Budget

A car ablaze during demonstrations in Paris at the weekend

We should learn from the French rather than follow in their footsteps Paul Wilson

John Healey’s first Budget will be a key indication of the Burnham premiership’s direction (Picture: Betty Laura Zapata/PA Wire)

John Healey needs to find some carrots for housing sector

James Paterson wants UK and Scottish governments to simplify tax law

Tax complexity risks stifling Scotland’s growth

Adrian Murphy, CEO of Murphy Wealth

Chancellor right to rule out changes to capital gains tax

Readers are split over Andy Burnham's overtures to the European Union (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Readers' Letters: Closer links with the EU would be fine – on our terms

Chancellor John Healey needs to retain the confidence of the markets, like his predecessor Rachel Reeves. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/pool

How Chancellor John Healey can avoid becoming the Labour Liz Truss Scotsman comment

Scottish small business growth forecasts rise for first time in 2026

John Healey speaking at Labour Party conference

Analysis John Healey's relaxed conference speech was engaging but lacked detail

Businessman Dale Vince was among the crowd of people who watched as Andy Burnham arrived in Downing Street for the first time as Prime Minister on July 20 (Picture: Carl Court)

Scrapping Labour's EU 'reset' would free up billions for defence Brian Monteith

New College Lanarkshire

Scotland's colleges suffer a near-200% increase in fiscal deficit

Food is one of the biggest regular expenses now faced by students

Students more worried about money than ever as cost of living bites

Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth is likely to have difficult decision to make (PA)

ScotGov will 'likely have to cut frontline services', think tank warns

First Minister John Swinney, Ivan McKee, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform, and former finance secretary Shona Robison at Holyrood last year

Ministers warned they ‘lack detailed plan’ to tackle £5bn shortfall

Andy Burnham’s budget could be bad news for homeowners, says David Alexander

Andy Burnham should listen to his advisors

Joe Fagan speaking at his campaign launch in Glasgow city centre (pic: John Devlin)

Fagan will lift Scots Labour council coalitions ban if elected leader

Firefighters in Scotland have warned of the ‘creaking’ service as gaps in staffing lead to soaring overtime bills and rising number of absences. PIC: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Firefighters: 'Everyone should be alarmed' at state of service

Scottish firms ‘resilient’ despite slide in business confidence - KPMG

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham: I will call out Donald Trump

Ancient woodlands are 'incredibly biodiverse landscapes'

Register of Scotland's ancient woodlands takes step closer to reality

Yale's latest smart lock is its best yet - but it still doesn't get around some of this issues that plague all smart locks in the UK

Yale Linus L2 Lite review: Worth buying?

Duncan Scott with Team Scotland mascot Clyde, left, and 2026 Commonwealth Games mascot Finnie (Jane Barlow/PA)

Optimism wins for Glasgow's 'brilliantly different' Commonwealth Games

Dun Aluinn house

I stayed at Scottish hotel with private chef & butler - my verdict

More than three-quarter of adults need consistent routines to help them stay in control of their day-to-day lives

Brits swear by these six non-negotiable routines

Navantia UK took over the Methil shipyard in January last year (Pic: Submitted)

Exclusive Faslane floating docks must be built at Scots yard, UK Government told

Amazon’s ETRONIK cabin bag is now £17.99, offering a cheaper way to travel light and stay within Ryanair and easyJet airline baggage limits

Ryanair and easyJet size cabin bag now £17.99

Cromlix hotel in Dunblane

I stayed at Andy Murray’s newly renovated Cromlix - my verdict

University of Glasgow

Exclusive Glasgow Uni cuts: Social sciences biggest drop in overseas students

Prime Day starts today - and it'll run for four days

Amazon Prime Day 2026 starts today – what every shopper needs to know

Gleddoch hotel and spa

I stayed at multimillion pound Scottish wellness destination

Ten community groups representing much of rural Stirling Council area are coming together
in a new collective to help empower local campaigns to address shared issues and
ambitions.

The community groups uniting to reverse decline in rural services

EasyJet says takeover tilt would be ‘highly opportunistic’

Just a handful of some of the people who have put a roof over my head on Hay's Way

Hay's Way: The kindness of strangers who have put a roof over my head

Lord Offord

'Every single person tells me they want to be like me', says Offord

Office Furniture Online's office chairs can run into thousands of pounds - but which one would you pick if money was no object?

The office chairs I’d buy if money was no object – from £30 to £1,698

John Swinney revealed the SNP's manifesto in Glasgow

Holyrood parties accused of 'collective bout of fiscal denial'

Claire Macpherson is a partner, MFMac

Succession planning needs to start earlier

The Glen Sannox returns to the Ferguson Marine shipyard after sea trials. Picture: John Devlin

Explainer Who owns Ferguson Marine and what is the ferry builder's future?

Business tax concerns reach five-year high

Bainsford Parish Church in Falkirk closed last year. Pic: Michael Gillen.

Exclusive SNP Government 'had year to prepare' for church upkeep fund changes

Buchanan Street in Glasgow, one of Scotland’s busiest retail areas

Scottish retailers 'to pay £54m more in rates' than those in England

First Minister John Swinney visits the scene of a fire which broke out in a building adjacent to Glasgow Central railway station on Sunday

Swinney urged to probe whether cuts affected Glasgow fire response

SNP must heed warning: action on rates is urgent Scotsman leader comment

Gordon Drummond, owner of Cairngorm Lodges, and Katie Long, publican at Brown and Blacks

Exclusive Businesses warn they will 'bleed to death' amid 'Victorian-era tax'

Finance Secretary Shona Robison (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Exclusive 'Politically indefensible': Emails show strain on government purse

SNP ministers have only enough allocated funding for a 1 per cent pay deal for public sector workers next year, a real-terms pay cut

Economists attack SNP for 'can-kicking' over looming pay crisis

Ryanair's luggage rules are very strict - but these bargain bags should help you stay compliant

Ryanair carry-on bag deals from £11.89 as Amazon slashes prices

SNP's tuition and benefits perks at risk from Holyrood's funding cuts

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