We would give each other advice about handling a press query, or a ‘difficult’ minister or senior civil servant. He was definitely more patient than me, and less cynical – a consummate public servant ...

The lack of resilience displayed by some people risks turning the country into a place where no one is prepared to do the difficult things – like defending it ...

Jim Wallace lived an extraordinary life. He was an MP and an MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Deputy First Minister, a member of the House of Lords, Advocate General, and the Moderator ...

With freezing winter conditions across Ukraine and temperatures expected to plunge as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius in the ...

Hibs have sold Kieron Bowie to Serie A side Hellas Verona in a deal worth £7 million, the Easter Road club have just confirmed. And sporting director Malky Mackay says the club record fee represents ...

A bit of Ruth Davidson’s magic won’t do Kemi Badenoch’s growing self-assurance as Conservative leader any harm at all ...

Michael Shanks said the Energy Profits Levy was not mentioned at the inaugural meeting of the North Sea Future Board - although he “knows what people’s views are on it”.

Gordon Brown has told a new biography he was always against the "Project Fear" tactics used by the Better Together campaign during the independence referendum. The former prime minister is widely held ...

Scotland’s non-domestic rates revaluation will drive some shops, bars and restaurants to the wall – and persuade more people to vote for Nigel Farage’s party ...

Over the past decade, demand for Scotch has surged in China - so much so that it is now Scotland’s tenth-largest export market for whisky. It speaks to the quality of what Scotland produces that today ...

A ride share scheme for people looking for a lift to outdoor pursuits such as hill walking and skiing is being launched in Scotland. The move has been welcomed by a snow sports resort for potentially ...

The ‘rogues gallery’ of Conservative defectors to Reform UK insist Britain is broken. And they should know – because they helped break it ...