Nicola Sturgeon’s first gig as election pundit was the night the SNP collapsed in front of her eyes. Notably, she had some advice for “them” on strategy. A summary of the events. (Note: not in this report but interestingly she also said she would have kept the SNP-Greens deal)

Keir Starmer is facing his first test as Prime Minister. Anything short of calling a COBRA meeting and sending the army to the Inverness count will exhibit his unfitness for office. CC (((Dan Hodges)))

10 years ago today: an iconic moment in Scottish politics

Dumfries and Galloway both had a bad week

I've got Spain in The National's charity sweepstake, but after that front page, I'm out. It's boorish, offensive and embarassing, and I don't want associated with it. Should Spain win, I'll make my own contribution to my chosen charity.

Looks like a quick decision made without any consultation or competitive process.

Lazy afternoon in London #TeamGB

Rachel Reeves says £6.4bn overspend on asylum this year. Huge number. Does genuinely appear to have been unfunded.

BREAKING: OBR launches review into the preparation of March forecasts. It says the findings of Rachel Reeves’ audit would represent “one of the largest year-ahead overspends” outside of the pandemic. Serious questions for senior Treasury officials to answer.

Happening now. Happening fast. Guardian reporting wind/solar overtakes fossil fuel electricity generation in EU in first half of this year…

I'm hiring a new Parliamentary Researcher to join my team in Westminster. Politics is for everyone, so I'd encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Closing date is 12th August! w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.asp…

Elon Musk shares fake news about England rioters being sent to Falklands theguardian.com/technology/art…

Harris campaign with a lengthy response to Trump’s “very good, very normal press conference.”

BREAKING: Drug-related deaths in Scotland back up - the year after Scot Gov claimed the 'the tide is turning' on national shame thescottishsun.co.uk/news/13377866/…

Saturday morning breakfast run in Paris 🇫🇷

No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

The best response to a bully is to stand up to them. The best thing for Europe and the UK to do is to step up, fund our security properly ( not with Treasury tricks and spin) and be prepared to use all means possible to ensure Putin fails in Ukraine. 1/2

The runner up of the Weekly Journalist of the Year award goes to Luke Jarmyn of Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press. This year’s winner is Lewis McBlane of Northern Scot – congratulations #ScottishPressAwards2025

EXCLUSIVE: I understand Jeremy Corbyn has not agreed to join the new left party with Zarah Sultana yet He is furious and bewildered at the way it has been launched without consultation.