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Scotch Whisky faces the highest tax rate in any G7 country, and will now rise further.

English ‘single malt’ whisky - and why it could ‘undermine’ Scotch

Boris Johnson will be appearing in Edinburgh in September

Boris Johnson charging £121 a head for meet and greet in Edinburgh

Malcolm Graham, chief executive officer of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. Picture: Stewart Atwood

Progress made on court delays but outlook is challenging Malcolm Graham

Written questions are used by MSPs to obtain information on Government and parliament for the public.

The Scottish politician who cost taxpayer £100k over 900 questions

Minister for Health and Social Care Neil Gray during First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, in November.

Neil Gray apologises for misleading MSPs over football match limo row

Gregor Poynton MP for the Livingston Constituency

Gregor Poynton MP challenges social media giants on responsibility for violent o...

Graeme Downie MP said his party had enjoyed a strong start to government

Scottish Labour MP says party made 'strong start to government'

Ash Regan MSP.

Ash Regan: Why Gisèle Pelicot's case will help prostitution law pass

Making Britain better off will be "at the forefront of the Chancellor's mind" as she visits China, the Treasury has claimed

SNP call for Chancellor return as Government defends China visit

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions

Analysis PMQs: The grooming gangs retort from Starmer that won praise from SNP

Scots residents can help by writing to their MP - Animal News Agency

Stars including Ricky Gervais and Dame Judi Dench need help of Scots residents t...

Richard Baker previously served in Holyrood

New Scottish Labour MP on what Westminster can learn from Holyrood

Tractors are lined up outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, during a protest by farmers over the changes to inheritance tax

Insight: Why inheritance tax is just tip of iceberg for Scots farmers

Stephen Flynn sparked an internal party row after announcing his intention to run for Holyrood while remaining an MP

'Not a cosy club': Why Holyrood has banned 'double jobbing'

Aneurin Bevan, Minister of Health, campaigned for the UK to have a National Health Service (Picture: Edward G Malindine/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: NHS has never been anything but 'grossly underfunded'

Assessing lie of the land post-Budget

Katie Brett is campaigning again to keep David Minto in prison and to change the lenient sentencing appeals law. Inset: 'Evil' David Minto

I'm trying to keep the man who murdered my sister behind bars

The NFU gathered outside the Scottish Parliament.

Watch: Two major protests at Holyrood with tractor on front steps

Delegates from the Nisga'a nation beside the 11-metre tall memorial pole during a visit to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, ahead of its return to what is now British Columbia, August 2023

Money to address slavery could be wasted unless more spent, MSPs told

Is it reasonable for politicians to sit in the Scottish Parliament, while also having a seat at Westminster? (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Vote: Should 'double jobbing' be allowed for Scottish politicians? Ian Johnston

Scottish MP might stay in Scotland if Donald Trump visits Westminster

Stephen Flynn has worried some Holyrood colleagues

Analysis Why Stephen Flynn’s bid for Holyrood is designed to worry MSPs

David Davis on Salmond's legacy and making a more powerful Holyrood

Ash Regan

What next for the Alba party following Alex Salmond’s death?

Michael Gove is the new Spectator editor. Picture: PA

Why Michael Gove has been appointed The Spectator's editor

Larry the cat has long been a fixture at the Prime Minister's official office

I’ve met Larry the Downing Street cat - and he ignored me Alexander Brown

Susan Murray won a seat for the Lib Dems at the 2024 general election.

What happens when you become a Scottish MP

Rachel Reeves takes questions from journalists after making her 29 July statement to Parliament in which she cancelled or delayed various infrastructure projects and axed universal winter fuel payments for all pensioners (Picture: Lucy North /Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

What can we expect from the first Labour budget since 2009?

King Charles in St Helier, Jersey, yesterday on a two-day visit to the Channel Islands. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

King’s warm praise for news media as ‘antidote to misinformation’

Tony Lenehan KC is Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, and President of the Faculty of Advocates Criminal Bar Association

We don’t know if going jury-less will be better - Tony Lenehan

Larry the Downing Street cat sits at the door to number 10 Downing Street. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nuclear codes and meeting the King: what happens in the hours after an election?

Mark Polson

Parties stay silent on personal finance

Exclusive Scotch Whisky issues new election plea to 'give a dram' about Scotland

Fans of artists like Taylor Swift, pictured at one of her recent Murrayfield shows, will no longer be easy prey for online ticket touts (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Why you'll be safer buying tickets for Taylor and co - Rocio Concha

The Edinburgh International Book Festival has ended its deal with Baillie Gifford

Readers' Letters: Will green activists have courage of conviction

Lucy Allan, Conservative MP for Telford, speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Picture: PA

Why Tory MP Lucy Allan quit the Conservatives to back Reform UK candidate

Voters need to be alive to threats posed by cyber-attacks, AI and deep fakes Christine Jardine

An election is great for the country and can make politics interesting again Alexander Brown

Rishi Sunak talks to journalists on his plane as he travels from Northern Ireland. Photos: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Ruth Davidson mocks Sunak on 'sinking ship' visit to Belfast's Titanic Quarter

John Swinney is expected to become the next first minister and SNP leader. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Swinney indicates his government will reach out to unionists to pass budgets

Explainer How is a new first minister and SNP leader appointed?

File photo dated 01/05/18 of alcohol for sale in an Edinburgh off-licence. Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in deaths from alcohol consumption, according to a study. The research, published in The Lancet, suggests 156 deaths per year on average in Scotland may have been prevented due to the pricing policy, which was implemented in May 2018. Issue date: Tuesday March 21, 2023.

Evidence for minimum unit pricing's success is inconclusive - Stephen McGowan

George Galloway is never short of something interesting - or controversial - to say

13 interesting and funny quotes by Scottish politician George Galloway

George Galloway speaks to TV after his win at the Rochdale by-election, pictured at Rochdale Leisure Centre, March 1 2024.

George Galloway: The firebrand Scottish politician and unlikely reality TV star

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn. Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament.

SNP's Flynn accuses Commons Speaker of 'lying' to Parliament

Leader: We must protect both our Parliament and MPs Scotsman comment

First Minister Humza Yousaf has described Suella Braverman as the 'worst of politicians'

Yousaf accuses Braverman of stoking 'fires of racial and religious tensions’

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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

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SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries