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I HAVE NEVER encountered a bad library. I have seen bad schools, hospitals, supermarkets, restaurants and cinemas – many of which could have been improved or saved given sufficient resources,...

ROUSED to action by polling showing majority support for Scottish independence, BBC interviewer-in-chief and Spectator business group chairman Andrew Neil waded in to the debate over the post-indy economic prospectus...

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced she will not be seeking re-election next year. Freeman joins Mike Russell, Aileen Campbell and Roseanna Cunningham in being the latest Minister to announce...

The Scottish Government released its progress report last week on its ‘Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan’ – which announced that the ‘Scottish Child Payment’ of £10 per child per week...

On 19 August Michael Gove, that most opportunist of Conservative Party chancers, currently relegated to the post of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, where Johnson presumably hopes he can...

Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman is under pressure after the leaking of a letter from April calling on NHS managers to free-up hospital beds. Many patients were subsequently moved into...

The Chinese Government claims it has been vaccinating key workers against Covid-19 since July. Border workers are thought to be among those receiving the candidate vaccine. United States President Trump...

The Labour party has warned that it expects the impact of Covid-19 economic impact to deepen regional inequalities across the UK. The UK already has among the widest regional disparities...

One hundred and ten workers at a food processing plant in Coupar Angus have now tested positive for Covid-19. Infections at sister plants in its supply chain are also being...

Some Contact sports, Bingo and live comedy events are among the latest social activities to have social distancing measures lifted from them in Scotland. The new Scottish Government regulations come...