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Jan 16, 2024
Westminster's Plans to Dump Nuclear Waste in Scotland
Newly released documents from the National Archives showed the Blair government in 2002 considered piloting controversial “Rwanda-style”...
Jan 15, 2024
Over Two Thirds of English Housebuilding Fund Unspent after Six Years
The UK Tory Government’s £4,200 million Housing Infrastructure Fund, created in 2017 to jump-start housebuilding by providing local...
Jan 13, 2024
Grants for Households with Energy Debt
At Holyrood I met with Julie Dickson and Simon Wilson from British Gas, and John Downie from the British Gas Energy Trust, to talk about...
Jan 12, 2024
Glasgow University Builds First Self-eating Rocket, Boosting Scotland's Reputation in the Space Industry
Engineers from the University of Glasgow have developed and tested the first unsupported autophage rocket engine capable of flying beyond...
Jan 11, 2024
Free School Meals for 231,957 Scottish Children during Cost-of-Living Crisis
The SNP’s expansion of free school meals helped a record 231,957 children during the Tory cost of living crisis, in 2023. In 2023 the SNP...
Jan 9, 2024
Crime in Scotland Falls By More Than Half Under the SNP
Official figures for 2021-22 show that people across Scotland now feel safer in their communities, with the proportion of those...
Jan 8, 2024
First Minister Outlines Scotland's Case for Economic Optimism
Scotland’s First Minister (FM), Humza Yousaf MSP, has today delivered the first in a series of major economic speeches. The FM said that...
Jan 8, 2024
Westminster Must Reduce Scotland's Shocking Electricity Grid Charges
Scottish based energy companies are paying the highest charges in Europe to access the National Grid, with charges passed on to customers...
Jan 6, 2024
Independent Living Fund Reopens to New Applicants
The SNP Government has reopened the Independent Living Fund, which supports disabled people, to new applicants after receiving £9 million...
Jan 5, 2024
Scotland Leads the Way in Tree Planting
New figures have shown that Scotland is leading the way when it comes to tree planting in the UK. In 2022/23, nearly 13,000 hectares of...
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