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A reader kindly let me know a few days ago that there was another Scottish poll from Panelbase in the field.  It asked the standard independence question, but in the...

Just a quick note to let you know that I'm the guest on the latest edition of the Wee Ginger Dugcast, hosted as always by Paul Kavanagh.  Topics discussed include...

Refugee organisers of a Glasgow protest in support of asylum-seekers have accused Police Scotland of failing to adequately protect them against far-right groups. It is claimed the police’s failure to...

The UK Government must step in to prevent single parent families “drowning in poverty” because their child maintenance payments have stopped in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, it has...

By Russell Bruce The Scottish government has announced today that face coverings will be mandatory on public transport from Monday 22nd of June. Newsnet makes no apology for being a...

The UK government has failed to meet its official criteria for conducting “regular and thorough inspections” of arms facilities every three years at a controversial bomb factory in Scotland, The...

Ruth Davidson made a catastrophic error of judgement yesterday - not just morally, but also from a public relations point of view.  She questioned the independence and integrity of Professor...

Landowners will be prevented from mass shooting of mountain hares and salmon farmers face controls on sonic seal scarers after the Scottish Government bowed to pressure at Holyrood. But ministers...

The killing of George Floyd by police in Powderhorn, Minnesota, has led many to evaluate racism not only in the US but closer to home. Journalist Olivia Otigbah writes about...

Noise alarms used by the salmon farming industry to scare away seals could damage the hearing of whales, dolphins and porpoises, according to the Scottish Government’s wildlife agency. Documents obtained...