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Reform UK councillor faces hearing after attack on former Scottish Labour colleague

A REFORM UK councillor in Glasgow will face a code of conduct hearing ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2025

How sectarianism made its mark in this key Scottish by-election

IT’S an unfortunate fact of life that most people in the West of Scotland know what is implied by the question: “What school did you go to?”

The National (Scotland) · Apr 22, 2025

Labour's Scottish branch manager is rewriting history

Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman overturned twenty years of understanding of the legal significance of a Gender…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 17, 2025

Former Scottish Labour minister charged with electoral fraud

A former Scottish Labour minister has been charged with electoral fraud ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 15, 2025

Glasgow Provost tells off councillors for misbehaviour after meeting ends in chaos

Recent council meetings have witnessed rows erupting as politicians clash on key issues.

Glasgow Live · May 12, 2023

Labour accuses Lord Provost of losing control after rammy at Glasgow City Council

The Labour group of councillors in Glasgow accused an SNP member of making threats during a heated meeting at the City Chambers.

Daily Record · Mar 31, 2023

SNP councillor tells Labour rival to meet him 'outside' during heated council spat

A HEATED council meeting descended into a spat – with an SNP councillor accused of telling his opponents to address concerns with him…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 31, 2023

Glasgow council meeting ends in row as SNP councillor tells Labour to 'address it with me outside'

The row was sparked by a heated debate on enforcement of Glasgow's Low Emission Zone as Labour accused an SNP councillor of telling people to "shut up".

Glasgow Live · Mar 31, 2023

Scottish Labour criticised as ex-MSP who made ‘sexist’ remarks put on MP shortlist

Frank McAveety apologised for comments made in Holyrood meeting in 2010 about 15-year-old girl

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

Former Labour MSP quits race to be general election candidate in Glasgow amid bitter contest

EXCLUSIVE: Frank McAveety was in line to be a candidate in the city's east end but a botched selection process led to him dropping out.

Daily Record · Jan 23, 2023