Increased defence spending has led to a "myth" about job boosts, while turbocharging the "existential threat" of climate change, experts have told The Herald www.heraldscotland.com/news... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

'Good people cross the sea to be here, be active in the community, live our lives, work and study and do normal activities' A resident at a Glasgow homeless shelter speaks to @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news...

'I spent the night to understand what it is like for asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants who have turned to the city for help' @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social spends a night in a Glasgow homeless shelter www.heraldscotland.com/news...

'I will never understand the conditions in his home country that have made him so terrified, but his pain radiates from his body, and I believe him' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE A third of Scottish Labour MPs now back rebel amendment against welfare reforms 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

'What if, behind the scenes, there is another figure being primed for leadership? I put it to you that there is' 👀 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2522535... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

@rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social is essentially right about this, there were no winners from this "debate" and only losers - the constituents voting on Thursday. Nobody willing to defend their record or, in Lambie's case, even their party's stated positions.

Hunger has a devastating impact on children's ability to focus & concentrate in addition to the impacts of stigma and shame. Tackling food hunger in schools remains a key campaign priority for NASUWT. @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2518770...

Isla Sneddon, 17, died in March after a six month battle with cancer. Her referral had been downgraded from urgent because of her age despite complaining of painful breast lumps from aged 14. Story @heraldscotland.bsky.social. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2518230...

'We are at risk of making the lives of trans people almost unlivable' Nicola Sturgeon has refused to apologise to gender critics. Full story from @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social: heraldscotland.com/news/25140280.

EXCLUSIVE: SNP accused of 'stitch up' as candidate removed from ballot👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2513921... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @joshpizpom.bsky.social

The Herald, backed by 23 leading charities, has urged Sir Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap heraldscotland.com/news/2512587... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social (4/7)

Hugely proud of this front page. The child poverty series becomes more than a series today as we call on @johnswinney.bsky.social to increase the Scottish Child Payment, giving a voice to the children in hardship. 23 charities join with us. It's time for action.

📢 John Swinney urged to act on child poverty. Fife Gingerbread joins @heraldscotland + 23 charities calling to raise the Scottish Child Payment to £40. 💬 Our CEO: “Brave, decisive leadership is needed to change the future for children in poverty.” 🔗 trib.al/DOd9xBA

Speaking about rising child poverty, an emotional John Swinney tells The Herald that "I do find it difficult to handle" 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2512419... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

My brilliant colleague @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social is leading a series on child poverty for @heraldscotland.bsky.social and you should definitely check it out.

'I know how lucky I am to have escaped a cycle that can feel impossible to break away from. But there is always a feeling of wondering when the penny will drop.' A powerful piece of writing from our own @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

New figures reveal 80,000 children in Scotland are living in very deep poverty — the highest level in a generation. Story by @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2511535...

Here's a look at what we've been covering on day four of our in-depth series on Scotland's prisons. 👇 How the Lilias Centre has helped one prisoner turn things around. heraldscotland.com/politics/250... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social (1/5)

The Lilias Centre is hailed as a game changer for rehabilitating female prisoners. But if it's so successful, why are there empty beds? heraldscotland.com/news/2505651... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social (4/5)

'This prison is the best thing to ever happen to me' www.heraldscotland.com/politics/250... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

"After spending the day behind the scenes of a women's prison hailed as 'game changing', I am left wondering how successful it is" www.heraldscotland.com/news/2505651... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

Day 3 in our series investigating what's going on in Scotland's prisons also sees @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social probe what rehab is on offer to prisoners and where it falls short. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2505504...

A preview of The Herald's new in-depth series on the overcrowding crisis in Scotland's prisons. Find out more HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2504560... @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @kathleennutt.bsky.social @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social

SNP ministers have missed the interim target to reduce relative child poverty to 18%. It casts more doubt on whether the Scottish Government's 2030 target of 10% will be met. Story @heraldscotland.bsky.social. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2504195...

'There is definitely still a stigma towards Gypsy Travellers in Scotland' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2499160... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

EXC: Private school warned by ministers over additional support needs 'terminology' Regulators have told the Edinburgh school to review language used by staff. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2494293...

Private schools in Scotland are now subjected to 20% VAT. Exclusive @heraldscotland.bsky.social figures show whether state schools in Edinburgh are being flooded with pupils making the switch. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2494254...

Spat on, attacked, humiliated, betrayed by government & terrified of the future: inside the brutalised lives of our disabled community My @heraldscotland.bsky.social Big Read comes with a content warning as it’s deeply distressing This demands your attention www.heraldscotland.com/news/2493865...

'I think for someone like that, who is used to being very independent and not have a choice (to end his life) it is really cruel' www.heraldscotland.com/politics/wes... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

Scotland’s 10 most overcrowded train journeys have been revealed READ THE FULL LIST: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2491296... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

Rebecca McCurdy shadowed lifesaving ScotRail conductor Dominic Quilty. Here's why it was an unforgettable experience: heraldscotland.com/news/2489533... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 (@mearnscolin.bsky.social)

Find every article from the first four days of our in-depth series on Scotland's railways HERE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/transpo... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social @vickyallan.bsky.social @martin1williams.bsky.social @turvill.bsky.social @mrianmcconnell.bsky.social

'Trains - and adequate public transport - are a lifeline for many Scots. But when times are tough for ScotRail staff and customers, Dominic is their lifeline.' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2489533... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

Shadowing ScotRail's Dominic Quilty has been a stand out of our @heraldscotland.bsky.social train series. Here's why I'll never forget it: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2489533...

EXCL: Caledonian Sleeper boss Kathryn Darbandi is stepping down. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2489387...

The Herald has today launched a new in-depth series investigating Scotland's railways. Political correspondent @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social introduces the five-day series here: www.heraldscotland.com/news/transpo...

Alex Salmond's widow Moira has hit out at the people "determined to damage his reputation" with 'distressing' bullying claims. "Please let Alex rest in peace," she tells PA via lawyers. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2485084...

John Swinney backs up Nicola Sturgeon over claims she stepped in often to stop Alex Salmond 'bullying' colleagues. He told the Sunday Show on BBC: "Sometimes we all witnessed that and sometimes we had to say 'look that's not on'."

Nicola Sturgeon "intervened many times" to stop Alex Salmond bullying people, the former first minister has said www.heraldscotland.com/news/2484873... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

🚨Exclusive: Yousaf: SNP police probe dominated leadership - but I'll never regret being FM Humza Yousaf started 2024 as first minister, ending it on the backbenches. How does he reflect on that? I asked him last week @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2480082...

Reaction to sharing my experience w dyspraxia has been overwhelming but great. Almost didn't publish this so the fact that people young and old have resonated or been helped by it makes it worth it!

'Being neurodiverse is something that I've become really proud of. 'I'm dyspraxic, but you can achieve so much with it.' Political correspondent @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social says she's achieved a career goal she was told wouldn't happen for her READ MORE: www.heraldscotland.com/news/educati...

💥A record number of Scottish pupils now have an identified additional support need (ASN) - 40.5%. That's an 102.4% increase on a decade ago. Story on @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2478434...

Our @heraldscotland.bsky.social series Additional Support Needs (ASN) in Scotland's Schools leads with Children and Young People's Commissioner Nicola Killean warning "children are being let down" by slow reforms. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477515...

In an exclusive interview with The Herald, Scotland's Education Secretary admits the scenarios in our series on additional support needs 'should not be happening' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477747... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

I went to Scottish Labour's winter gala. Wine was flowing and there was even two ex SNP MPs in the room to hear jokes about their party's fortunes. So why wasn't Keir Starmer able to command the room? www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477840...

Finance Secretary Shona Robison unveiled the 2025-26 budget, with key spending announcements on health, welfare and tax. Here is everything you need to know from the Scottish Government's spending and tax plans for the year ahead www.heraldscotland.com/news/2477248... @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

This year, we have run numerous in-depth series on issues that matter to people in Scotland. In our Black Friday offer, you can receive 12 months of unlimited ad-free web and app access for only £20. www.heraldscotland.com/subscribe/?u... Here's a look at what we've been covering... (1/11)