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SNP need to change their control mindset - Ian Murray

John Swinney needs to reveal more details about his plans to reform local government (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Plans for local government reform need proper scrutiny - Susan Dalgety

SNP group leader Lesley Macinnes

Pension plan robbing Andrew to pay Nigel - Lesley Macinnes

Alexander taming Bucephalus

Council’s left wing housing solutions are not so great - Iain Whyte

Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the end of the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool

Andy Burnham gives us cause for hope - Ian Murray

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Swinney’s indy referendum Bill timing couldn’t be worse - Susan Dalgety

People protest outside the Scottish Parliament at a rally organised by the For Women Scotland campaign group (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Council’s response to EHRC’s guidance forgot to ask women - Susan Dalgety

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Comic genius and cancer survivor Matt will put hope in your heart - Susan Dalget...

Rachel Reeves (Aaron Chown/PA)

Here's who is replacing Rachel Reeves at her cancelled Edinburgh show

Archie Goodburn appeared on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday

Prime Minister to meet with Archie Goodburn after brain cancer plea

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham pulls out of Edinburgh Festival Fringe show

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Burnham’s unwavering support for Ukraine is heartening - Steve Cardownie

Rianne Downey, a Scottish singer from Glasgow

Fringe By The Sea brings a welcome break from TV sport - Fiona Duff

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is cutting bus travel costs

Andy Burnham targets the cost of living - Ian Murray

Andy Burnham is set become Prime Minister next week. Picture: PA Media

Burnham has a pivotal chance to change the way we do politics - Alex Cole-Hamil...

Prime Ministyer elect Andy Burnham applauds at a Labour election rally

How the King of the North became Prime Minister in waiting - Susan Dalgety
Barring an unforeseen accident – or a military coup led by Count Binface – this time next week we will have a new Prime Minister.
Susan Dalgety

Edinburgh North & Leith Labour MP Tracy Gilbert

'I was given up for adoption in Kirk mother and baby home', reveals MP

Andy Burnham was sworn in as an MP on Monday

Leadership counts, both on and off the pitch - Ian Murray

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After winning Makerfield by-election Andy has a cunning plan - Vladimir McTavish

Millions of children in the UK look set to be denied access to a range of online platforms, including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram, following Monday’s announcement by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Social media ban is a big but necessary step - Ian Murray

Edinburgh was ranked the third-best city in the world for 2026 by Time Out, also making it the top city in Europe

We should stop taking the Capital’s successes for granted - Donald Anderson

To claim every nationalist vote cast in the Scottish election was a demand for a referendum on independence is misleading (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Forget Indyref2, John, how about getting schools and NHS done? - Susan Da...

Scottish National Party leader John Swinney launches a campaign billboard for the upcoming Holyrood elections on Leith Walk. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Swinney puts Indyref2 above the voters’ main concerns - Sue Webber

Social media and other internet platforms are legally required to block children's access to harmful content

How do we protect children online? - Ian Murray

Trudeau led one of the world's largest economies through complex trade negotiations, global market disruption, pandemic response, and evolving international alliances.

Ad Feature Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to headline conference

After all these years of a household unit of mum, dad, daughter, son and occasionally granny, the house now only has him and me rattling about

How we dumped the kids and became a happily retired couple - Susan Morrison

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UK citizens’ safety comes first in Iran war - Ian Murray
In recent days I’ve heard from many constituents worried about friends, family and colleagues in the Middle East.
Ian Murray

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Sarwar is on the side of Scots but are Scots on Sarwar’s side? - Susan Dalgety

Red roses and Champagne are back on as Labour at Westminster and its Scottish branch office kiss and make up

It’s back to hearts and flowers as call for PM to quit fizzles out - Vladimir M...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar leaves a press conference after calling for Keir Starmer to resign as Prime Minister (Picture: Robert Perry)

We need Sarwar to become First Minister - Ian Murray

Lorna Slater, Scottish Greens MSP

Saddled with a UK government that won’t listen or learn - Lorna Slater

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson. Picture: Carl Court/PA Wire

The lights have finally gone off for The Prince Of Darkness - Vladimir McTavish

Raising a toast to Scotland’s cultural contribution

Why I’m raising a glass to Keir Starmer’s Chinese trade deal - Vladimir McTavish

A protest was held outside the Rockstar North building in Edinburgh

Ministers to probe Rockstar North's 'union busting' sackings

Ukraine's culture is under attack from Russian aggression

Culture is crucial to national identity - Ian Murray

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Budget speculation is self-inflicted harm, Reeves should pipe down - Susan Dalge...

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch delivers her keynote speech to the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Entertaining Tory sideshow - Vladimir McTavish

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces Digital ID at the Global Progress Action Summit in London

Digital ID is a step too far - Lorna Slater

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech to the Global Progress Action Summit. Picture: PA

Time may be nearly up for Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister - Susan Dalgety

Keir Starmer talks with Margaret Aspinall, representing family members, survivors and campaigners for the victims of the Hillsborough Disaster

Doing the right thing after state failures - Ian Murray

Guy Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt, former Belgian Prime Minister and European Parliament political...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and former Scottish Secretary Ian Murray MP

The strange case of the man sacked for doing a good job - Susan Dalgety

Boris Johnson addressing the nation from 10 Downing Street, as he placed the UK in lockdown during the Covid pandemic

The show still goes on for master illusionist Boris Johnson - Vladimir McTavish

Global matters matter to our daily life - Ian Murray

Displaced Palestinians receive lentil soup at a food distribution point in Gaza City. Aid groups are warning of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza (Picture: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

Focus is on ending horror in Gaza - Ian Murray

Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater

Say no to Trump – Lorna Slater MSP

The pair’s expertise will help the company ensure businesses make trusted operational decisions with data

Ad Feature UK-based software company welcomes two tech trailblazers to its team

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Time to deliver on milestone industrial strategy - Joanne Davidson

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Another remarkable week for Keir Starmer and the BBC - Vladimir McTavish

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The Big House Multibank is headquartered in Fife and supports families across Scotland with operations in Dundee, Perth & Kinross and Edinburgh.

Amazon expands customer donation campaign with leading household brands to tackl...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during a visit to BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow, to launch the Strategic Defence Review (Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire)

Unique role in national security - Ian Murray

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Farage, Starmer or a guy dressed as a monkey? - Vladimir McTavish

Gregor Poynton MP at a business roundtable.

Political opinion: Gregor Poynton MP: 'Baffling' SNP are against deal backed by ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference at the end of the UK-EU Summit (Picture: Carl Court/PA Wire)

Beginning a new relationship with the EU - Ian Murray

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