1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (453+ words) There may be many new MSPs but the SNP are overrepresented | Alamy The SNP should be returning to this session of parliament with a sense of humility. The party may have won an historic fifth term in government, but it…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1643+ words) Paul Higgins (right) with The Thick of It co-star Peter Capaldi | Alamy "She loved it," he smiles. Higgins was channeling one of his most enduring characters, The Thick of It spin doctor Jamie Mc Donald, the angriest man in Motherwell…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (246+ words) Russell Findlay's group dropped to just 12 MSPs | SST/Alamy Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has restructured his frontbench team following his party's drubbing at the recent election. Of the 12 Conservative MSPs, 11 have been given a portfolio. Douglas Lumsden has been…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (365+ words) Newly elected Reform Scotland MSPs outside the Scottish Parliament | PA/Alamy Reform UK has announced its frontbench team in Scotland, following parliamentary approval of the new Scottish Cabinet. Leader Malcolm Offord has taken on the economy and public sector reform…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (476+ words) Kenny Gibson has set out a series of changes to parliamentary proceedings | Alamy New Presiding Officer Kenny Gibson has announced a shake-up to Scottish Parliament proceedings which will see First Minister's Questions held twice a week. Addressing MSPs, Gibson said…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (213+ words) Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan with First Minister John Swinney | Instagram A Scottish Green candidate'has said'she was asked to withdraw from the election due to her student visa status. This is despite Q Manivannan, who is also living in the UK…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (270+ words) Chancellor Rachel Reeves | Alamy The SNP has accused the UK Government of "copying [their] homework" after the Treasury unveiled new measures to ease the cost of living for families. Under the Chancellor's "Great British Summer Savings" programme, children aged 5-15 in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (288+ words) Newly-elected MSPs with session six presiding officer Alison Johnstone | Alamy The Scottish Parliament has removed information on whether MSPs are male or female from its website. Until this week, the official site provided an option to list MSPs by factors…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (432+ words) L-R: Scottish Green MSPs Lorna Slater, Q Manivannan and Maggie Chapman | Alamy Professor Alistair Clark gave evidence to the committee scrutinising the legislation at the centre of the controversy. Here, he considers the aftermath and lessons to be learned: The…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (260+ words) Kenneth Gibson is congratulated by Labour's Michael Marra | Alamy He added: "I'm'looking forward to working with every single person in this chamber to take this parliament forward. I think'there's'so much more'that we can be as a parliament, than we have…...