Inside Politics

Dying for a drink: Experts call for cancer warnings on alcohol

Amid widespread ignorance over the links between alcohol and cancer, the World Health Organisation (WHO) wants bottles and cans to carry health warnings

Public health: Eyes back on the ball

Five years on from the first Covid lockdown and one of the biggest public health crises the country has faced, campaigners are urging the Scottish Government to refocus its efforts on preventing Scotland’s biggest killers

Brian Leishman: The Labour MP who has become one of the government's most vocal critics

Despite all the retirements, the 2026 parliament may not be that different at all

Filling the gap: Regulating the non-surgical aesthetics industry

Edward Mountain MSP: 'I used to be a rock and roll dance teacher'

'Where’s the misogyny bill? That was promised and it’s still not there'

Nicola Sturgeon: Dividing critics and supporters until the end

Women's Studies: How 19 female medical students brought from Afghanistan became a symbol of hope

John Cooper MP: 'I broke my collarbone at the foot of Ben Nevis'

Women's Work: Re-fighting battles for equality

Silenced and Targeted: Female MSPs speak out on the online abuse they deal with

Divide & Conquer: Splitting the unionist vote as Starmer builds bridges

In context: Council tax hikes

Naomi Cunningham: I’m fuelled by rage, and I’ve been lucky

'Clackmannanshire Council's biggest challenge is being the smallest mainland local authority'

Getting to Know You: Chris Murray

Community Goals: Channelling Football to Enrich Lives

In context: Donald Trump’s trade tariffs

Anas Sarwar: Labour will 'earn the right to form a government' in 2026

Gender Divide: How the Sandie Peggie case re-opened the debate over self-ID

Thomas Kerr: Ready for Reform

Changing fortunes: Scottish Labour's Holyrood challenge

Scotland's nature crisis: Delivering at scale

Political Spin: David Torrance

Licence to Drill: Why the Scottish Government needs to be clearer on fossil fuels