Unravelling the enigma of Peter Murrell, the SNP's lonely, gadget-loving thief www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

This is a brilliant piece by The Scotsman’s Katharine Hay about her 42-hour Greyhound bus journey from Boston to Miami: www.scotsman.com/sport/footba...

🚨 New episode of The Steamie out now! 🔥 Downfall: Inside the Peter Murrell case 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 And what might PM Andy Burnham mean for Scotland? Listen on Spotify/Apple or watch on YouTube now: m.youtube.com/watch?v=HVOl...

🚨The Steamie by-election special! 🚨 All the chat as the Tories thump the SNP in Aberdeen South. Plus, Arbroath and Broughty Ferry & what Makerfield means for Scotland… Listen on Spotify/Apple or watch on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6JS...

🚨 A transparency row has broken out within the Scottish Parliament over the use of a media ‘pen’ to restrict journalists asking questions: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

EXC: Calls for fresh inquiry into RAF Chinook disaster receive major boost Writing in @scotsman.com today, Lord Bruce of Bennachie said: "If there has been a cover-up, it must be exposed." www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

🔥🎥 The Salmond files and the Scottish government’s ‘arrogant’, ‘disrespectful’ approach. In the latest episode of The Steamie, I sat down with David Hamilton, the Scottish Information Commissioner. You can watch the full interview on YouTube now: m.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdt...

🔍 With attention turning to a potential Westminster inquiry into the Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal, I had a look at some of the key questions that need answers. (NB this is far from exhaustive…) www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

🔍 Will an inquiry be held into the Peter Murrell scandal? Catch up on the latest episode of The Steamie, The Scotsman's politics podcast, on Spotify/Apple or YouTube now: m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vE...

'I'm throwing the kitchen sink at this': Inside the oil and gas by-election www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

A new documentary on the much-missed Moviedrome has appeared on the BFI YouTube channel.

Ratcatcher: what a film.

Questions mount for senior SNP figures after Peter Murrell guilty plea www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Is social class Holyrood's hidden inequality? www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Status quo not an option, insists Holyrood's new Presiding Officer Kenny Gibson giving the Scottish Parliament a much-needed shake-up... www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Ivan the axeman? www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Business rates must be reformed 'as quickly as possible', says new SNP MSP www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Back after a week off. Much been happening?

Stay tuned to @scotsman.com for all the best election coverage over the next couple of days 👇

'Intergrity', political vision and superheroes It’s the @scotsman.com’s election diary! www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

🚨 Alex Salmond believed someone within SNP HQ hired a private detective to spy on him, according to claims in a new book published today. Joanna Cherry said the former first minister even warned her that she might be under surveillance herself: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Epigraph to William McIlvanney’s Walking Wounded.

'Absolutely not': Wes Streeting rules out second independence referendum www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

🏄‍♂️ To kick off @scotsman.com’s new series of leader interviews, I went surfing with @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk Or rather, he surfed, I fell in. A lot. You can watch the full video of that, plus my interview with him, on YouTube now: m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1E...

Swinney: Ming Yang would not have been blocked if it was in England www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Sensitive Swinney, Sunshine on [Redacted] and Reform’s ad van woes It’s The Scotsman’s election diary! www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

SP26: You'll have had your MSP then? Amongst the many lists of candidates published this week, here's one list sitting MSPs don't want to be on: those at risk of losing. With an almost certainly record-breaking turnover in MSPs this year, find out who is most at risk of an electoral sacking.

NEW: John Swinney signals major shift in SNP's position on new oil and gas He told a Holyrood Sources event the war in Iran had changed the "dynamics" of the debate around developments such as Rosebank and Jackdaw: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Had somehow missed the news about this new folk horror film festival in Leith. Sensational line up of films — and what a brilliant poster. fiendsinthefurrows.com

GPs urge next government to take drastic action on poverty @alistairkgrant.bsky.social covering RCGP Scotland survey findings- on the front page of the @scotsman.com www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

EXCL: Scottish Labour has plotted a route to put Anas Sarwar in Bute House. It involves Reform playing a part and Labour having the "moral mandate" to govern. It will also still need a big shift in the polls which hasn't looked like happening. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

In central Edinburgh tomorrow evening? Come to our hustings! 🚨 6pm at the Assembly Rooms - tickets free via Eventbrite www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

"He’s a f****** nuisance, and he’s ignorant, he’s so f****** ignorant about what’s going on in the world." My excl interview with Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari-Cox on Trump, Iran, independence, and the SNP." www.scotsman.com/news/intervi...

Saw The Land Before Time at ‘toddler cinema’. Pure nostalgia.

I know what you’re thinking: if only you could somehow relive the joy, the excitement, the sheer thrill of the first proper day of the Holyrood election campaign. Well, have I got a podcast for you… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1vLX... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Anas Sarwar rules out any coalitions, deals, or "stitch-ups" with Reform UK. "We are not going to touch Reform" www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Malcolm Offord has claimed he "instantly regretted" his homophobic joke after having had "a bit to drink". His only Reform MSP, Graham Simpson, has backed him to remain party leader in Scotland. John Swinney disagrees. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

SNP Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has accused the Labour government of having "pulled the rug out from under Scotland’s renewables industry” by blocking the £1.5bn investment plans.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK Labour government has blocked Chinese firm Ming Yang's attempt to build a wind turbine factory in the Scottish Highlands that would have created hundreds of jobs. It is understood that national and cyber security fears could not be addressed. www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

EXC: Granton Lighthouse to be transformed after securing £2m funding www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Holyrood's decision not to reform the law on assisted dying leaves us with the status quo - a kind of legal limbo which will add to the store of human suffering, but which is also inconsistent with the explanations given by the majority for opposing legislation. www.thenational.scot/politics/259...

Reform UK pledges to cut number of MSPs in Holyrood www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Sean Clerkin is protesting outside the Reform UK Scotland conference.

EXC: Alba threatens to call in police amid dispute with local office bearers: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Today’s front page

Landmark assisted dying legislation has been rejected by MSPs following a historic and highly emotional vote in Holyrood. Full coverage on @scotsman.com’s website: www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

The leader of Reform UK in Scotland has questioned whether there are "too many" universities north of the border. Malcolm Offord said “every barman” in Glasgow and Edinburgh has a degree and yet the country is short of "really good technical jobs": www.scotsman.com/news/politic...