EXC: Rockstar, the Scottish video game firm behind the Grand Theft Auto series, has now claimed more than £500m in tax relief through a UK Gov scheme while paying out £400m+ in dividends, prompting calls for reform of what one MP called a 'Grand Theft Tax' www.scotsman.com/news/anger-o...

My Insight interview with Dugald McArthur, a former KPMG executive and great grandson of the Barras Queen, Maggie McIver, who has taken the helm of the family business at the famous Glasgow market and Barrowland ballroom. www.scotsman.com/news/a-sourc...

EXCL: The US Secret Service spent nearly £2.8m during Donald Trump's visit to Scotland in July, according to records obtained by @scotsman.com under US FoI laws, with Trump's hotels among the recipients. An ethics watchdog condemned the payments as "shocking" www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: Parts of Donald Trump’s flagship Scottish golf resort will be locked down overnight in the wake of a security review. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: Donald Trump's Scottish resorts received more than £20,000 from the US government for accommodation for Secret Service agents assigned to protect his son, Eric, during a visit to Scotland earlier this year. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: The chief exec of the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service has warned its independence risks being undermined by politicians calling for contentious terror laws not to be enforced & stressed the prosciption of Palestine Action doesn't prevent Gaza protests www.scotsman.com/news/crown-o...

EXCL: The chief exec of the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service has warned its independence risks being undermined by politicians calling for contentious terror laws not to be enforced & stressed the prosciption of Palestine Action doesn't prevent Gaza protests www.scotsman.com/news/crown-o...

EXCL: Scottish taxpayers reimbursed one of Donald Trump’s Scottish golf resorts for rooms used by First Minister John Swinney and his officials during the US president’s high-profile visit to Scotland last month. www.scotsman.com/news/taxpaye...

EXCL: The Church of Scotland has been accused of “turning its back” on Palestinian Christians after a senior group of trustees unveiled proposals to hive off its luxury hotel in Israel. www.scotsman.com/news/fury-in...

Good morning - here is today's front page of The Scotsman: Kirk hit by resignations over plans for Israel hotel, via @martynmcl.bsky.social

Good morning - here is today's front page of The Scotsman: Ambulance service in total breakdown, says surgeon, via @martynmcl.bsky.social

"The most beautiful place in the world." Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited island in Britain, is looking for a nurse to play a key role in its “forward thinking” and “hard-working” community. www.scotsman.com/news/nurse-w...

EXCL: Hundreds of thousands of people across Scotland are being excluded from serving on a jury due to problems with the current “outdated” system used by the nation’s courts service. www.scotsman.com/news/hundred...

As revealed by @scotsman.com yesterday, JD Vance visited the golf resort owned by his boss today. Trump's Scottish businesses have received hundreds of thousands of US taxpayers' $, with previous visitors including the former US ambassador to the UK. www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news...

EXCL: US vice president JD Vance is expected to visit Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort when he visits Scotland later this week, reigniting questions over how the US president’s private business is able to generate revenue via his government. www.scotsman.com/news/jd-vanc...

Chuffed to be shortlisted at this year's Wincott Awards for my stories on Rockstar North's taxes, ScotWind's Russia ties, and how a sprawling Scottish estate was bought by the son of a fugitive Hong Kong billionaire. Thanks to Lionel Barber & the judges. wincott.co.uk/wincott-shor...

EXCL: A former Conservative politician who helped run the leadership campaign of Boris Johnson in Scotland has secured a new job with one of Donald Trump’s golf resorts. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: A former Conservative politician who helped run the leadership campaign of Boris Johnson in Scotland has secured a new job with one of Donald Trump’s golf resorts. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Nice to learn today that I've been shortlisted in two categories at the Scottish Press Awards alongside talented colleagues from @scotsman.com and further afield. Journalism matters more than ever. It's good to reaffirm that now and then. www.scotsman.com/business/the...

ICYMI: Rape survivors have condemned a pilot scheme introduced by the Scottish Govt to help victims obtain free High Court transcripts, warning that delays & “insensitive” engagement left them feeling “fobbed off” and “treated like a number.” www.scotsman.com/news/rape-su...

EXCL: Three women who were raped by a controlling domestic abuser have criticised a “shoddy” and “insensitive” pilot scheme rolled out by the Scottish Government that left them waiting a year for a transcript of their court cases. www.scotsman.com/news/rape-su...

EXCL: Rape survivors have condemned a pilot scheme introduced by the Scottish Govt to help victims obtain free court transcripts, warning that delays & “insensitive” engagement left them feeling “fobbed off” and “treated like a number.” Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/rape-su...

EXCL: Three women who were raped by a controlling domestic abuser have criticised a “shoddy” and “insensitive” pilot scheme rolled out by the Scottish Government that left them waiting a year for a transcript of their court cases. www.scotsman.com/news/rape-su...

EXCL: Rape survivors have condemned a pilot scheme introduced by the Scottish Govt to help victims obtain free court transcripts, warning that delays & “insensitive” engagement left them feeling “fobbed off” and “treated like a number.” Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/rape-su...

Another addition to the recent run of fine covers in @privateeyenews.bsky.social

"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

EXCL: The guardians of the home of golf at St Andrews have been warned by golfers in the Fife town that its historic courses are being overplayed, with calls for the number of visitors to be scaled back. Me for @scotsman.com's Business of Golf series. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: The guardians of the home of golf at St Andrews have been warned by golfers in the Fife town that its historic courses are being overplayed, with calls for the number of visitors to be scaled back. Me for @scotsman.com's Business of Golf series. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: The investors in charge of Carnosutie, one of Britain’s iconic golf courses, include a private investment firm that manages an offshore fund, the son of an Austrian count, and one of the most powerful figures in British tennis. Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: Carnoustie, one of Scotland’s prized sporting venues, could be controlled by private investors for the next century amid contentious plans to transform the historic links into a “world leading” tourism destination. Me for @scotsman.com Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Another punt for my excl follow up on the investment consortium now in charge of Carnoustie, one of Scotland's great golf links - an eclectic international group with ties to offshore funds in the Caymans, and an Austrian zoo at the centre of a criminal trial. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: The investors in charge of Carnosutie, one of Britain’s iconic golf courses, include a private investment firm that manages an offshore fund, the son of an Austrian count, and one of the most powerful figures in British tennis. Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

One more punt for my exclusive on how private investors have taken control of Scotland's famous Carnoustie links, an eight-time host of The Open. This is already the most-read story among @scotsman.com subscribers in March, and there's *much* more to come tomorrrow. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

One more punt for my exclusive on how private investors have taken control of Scotland's famous Carnoustie links, an eight-time host of The Open. This is already the most-read story among @scotsman.com subscribers in March, and there's *much* more to come tomorrrow. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Another punt for part 1 in my series in @scotsman.com on the Business of Golf in Scotland - a little known consortium of private investors has gained control of the world-renowned Open venue at Carnoustie links, and wants to extend the deal until the 22nd century. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Another punt for part 1 in my series in @scotsman.com on the Business of Golf in Scotland - a little known consortium of private investors has gained control of the world-renowned Open venue at Carnoustie links, and wants to extend the deal until the 22nd century. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

ICYMI: The family of a Scottish businessman killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks is taking legal action against the US government after being denied access to a multi-billion pound compensation fund. My excl story from yesterday. www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: Carnoustie, one of Scotland’s prized sporting venues, could be controlled by private investors for the next century amid contentious plans to transform the historic links into a “world leading” tourism destination. Me for @scotsman.com Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: The family of a Scottish businessman killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks is taking legal action against the US govt after being denied access to a multi-billion pound compensation fund. My Insight longread and front page story. Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

EXCL: The family of a Scottish businessman killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks is taking legal action against the US govt after being denied access to a multi-billion pound compensation fund. My Insight longread and front page story. Thread 👇 www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Jagtar Singh Johal, a Scot who has been imprisoned in India without trial for more than seven years, has been acquitted on all charges in the first case against him. www.scotsman.com/news/world/s...

Calls have been made for "night courts" to clear the backlog in Scotland's justice system (currently around 22,000 scheduled trials). www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Today marks the final instalment in @scotsman.com's Justice Denied series, scrutinising pressures across Scotland’s criminal justice system. Spanning exclusive news stories, interviews, analysis, it’s spanned 14 stories across the past seven days. Here’s a breakdown of the coverage 👇

Lengthy delays which force victims of serious sexual crimes to wait years for cases to conclude are resulting in some women asking to abandon their pursuit of justice because of the “unbearable” hold-ups. Day four in @scotsman.com's Justice Denied series: www.scotsman.com/news/crime/j...

The best @privateeyenews.bsky.social cover in some time, I'd say.

For day three in @scotsman.com's Justice Denied series, I interviewed John Logue, chief exec of the COPFS. He warned a surge in indictments to meet reset time-bars could add significantly to delays in a criminal justice system that is “already at capacity” www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...

Today, @scotsman.com launches Justice Denied, a week-long series I’ve produced scrutinising the extraordinary pressures in Scotland’s criminal justice system. For all the progress made since the pandemic, severe and emerging challenges are having a profound impact.

EXCL: The Scottish developers of the Grand Theft Auto video game series claimed more than £73m in tax relief last year - while paying a record £132m in dividends. www.scotsman.com/news/scots-f...

BREAKING: Permission for the Rosebank oil and Jackdaw gas developments have been quashed following a judicial review from @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social and Uplift- forcing Shell, Equinor and Ithaca to reapply with the harm caused by burning the fossil fuels factored in. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Scotland's arts sector hasn't had its challenges to seek in recent years, but consider how much worse the situation would have been without @brianjaffa.bsky.social's tireless work beating the drum for its practitioners & holding those in power to account. Huge loss to @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social