England Crossrail-£18.8bn HS2-over £100bn Dockland railway-£2bn Scunthorpe Steel-£3bn This is just for starters. Scotland Grangemouth-closed Mossmorran-closed And this is just for starters.

St Andrew’s Day is a time to celebrate Scotland's history, traditions and inclusive values. First Minister John Swinney attended a church service in Athelstaneford - the birthplace of the Saltire - to promote Scotland's national flag as a symbol of welcome and unity.

We are 11 years old today! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎉🍾 It is often said that a magazine is only as good as its writers, but the truth is, it is only as strong as its readers. For 11 years, you have supported us, subscribed, and shared our vision for a confident, informed Scotland through thick

There’s a door marked ‘Exit’ and Scotland, not London, holds the key thenational.scot/politics/25661…

Did you know - between 1998 and 2006, around 20,000 jobs were lost in the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 electronics sector? Major plants like Chunghwa - Motherwell, Motorola - Bathgate, NEC - Livingston, Texas Instruments - Greenock as well as major losses in Silicon Glen, places have never recovered.

Thatcherism broke Britain. The EU was just the scapegoat. We sold off council homes. We privatised our utilities. We deregulated everything. We hollowed out industry. We turned housing into an asset class. We handed public wealth to private monopolies. We replaced wages with

By John Swinney dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

The budget didn't bother the powerful. No windfall tax on banks. Govt subsidy of £23bn+ continues. No windfall tax on energy companies, £125bn profit since 2020. Corporate profiteering continues. 685,500 have wealth of £2.8 trillion, hardly touched. leftfootforward.org/2025/11/the-go…

SNP has planted nearly 20 times as many new trees as Labour Wales and more than 3 times as many as still-Conservative England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/01/snp…

Whether it’s on the cost of living or protecting Scottish jobs, Labour’s chaotic Budget proves it again: Westminster can’t be trusted with Scotland’s future. If Scotland is to meet our full potential, we need to be making the big decisions ourselves, with independence.

Joyful event as we broke ground on the Dunard Centre in Edinburgh - the first new concert hall in the city in 100 years - with the singing of Caledonia by Dougie MacLean and pupils from Broughton Primary. Delighted ⁦Scottish Government⁩ has given increased support to make this happen.

My heart goes out to the folk at Harbour Energy, who are to lose their jobs because Labour won’t listen. If they’re in any doubt about the destruction their Windfall Tax is causing then Sarwar & his colleagues should visit Aberdeen to hear first hand. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

FM John Swinney and Broughton Primary School pupils have marked the start of construction on Edinburgh’s first purpose built concert hall in over 100 years. Supported by up to £30 million from @ScotGov, the Dunard Centre will further enhance our globally renowned reputation for the arts.

I am so grateful to these young people who set out their views on eradicating child poverty so powerfully in Bute House today.

💎👀 It is crystal clear that the Chancellor is a liar!

The agency bin-men in Birmingham —who were employed to cover for the striking bin-men—have themselves, gone on strike England is a total bin fire Imagine the Anglophiles and media in Scotland if this was a Scottish city birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

The UK Government’s pharma deal with Trump is ‘bad news for the NHS’ and will ‘make healthcare more expensive’, say experts👇 Another question for Labour politicians in Scotland, do they support this?

UK Govt bends to Trump's imperialism. NHS to pay 25% more (3bn) for drugs after UK–US tariff deal. Money will buy less, higher taxes or longer healthcare queues as Trump wants bigger profits for US companies. Build your supply chains or be blackmailed. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Come rain, hail, or shine, the SNP will be out there working hard for your vote. Tonight, John Swinney joined SNP candidate for the Whitburn and Blackburn by-election Callum Cox. Vote Callum Cox on the 11th December!

What did 'Disclosure' actually disclose about 'migrant hotel' protests that we didn't already know? Absolutely nothing. It served only to provide much needed oxygen to a miniscule band of assorted BritNat misfits the wider public had long since forgotten about. Wait a minute ...