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The number of rough sleepers is on the rise (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Depressing historic first for our city - Ian Murray

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers his autumn statement

​the Tories can’t be trusted to deliver economic competence - Ian Murray

David Cameron is back in politics after a seven-year gap

Scotland being failed by two governments - Ian Murray

The Niddrie area of Edinburgh was locked down after a serious disturbance on Bonfire Night

​Police need funding to face Bonfire Night mayhem - Ian Murray

First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, arrives ahead of a Covid briefing at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, in 2021

​Missing Covid evidence shames Sturgeon - Ian Murray

According to a report released by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) this week, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has seen a 22 per cent real terms cut in its budget over the past decade

​Give our emergency services a fair deal - Ian Murray

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 17: Leader of the SNP, Humza Yousaf waves after giving a speech on day three of the SNP conference at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) on October 17, 2023 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Humza Yousaf addresses conference for the first time as party leader today and will pledge an extra £300 million for the NHS to cut waiting lists. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Yousaf’s conference speech was a jumble of U-turns - Ian Murray

Michael Shanks MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West delivers a speech to party delegates on day two of the Labour Party conference (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Path to Downing Street runs through Scotland - Ian Murray

Yes, Prime Minister, it is time for a change – a change of government - Ian Murr...

Striking school staff held a rally in Glasgow on Tuesday

Working people paying price of SNP failure - Ian Murray

Lord Hardie has finally published his report, which criticises the city council, tram firm TIE and the Scottish Government for "a litany of avoidable failures".

​Trams are part of our future, but have been badly handled - Ian Murray

Scotland’s whisky is in high demand around the globe (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

We can unleash our nation’s true potential - Ian Murray

Alison Watson, Director of Shelter Scotland ,is asking readers to make their views known to the First Minister.

Scotland is held back by two failing governments - Ian Murray

Sunlight over the historic seaside Gearrannan Blackhouse Village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides

Enterprising islanders are being let down by SNP - Ian Murray

Jenni Minto

SNP has shamefully neglected south of Edinburgh - Ian Murray

It’s time SNP faced up to the facts on health care - Ian Murray

Kate Forbes has agreed to appear alongside Alex Salmond at his Fringe show, The Ayes Have It! The Ayes Have It!

SNP treating city as showground for their own rows - Ian Murray
I admit it – I absolutely love the festivals. I never get tired of watching Edinburgh transform into an international stage for both home-grown talent and global performers.

Bed blocking has been a persistent problem in Edinburgh and Lothian

It’s time to end the bed blocking scandal, Humza - Ian Murray

The lack of political will from Rishi Sunak and his government to tackle humankind's largest existential threat is terrifying, says Ian Murray

Climate challenge ahead of us cannot be overstated - Ian Murray

Nearly one in four Edinburgh households would have to pay more council tax under the plans. Picture: Shaun Wilkinson

Tories and SNP have failed to help households - Ian Murray

Tory mortgage bombshell is taking a heavy toll - Ian Murray

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Rishi should be cutting waiting lists not birthday cake - Ian Murray

Do you think Rishi Sunak could say that the Conservatives are still the party of home ownership? asks Ian Murray

True to form Tories are out of touch and out of ideas - Ian Murray

Keir Starmer has announced that Labour's planned, publicly owned company GB Energy will be based in Scotland (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Labour’s million-job energy plan is a win-win for all – Ian Murray

Harry Styles performs at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium on Friday last week (Picture: Lloyd Wakefield/DFConcerts/PA Wire)

SNP must stop short-changing Edinburgh – Ian Murray

Former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said he will not stand at the next general election (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Tories and SNP distracted by their woes as inflation hits families hard

Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that politics had become even more polarised than she had believed (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

As SNP gives up on indy and its day job, it's time for a new government

Keir Starmer and Labour supporters celebrate the English local election results (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Only Labour, not the SNP, can kick out the Tories – Ian Murray
The latest polls show Labour are hot on the heels of the SNP

In 2012, Nicola Sturgeon took a fateful decision to reduce student nursing places (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

How SNP Health Secretaries created the NHS staffing crisis – Ian Murray

The future is bright for those who grasp the opportunities of the green industrial revolution (Picture: Christian Charisius/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP and Tories have wasted chances to turn country into green superpower

Conservative MP Scott Benton was stripped of the party whip after he was filmed appearing to suggest he could break parliamentary rules to help gambling lobbyists

Working-age poverty has risen by seven times as much in Scotland as in the UK

Rishi Sunak reportedly wasted £56 billion when he was Chancellor (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

SNP and Tories are so mired in crises, they're ignoring the UK's real problems

Action is required if victims of rape are to get justice (Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

Community sentence for rape? If you're as furious as I am, here's what to do

Humza Yousaf's decision to appoint Shona Robison as Finance Secretary will send a shudder through the business world (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Calamitous Tories and SNP have no idea how to kickstart the economy – Ian Murray

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget showed the Tories are out of ideas (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Tories are out of touch, out of ideas and morally bankrupt – Ian Murray

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, with his ministerial box before delivering the UK Budget (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Why UK Budget is a continuation of the Tories’ 13 years of failure – Ian Murray

Rishi Sunak's plans to tackle migrants using small boats to cross the English Channel have been met with widespread revulsion (Picture: Liam McBurney/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Tartan Tory Kate and hopeless Humza can't get rid of Conservatives – Ian Murray

Humza Yousaf holds a baby during an event in Glasgow as he campaigns to become the next SNP leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf needs to take time out from campaigning to address NHS crisis

Humza Yousaf appears to be leading the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and First Minister (Picture: Fraser Bremner/pool/Getty Images)

Three-time failure Humza as First Minister? Scotland deserves better than this

Nicola Sturgeon leaves the press conference at Bute House where she announced she is standing down as First Minister (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Sturgeon's resignation provides a chance to move away from her divisive politics

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a V-for-Victory sign, in the style of Winston Churchill, after addressing politicians in Westminster Hall (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Zelensky’s speech to parliament was historic and UK is united in its support

Flowers left on a fence at Edinburgh's Jenners building in memory of firefighter Barry Martin (Picture: Dan Barker/PA Wire)

Firefighter's death is a reminder to all to value our heroic frontline workers

There is a serious GP crisis in the Lothians (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

As Edinburgh's GP crisis rages, SNP ministers are nowhere to be seen

There's no sign of the Scottish Government relenting over teachers' pay despite strikes (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP spin and Tories' attacks on workers' rights won't build a better society

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf must resign or be sacked (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

SNP will never be forgiven for shocking state of our cherished NHS – Ian Murray

Nicola Sturgeon should resolve to put unity ahead of division over the independence question (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images)

Dear Nicola and Rishi, here's some New Year's resolutions for you – Ian Murray

After Boris Johnson was forced out as Prime Minister, the calamitous Liz Truss caused real damage to the UK economy (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Year of Tory incompetence, sleaze and scandal made tough times worse