Politics live - @moreincommonuk.bsky.social MRP poll suggests near tie between pro-independence and pro-UK parties in the Holyrood election on 7 May, with SNP and Scottish Greens one seat short of a pro-independence majority - @severincarrell.bsky.social reports www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Just heard from an Aberdeen activist I interviewed for this piece, who came across another racist poster on the bus stop on their way to work this morning... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“It’s not as simple as whether Scotland is welcoming or not; the difference is in the visibility of racism” How the rise of Reform is challenging assumptions about progressive Scotland www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘Things could go backwards’: Kezia Dugdale talks to Helen Pidd about safety, LGBTQ+ rights and the future of Stonewall, announcing her new role as chair www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Holyrood elections: how Reform is exposing the reality of Scotland’s views on immigration and identity www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Buoyant Scottish Lib Dems launch their manifesto in Edinburgh - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

This is a great addition to the UK politics pod scene, from those super-smart nuance hounds at @moreincommonuk.bsky.social In this first episode, interesting detail on what young ppl really think about social media

Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

SNP pledges to cap bread and milk prices if it wins Scotland’s parliamentary elections www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I’m here in Glasgow for the SNP’s manifesto launch. Naturally I’ll be asking detailed questions about policy, costings and the rest but really I just want to know if John Swinney’s going to make his ‘oh!’ face again. Iykyk

One year on: how landmark ruling on single-sex spaces has changed lives www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Scottish Labour leader calls claim he tried to do Reform deal a ‘desperate lie’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Watching the second of this Holyrood election campaign’s leaders’ debates, tonight on Channel 4, and the dog has already made her position clear

EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Delighted to be joining the Guardian’s newsletters team as lead writer for First Edition…happening after May 7 so stick with me here til then for Holyrood election updates www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

I’ve travelled hundreds of miles around Scotland in the last week or so, urban & rural, east & west, for work & for fun. And I’ve counted four campaign signs in windows, gardens etc FOUR No wonder strategists are as worried about turnout as they are about voters going to another party

How Kimberley Milne’s death resulted in a prosecution that made British legal history - thoughtful reporting from Geraldine McKelvie & @hannahalothman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Scottish Labour pledges £30m to top up artists’ income to a living wage

Reform UK talk energy policy in Aberdeen while new polling puts them neck and neck again with Labour, despite their leader Malcolm Offord’s falling approval ratings - UK politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

"The status quo is not sustainable" - what happens if nationalists win next month across the Celtic nations? by @severincarrell.bsky.social and Bethan McKernan www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

NEW Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I spoke to James McAvoy about his directing debut California Schemin’, Scottish accents and scones www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

With the future of Trongate 103 tenants on a knife edge, concern grows about the conduct and accountability of City Property, the arm’s-length organisation that manages hundreds of buildings on behalf of Glasgow city council #T103 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Hope or change or somewhere in between? My analysis of the Holyrood election campaign day one www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Busy morning at Scottish parties launch their campaigns for May’s Holyrood elections - SNP leader John Swinney told supporters that the country needs “a fresh start with independence”

A homophobic joke made by the leader of Reform in Scotland is a “warning to this country of what is coming”, says John Swinney - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Final FMQs before the Scottish parliament elections and one third of MSPs leave Holyrood for the last time - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Some fascinating and pleasingly granular opinion polling from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social finds Scottish voters more likely to have noticed SNP scandals than the policies they like - politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

This is magnificent. As someone who regularly walks her dog (on a lead) around Overtoun House, I've always wondered about the stories, and now I know....

“It basically gives children the life they deserve” - Scotland to pilot newborn test for spinal muscular atrophy www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"The line that resonated most was her plea to keep a sense of perspective. 'If everything is a scandal or an outrage, then nothing is, and those who deserve to be held to account get off scot-free'." A thoughtful assessment from @danigaravelli.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

I spoke to fire chiefs and experts about the growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“He only has a problem with Muslims praying. There is a word for that, bigotry” @humzayousaf.bsky.social and other Muslim leaders respond to Nigel Farage www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying reports @severincarrell.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Glasgow Central main concourse to partly reopen after fire disruption www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Can’t emphasise enough how great and important Calabash is to Glasgow. Do go when they open again, or just chuck some money down the stairs but support it. It’s brilliant. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/outsider-liv...

John Swinney at SNP campaign conference… * ‘seismic moment’ if nationalists win in May across UK * subsidised childcare for every Scottish kid from 9 months to end of primary, 52 weeks a year * up to £10k deposit support for first time buyers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

SNP candidates gather at the party’s campaign conference ahead of May’s Scottish parliament elections - the Holyrood group is losing some of its most distinguished performers this year, many of them women

More brilliant reporting on the Union Street fire from @glasgowbell.bsky.social

"We need an immediate investigation into any potential impact cuts to high reach fire engines may have had on the response so that lessons can be urgently learned.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Peak interest: Toronto’s snow mountains that refuse to melt are a toxic hazard - fascinating footage and reporting from our @leylandcecco.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Glasgow Central station’s upper level to remain closed for rest of week after fire next door www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"Until Glasgow treats its built fabric as part of its social fabric, these crises will keep happening". What the Central station fire tells us about how the city manages its built heritage by myself and @severincarrell.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Terrific report from my colleague @aishadown.bsky.social on the UK's "phantom" AI drive, including the proposed data centre in Lanarkshire www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Glasgow railway station fire again shows vulnerability of city’s older buildings www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

““Glasgow is slowly becoming a hollow shadow of the thriving, radical and creatively edgy place it once was. At a certain point you have to ask what kind of city we are choosing to become” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

“It is easy in poor visibility to unwittingly walk the plank out on to the cornice and fall through into the void below, triggering an avalanche as you hit the steep slope below.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The story of how Maggie’s Centres came into being is so inspiring, and celebrated at the @vadundee.bsky.social in a new exhibition www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Heartbroken punk www.theguardian.com/business/202...