Five patients in Scotland test negative.

‘The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory – the freshest and most important idea about economics in decades – delivers a radically different, bold, new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. Any ambitious proposal – ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventingContinue reading "Why...

America is "prepared to dedicate a lot of resources" to securing a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK this year, the country's treasury secretary has said.

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From BBC UK but missed by BBC Scotland today: A leading mental health charity for military veterans says it will not be able to take any new cases in England and Wales, because of a funding crisis. Combat Stress said its income has fallen from £16m to £10m in the current financial year partly dueContinue reading "Only BBC UK sees different Scotland look after its veterans as England drifts...

So just a very quick update for the 349 people who have between them contributed an amazing £6186 to help Scot Goes Pop commission an opinion poll on independence.  I haven't been idle on your behalf, and I think I've now got things more or less sorted.  If everything goes to plan, I should have some results for you within around 7-10 days. I now think it's highly unlikely that our...

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Glasgow Labour were invited by the Leader of the Council to work with the SNP and Greens to meet the aspirations of the city's constituents.

As Tory-run NHS England produces the worst A&E figures in history, the costliest building delays and the most dangerous places to be born, the Scottish Tories might do better to be quiet. Here’s why: Boris Johnson’s abundant failure in government as his NHS England A&E waiting time figures for December plummet to new depths below 70%!Continue reading "Why Jeanne Freeman should be...

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THIS hasn’t been a cracking week for optimists. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists pushed the hands of their symbolic Doomsday Clock the closest they’ve ever been to midnight (it’s now at 100 seconds). The causes they cite are nuclear weapons proliferation and a worsening climate crisis.

The UK may be facing its biggest constitutional crisis since the Civil War. This time though, it’s not the monarch who’s caused the crisis … Read moreBy Tom Coburg

Embarrassing.

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A study into why so many people are held in prison before appearing in court has been commissioned by the Scottish Government.

This Saturday afternoon from 2.30 to 3.30 Orkney Library and Archive in Kirkwall will be marking Robert Burns day.

It is worth recording just how badly the Johnson government is already doing. Unless we do we conceded the narrative to them. First, a Johnson Read the full article...

My headline is, I think appropriate. Trade outside the EU is going to be nightmarishly difficult. For the UK the cost is currently incalculable. I Read the full article...

I am a little surprised this photo has got as little attention as it appears to have done in the media: I am, of course, Read the full article...

Following the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to withdraw from a frontline royal role, the nature and timing of that departure has now been announced. Robert Hazell and Bob Morris explain what the settlement means for both the Sussexes and the monarchy itself.  When it wants to, the British monarchy can move […]