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Vinnie Collins looks at the example of Green Jobs Oshawa in Canada, where a coalition is looking to repurpose a closed General Motors plant into a Green New Deal manufacturing...

Nicola Sturgeon announced that the eviction ban in Scotland is to be extended until March 2021, however there have been 350 eviction orders applied for already, with many more expected. ...

The founding principles of the Scottish Parliament emphasise accountability, accessibility and the need to treat all people fairly. While these are principles we all hold close, we know in practice...

The ‘R’ rate in Scotland “could have been as high as 1.3” last week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday. At the same time, they think there was only 250...

A major study, the first of its kind, has been published by the League Against Cruel Sports Scotland for the Revive coalition for grouse moor reform, showing the extent of mass animal...

The scale of the SQA mess is, I think, acknowledged by everyone. Of course governments get into policy messes all the time – it’s hardly a unique situation. But this...

The official economic data for the first half of 2020 is out, and according to the ONS there is only one country in Europe that Britain has not had a...

“El Borbón a prisión!” That was the shout of a small group of protestors in Madrid on Sunday , after the self-exile of Juan Carlos I of the House of...

Education Secretary John Swinney’s U-turn was about as complete as could be, to the extent that it was more an O than a U. All those SQA moderators may as...

After holding out through a week of anger following the SQA’s mass downgrading of 125,000 pupils’ marks, Education Secretary John Swinney finally issued an apology and a full retreat: the...