The Scottish government has a tool that could pry open the finances of any wealthy, politically connected person involved in a suspicious purchase in their country. And this week, a Scottish judge ...

The Scottish government has dropped plans to reduce the national speed limit on single carriageway roads. Proposals included reducing the speed limit on the roads from 60mph down to 50mph. A ...

Christian and pro-life groups are calling on the Scottish government to reject "extreme" proposals to allow abortion up to birth. The controversial recommendation was made by a group commissioned by ...

Scotland's finance secretary Shona Robison announces details of savings worth £500m in the current financial year Ms Robison told parliament the country was facing "enormous and growing" financial ...

The Scottish government has revealed an investment of up to £9.25m to cover costs of hosting the start of the men's Tour de France 2027. It comes after Edinburgh councillors agreed to set aside £1.7m ...

SCOTTISH Government chiefs have been blasted for pandering to “snowflakes” after issuing a woke warning on the risk of Christmas parties upsetting people. Managers were warned “festive social ...

The Scottish government has been defeated in a vote calling on ministers to expand free school meals to all primary school pupils. Parliament also backed another non-binding motion calling on the SNP ...

The Scottish government has set up a group of privacy and security experts to scrutinise how local government services handle personal data. The group will develop a draft set of guiding principles ...

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:26:49 GMT — Scotland's justice minister on Monday doggedly defended his much-criticized decision to free the Lockerbie bomber but said Libya had broken a promise by giving the ...

Nearly 250 Scottish civil servants are able to dodge the SNP’s crippling tax regime by basing themselves elsewhere in the UK. The Scottish Government has confirmed 241 of its employees do not pay the ...

Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison has announced up to £500m of spending cuts as she insisted “urgent action” was needed to ensure the government can balance its budget. Ms Robison said as ...

The Scottish government noted that the investment would come from its emerging energy technologies fund. The Scottish government has announced that financial backing of up to $108.7 million (GBP 80 ...