Miles Briggs

Health Secretary Angela Constance

Winter NHS deaths warning after SNP unveils 'flimsy' plans

Wearing balaclavas to hide their identities, anti-immigration protesters stage a counter-demonstration during an anti-racism rally in Glasgow in June (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Call to ban balaclavas in city centre

The Accident and Emergency department at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Exclusive We're really scared about this winter, warn Scottish A&E doctors

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scottish scandal-ridden hospital repairs to cost taxpayers £170m

A general view of staff on an NHS hospital ward

Rise in NHS hospital admissions following private treatment

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay

Tories would divert new teachers to rural areas to fix job shortage

Action on mobile phones in schools long overdue Scotsman leader comment

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

No go-ahead for Sheriffhall flyover until after election

Pressure is growing for a complete ban on phones in schools

Scottish Tories 'lay groundwork for ban on mobile phones in schools'

Portobello High School and Queensferry High School were the first secondary schools in Scotland to pilot a zero-phone policy

Parents campaign for right to tech-free education for Scots pupils

An artist's impression of the proposed Sheriffhall roundabout flyover

Extra lane 'could ease congestion' at Sheriffhall roundabout

Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, says the Tories will vote against the Tertiary Education and Training Bill

Exclusive Tories to vote against new colleges bill despite amendments

Miles Briggs has called for a war chest for colleges

Exclusive 'Decimated': Colleges 'must get' extra £50m in Scottish budget

The Scotsman has been reporting a rising tide of violence in schools (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)

School attendance 'in crisis' after thousands of pupils miss lessons

Concerns have been raised about the huge rise in pupils with additional support needs

Exclusive SNP ministers 'putting classroom staff at risk' by failing to fund ASN

Miles Briggs MSP says a capital city supplement should be reintroduced.

Exclusive Should Edinburgh get extra funds for festivals and royal visits?

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, seen with Sir Keir Starmer, visiting a school.

Exclusive Enquiries about Edinburgh school places soar nearly 20%

Satisfaction with the performance of Scottish schools has dropped to its lowest level in a decade

Scottish school satisfaction drops to lowest level in a decade

Dundee University admitted the probe had uncovered ‘clear failings’

Exclusive 'Staggering' cost of probe into Dundee University crisis revealed

The Dunard Centre, expected to open in 2029, will become the permanent home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

'More transparency' over £162m Dunard Centre funding is needed

Closing the attainment gap was a key SNP pledge.

Exclusive SNP accused of 'cherry-picking' school attainment gap figures

Fettes College in Edinburgh, perhaps the city's most prestigious private school

Pupils switch from private to state secondaries in Edinburgh revealed

Urgent action is needed to support Scotland's universities

Exclusive 'Universal failure': The crisis facing Scotland's universities

Overcrowding in Scotland's classrooms is a major issue, argue the Scottish Conservatives. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Exclusive Scotland's schools under 'intolerable strain' due to overcrowding

Scotland Ranking - 2. National Ranking - 15. The University of Aberdeen is a UK Top 20 and World Top 200 University with outstanding levels of student satisfaction.

Exclusive The amount paid by universities to foreign recruiting agents revealed

Some Edinburgh classes will exceed 25 children.

Exclusive Class size limit to be breached in Edinburgh schools 'to save costs'

Dundee University

University bosses quit after 'devastating' report into cash crisis

No decision date over 'notorious bottleneck' - 20 months after report

Scotland Ranking - 14. National Ranking - 121. UWS is a truly international university, with origins dating back to 1897.

‘Cash-strapped’ Scottish university boss claimed over £37k in expenses

Millions is being spent on buying up private newbuild properties for social housing.

Exclusive Edinburgh Council spend almost £100m buying up private newbuild homes

AI technology

Exclusive Scottish universities catch students in 1,000 AI 'cheating' cases

Hundreds of council houses in Edinburgh have still not been fitted with interlinked smoke alarms.

Exclusive Hundreds of Edinburgh council homes not fire alarm compliant

Queensferry Road is one of the Edinburgh streets covered by the 20mph speed limit.

Exclusive Only 18 speeding fines in four years in Edinburgh 20mph zone

Royal Caribbean International's Anthem of the Seas cruise ship at Greenock in July 2021. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Government 'open to introducing' cruise ship tax as tourist tax made law

Analysis How Scottish Greens are set to cause John Swinney another headache

Concers have been raised over the Scottish Government's housebuilding programme

The SNP's key housing strategy is in 'absolute freefall'

Figures released via freeform of information legislation show that in 2022/23, Scotland’s housing maintenance backlog hit £5,741,501.

Social housing tenants left in "substandard housing" with £6m repair backlog

Thousands of families are languishing in temporary accommodation for over a year.

Over 10,000 Scots spend over a year in temporary accommodation

General view of a thatched cottage on the coast on the isle of Tiree off the west coast of Scotland (pic: Andrew Milligan)

Scottish rural housing situation faces 'shocking neglect', MSPs say

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There’s much to do at Holyrood in 2024 - Miles Briggs

An Edinburgh tram runs on the line that was subject to a four-volume inquiry report published this week. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Swinney urged to make public statement in Parliament on tram inquiry findings

UK Government will 'not intervene' over drug consumption room pilot
It comes after the Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, said that drug users will not be prosecuted for attending safe consumption rooms.

Exclusive Labour will not scrap £715m welfare agency branded 'wasteful' by Gordon Brown

The Grenfell Tower fire was a tragedy that should never have happened and should never happen again (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP's post-Grenfell delays over dangerous cladding are simply not good enough

Workers remove cladding for testing from a tower block in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Ministers look to appoint firm to identify all fire-risk high-rises in Scotland

The Scottish Government received £97.1 million in Barnett consequentials from the UK Government in 2021/22 to facilitate the removal of cladding in high-rise buildings.

Tories: Just 2% of cash to remove Grenfell cladding in Scotland has been spent

The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry has still yet to publish its findings.

Warning delay to tram inquiry publication could limit scrutiny of finds

Alcohol addiction is an often hidden slippery slope

We need to listen to those impacted by alcohol abuse - Karyn McCluskey

Charities say more affordable homes need to be built to help manage Scotland's housing crisis.

Over 300,000 people on social housing waiting lists in Scotland

Newly elected leader of the Scottish National Party, Humza Yousaf. (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

A&E figures: New performance figures are "an embarrassment for Humza Yousaf"

Just two landlords were struck off Scotland's landlord registry in 2022.

Number of Scottish landlords struck-off from registry plummets to just two

Picture: John Devlin

Councils face cuts even if they hike council tax by 5 per cent, IFS warns

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Almost 450 households with children spending years in temporary accommodation

Picture: Phil Wilkinson

SNP accused of presiding over 'national housing crisis'

Homelessness is a scourge Scotland's politicians must work hard to eradicate (Picture: Dean Purcell/Getty Images)

Scotland desperately needs more affordable homes – Scotsman comment

An aerial view of Glasgow. More than 24,000 disabled Scots are waiting for social housing, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives. Picture: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire

More than 24,000 disabled Scots waiting for social housing

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries