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Scottish Enterprise panned for lack of checks on Israeli-linked arms firms

THE Scottish Government has been condemned for the lack of checks it’s performing on grants offered to arms firms supplying Israel ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2025

Calls for White House to pay policing bill for JD Vance’s Scotland holiday

NO public money should be spent on “far right extremist” JD Vance’s holiday in Scotland, the Scottish Greens have said ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2025

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray reacts to latest GERS figures

THE Scottish Secretary has claimed that the latest spending and revenue statistics for the Scottish Government demonstrated the “collective…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2025

Scottish cultural groups 'lead world by far' on Israel boycott as major milestone hit

MORE than 200 Scottish cultural organisations have backed a boycott of Israel, which campaigners say represents “by far the highest proportional…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

Alex Salmond did not read independence white paper, Nicola Sturgeon claims

The former first minister accused her predecessor of an ‘abdication of responsibility’ over the document, produced ahead of the 2014 referendum.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Alex Salmond 'did not read' 2014 Scottish independence paper, Nicola Sturgeon says

ALEX Salmond did not read the Scottish Government’s white paper on independence ahead of the 2014 referendum, Nicola Sturgeon has claimed ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

Flexible working could help 25,000 Scots into jobs, new research finds

As many as 25,000 unemployed Scots could have a job if flexible working was offered, a new study has found ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

John Swinney: I'm looking at whole range of measures to take against Israel

THE First Minister has said that he is looking at a “whole range of measures” to take against Israel amid its genocide in Gaza. 

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

The tax haven firms given cash by the Scottish Government revealed

A company controlled by billionaire media baron Rupert Murdoch, a US military aircraft producer, and a Clyde port owner with an alleged history of…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2025

Inside the growing movement to boycott Israel in communities across Scotland

IN just over a year, a growing movement to boycott Israel has emerged in towns, cities and islands across Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2025