Huge council tax rises confirmed across Scotland. Our interactive map shows increases for bands A to H in all 32 councils. Falkirk has steepest hike.. thescottishsun.co.uk/money/144463...

In today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social I've written about the two years and dozens of seizures it's taken for me to get to a diagnosis of, and receive treatment for, functional neurological disorder - and the painful insight that's given me into a healthcare system pushed past breaking point.

Rising pupil absence rates show that far too many parents and kids think school is not that important. While education bosses may tut-tut, the state must share the blame due to an endless stream of closures - for Covid, strikes, elections. Column today.. t.co/eenO8qxkzf

Scottish Budget special of CMQs.. in which I describe Scot Gov's 2-child cap bombshell as bollocks, given it's nothing to do with the 25-26 Budget, & @conormatchett.bsky.social and I explain the reality of the supposed income tax break... saving Scots 1.4p a day t.co/xlviUc7sJ7

CONFIRMED: Shona Robison: "We will mitigate the two-child cap". BUT.... says it will be from 2026. Claims it will lift more than 15,000 children out of poverty

Scot Gov Finance Secretary Shona Robison announces in Budget that "by March 2026 no one will wait longer than 12 months for a new outpatient appointment, inpatient treatment or day case treatment" SNP Gov prev made similar promise in 2022 to do this ... by Sept 2024

EXCL: SNP's Budget "rabbit" revealed ahead of speech this afternoon... two-child benefit cap announcement, sources say.. www.thescottishsun.co.uk/money/139637...

EXCL: Scot Gov almost doubles fund to wipe out school meal debt, with £2.8million of arrears to be cancelled. Cash will finally start to be paid to councils from next week www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1394095...

Anas Sarwar needs to earn the public's trust if he is to become First Minister. Misleading Scots with a slippery ad claiming he's going to "reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment" is the wrong way to go about it. Column today.. www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1391430...

Douglas Ross offers to take over from Russell Findlay at FMQs .. & bungling Labour types get in touch with SNP's Liz Lloyd to congratulate her on No10 job bagged by her namesake Holyrood Whispers from our weekly politics newsletter. Sign up here! link.thescottishsun.co.uk/join/sailthr...

My column today.. Scottish politics is back to being blokey after a short-lived era of all-female leaders.. but if SNP want to broaden their appeal again, footie-lad-in-chief Stephen Flynn might not be their best option t.co/cgKzJfzSId

My column today.. Scottish politics is back to being blokey after a short-lived era of all-female leaders.. but if SNP want to broaden their appeal again, footie-lad-in-chief Stephen Flynn might not be their best option t.co/cgKzJfzSId