Inside Politics

In Context: Defections at Holyrood

How do defections impact the balance in the Scottish Parliament?

Ferguson Marine and British Steel are under pressure – is heavy industry dead?

Shipbuilding and steel making are woven into the fabric of the UK – but without a coherent strategy, such industry might not have a future

Women's Work: Re-fighting battles for equality

Silenced and Targeted: Female MSPs speak out on the online abuse they deal with

Divide & Conquer: Splitting the unionist vote as Starmer builds bridges

In context: Council tax hikes

Naomi Cunningham: I’m fuelled by rage, and I’ve been lucky

'Clackmannanshire Council's biggest challenge is being the smallest mainland local authority'

Getting to Know You: Chris Murray

Community Goals: Channelling Football to Enrich Lives

In context: Donald Trump’s trade tariffs

Anas Sarwar: Labour will 'earn the right to form a government' in 2026

Gender Divide: How the Sandie Peggie case re-opened the debate over self-ID

Thomas Kerr: Ready for Reform

Changing fortunes: Scottish Labour's Holyrood challenge

Scotland's nature crisis: Delivering at scale

Political Spin: David Torrance

Licence to Drill: Why the Scottish Government needs to be clearer on fossil fuels

Councillor Soryia Siddique: 'I was told I wouldn't get elected wearing a headscarf'

Harriet Cross: Reform isn't driving the debate at Westminster

In context: The Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill

Bed Bound: The chronic problem of delayed discharges is tying up resources across the NHS

Towers of Strength: How Ukrainian refugees found home in a Scottish town

Maree Todd: Edwyn Collins sang at my ceilidh

Council 'can't do it all without the cash'

Rachael Hamilton: Being a farmer was a boy’s job – whilst I was furiously a feminist, I still had these old-fashioned views