haidt, whether it’ll h...

There is a war of attrition between the University and College Union (UCU) and senior managers at the ancient institution.

The UK central bank has announced shakeup of its bond sales programme as it unwinds massive balance sheet

Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report says

Letters: Readers are divided on whether the triple lock should stay or go

Forth Ports said it had doubts over the 'long-term viability' of the route between Rosyth and Dunkirk.

Opposition parties said the government was using the funds to plug gaps in Scotland's finances.

Environmental Impact Assessments now required.

Holyrood will vote on whether there should be a moratorium on new hyperscale data centres – with Scottish Greens insisting the move is needed to…

Scottish income tax is in the spotlight. Why it is crucial that we cut through all the noise.

Research gives us an insight into what families have experienced through years of rising costs.

Exclusive: George Osborne’s programme to reduce costs for first-time buyers delivered £25bn in social value in UK last year

Our transport infrastructure and logistics supply chains were built for a stable environmental and energy baseline that no longer exists.

Resilience in the workplace is valued in a crisis, but how many firms do anything to develop resilient workers?

Jackie Kay is to give the 2026 Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture, an important annual event in Scottish political and cultural life.The event will be at Glasgow City Chambers on Tuesday 20 October, and is o...