Richard Leonard has not changed Scottish politics; he hasn’t even changed Scottish Labour

RICHARD LEONARD thinks Scottish independence would be a bad idea. This is not what we in the journalistic profession refer to as ‘breaking news’.

More specifically, Leonard believes that the “turmoil” of Brexit would be nothing compared to ending the 300 year “relationship” – a cute way of phrasing it – that is the Union.

The former City trader’s lawyer has refuted the home secretary’s claim that he has no discretion over Adoboli’s deportation order

KWEKU ADOBOLI, the former UBS banker convicted in 2012 for fraud following his involvement in what has been described as “the largest trading loss in the British banking history,” has spoken publicly for the first time since his deportation to Ghana by British authorities, describing the “violence and draconian policy” of the UK’s criminal justice system and immigration policy.

Trade union official says Underbelly’s recruitment of ‘Hogmanay ambassadors’ contravenes both Volunteer Scotland’s Code of Practice and the National Minimum Wage Act

THE USE of unpaid volunteer labour by Underbelly, the Edinburgh Fringe venue and event organiser behind Edinburgh’s Hogmanay street party, contravenes both Volunteer Scotland’s Code of Practice and the National Minimum Wage Act, it has been claimed as recruitment for ‘Hogmanay ambassadors’ at this year’s celebration gets underway.

Rail union condemns SNP for siding with the Tories in favour of not activating the break clause, while Labour are accused of “rank hypocrisy”

A SCOTTISH LABOUR PROPOSAL aiming to compel the Scottish Government to exercise a break clause in ScotRail’s contract, end Abellio’s franchise and move towards nationalisation was defeated today (14 November), eliciting condemnation from the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association trade union.

Veteran humanitarian Dr Philippa Whitford calls for end to the Gaza blockade to allow medical relief to reach Palestinians in need

DR PHILIPPA WHITFORD, the Central Ayrshire SNP MP and breast cancer specialist, has called for the end to the blockade of Gaza by the Israeli military and emphasised the necessity of the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), after being formally denied entry to Gaza by the Israeli Government.

Following the death of two young people in custody, their families call for measures to tackle suicides from the Scottish Government

SCOTLAND has failed the test of a civilised society following the death of two young people in custody by suicide, according to lawyer and human rights advocate Aamer Anwar.

As DRM Residential drops its demand for a ‘Post-Tenancy Works Fee’ from a Living Rent member, the tenants’ union vows to see the clause eliminated from all leases

THE LIVING RENT CAMPAIGN have today (12 November) claimed victory in a dispute with letting firm DRM Residential, announcing that the Edinburgh letting agency had dropped a controversial deposit fee charged to one of its members.

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion are currently staging an occupation at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

AS the newly formed direct action environmental campaign Extinction Rebellion stages its inaugural meeting in Scotland, dozens of its activists have occupied the interior and entrance of the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to protest the “havoc” being wrought by fracking.