Political opinion
Thank goodness we were spared an England victory and all that goes with that
![SallyAnn Kelly](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18304800.jpg)
![SallyAnn Kelly](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18304800.jpg)
AGENDA
![Two years on, ScotRail is still failing the travelling public](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10811248.jpg)
![Two years on, ScotRail is still failing the travelling public](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10811248.jpg)
![A reveller attends Trnsmt on Saturday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18307671.jpg)
![A reveller attends Trnsmt on Saturday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18307671.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18304773.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18304773.jpg)
![Nigel Farage MP interviewed on BBC1's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18307864.jpg)
![Nigel Farage MP interviewed on BBC1's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18307864.jpg)
![A defiant Donald Trump](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18310206.jpg)
![A defiant Donald Trump](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18310206.jpg)
![There are now new apartments on the site of the old Daily Record building](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18307575.jpg)
![There are now new apartments on the site of the old Daily Record building](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18307575.jpg)
![A defiant Donald Trump after Sunday's assassination attempt](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18312380.jpg)
![A defiant Donald Trump after Sunday's assassination attempt](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18312380.jpg)
![John Swinney met Sir Keir Starmer in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18282509.jpg)
![John Swinney met Sir Keir Starmer in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18282509.jpg)
![Jim Sillars branded Nicola Sturgeon 'Stalin's wee sister'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18168150.jpg)
![Jim Sillars branded Nicola Sturgeon 'Stalin's wee sister'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18168150.jpg)
Rab McNeil
![Concerns over Joe Biden's mental agility are not going away](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18306313.jpg)
![Concerns over Joe Biden's mental agility are not going away](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18306313.jpg)
![Lennie Pennie: Level the playing field on tax and give every kid a chance](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18120463.jpg)
![Lennie Pennie: Level the playing field on tax and give every kid a chance](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18120463.jpg)
![Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks to the media on a walkabout in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, following the landslide General Election victory for the Labour Party.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18304837.jpg)
![Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks to the media on a walkabout in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, following the landslide General Election victory for the Labour Party.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18304837.jpg)
![Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference after his first Cabinet meeting](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300461.jpg)
![Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference after his first Cabinet meeting](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300461.jpg)
![The rise of children in housing limbo](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18291471.jpg)
![The rise of children in housing limbo](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18291471.jpg)
![Is the UK really embracing the opportunities in Germany and other EU countries?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300477.jpg)
![Is the UK really embracing the opportunities in Germany and other EU countries?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300477.jpg)
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Unspun 🗳️
![Glasgow ranked highly among UK cities](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13608201.jpg)
![Glasgow ranked highly among UK cities](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13608201.jpg)
![Would a four-day working week increase productivity?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18289582.jpg)
![Would a four-day working week increase productivity?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18289582.jpg)
![John Forster](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18296741.jpg)
![John Forster](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18296741.jpg)
AGENDA
![Keir Starmer and John Swinney at Bute House last Sunday](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18284698.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and John Swinney at Bute House last Sunday](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18284698.jpg)
![The first opportunity to boost the economy might be driven by consumers, but more fundamental overhaul is required](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9386396.jpg)
![The first opportunity to boost the economy might be driven by consumers, but more fundamental overhaul is required](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9386396.jpg)
Business Voices
![The SNP needs to find a way to get on the front foot, and rapidly](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18299171.jpg)
![The SNP needs to find a way to get on the front foot, and rapidly](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18299171.jpg)
![There’s a vast amount of debt in the GB energy market](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14829684.jpg)
![There’s a vast amount of debt in the GB energy market](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14829684.jpg)
CITIZENS ADVICE
![Chancellor Rachel Reeves with former Bank of England governor Mark Carney (centre)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18291242.jpg)
![Chancellor Rachel Reeves with former Bank of England governor Mark Carney (centre)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18291242.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18290855.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18290855.jpg)
![Keir Starmer with some of the new intake of Labour MPs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18295246.jpg)
![Keir Starmer with some of the new intake of Labour MPs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18295246.jpg)
![there has been a relentless process of centralisation with powers concentrated in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13555499.jpg)
![there has been a relentless process of centralisation with powers concentrated in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13555499.jpg)
![The Scottish Government cut nearly £200 million from the affordable housing budget](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18294163.jpg)
![The Scottish Government cut nearly £200 million from the affordable housing budget](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18294163.jpg)
![Alison Hosie](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18293775.jpg)
![Alison Hosie](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18293775.jpg)
![Support for independence is still hovering around the 50 per cent mark](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16206078.jpg)
![Support for independence is still hovering around the 50 per cent mark](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16206078.jpg)
![Labour's 'Make Work Pay' pledges featured in last year's Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18286742.jpg)
![Labour's 'Make Work Pay' pledges featured in last year's Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18286742.jpg)
Business Voices
![Liam McArthur is the man behind the Assisted Dying Bill](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17912843.jpg)
![Liam McArthur is the man behind the Assisted Dying Bill](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17912843.jpg)
![Police numbers soared during the first SNP administration](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7116599.jpg)
![Police numbers soared during the first SNP administration](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7116599.jpg)
![Former SNP MP Joanna Cherry is interviewed on the Sky News show](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18282151.jpg)
![Former SNP MP Joanna Cherry is interviewed on the Sky News show](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18282151.jpg)
ANALYSIS
![Kate Forbes and Stephen Flynn at the SNP's General Election manifesto launch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18285805.jpg)
![Kate Forbes and Stephen Flynn at the SNP's General Election manifesto launch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18285805.jpg)
![The UK has the highest level of duty on spirits of any G7 country](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7774267.jpg)
![The UK has the highest level of duty on spirits of any G7 country](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7774267.jpg)
![The new political map of Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18282102.jpg)
![The new political map of Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18282102.jpg)
![John Swinney speaking to the media the day after the SNP's General Election defeat](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18284612.jpg)
![John Swinney speaking to the media the day after the SNP's General Election defeat](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18284612.jpg)
![Perhaps ITV bosses will now be “reflecting” on their decision to hire Ms Sturgeon, writes Kevin McKenna](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18276073.jpg)
![Perhaps ITV bosses will now be “reflecting” on their decision to hire Ms Sturgeon, writes Kevin McKenna](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18276073.jpg)
KEVIN MCKENNA'S DIARY
![While across the country, former SNP MPs were accepting defeat, Nicola Sturgeon appeared to be abdicating responsibility](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18280668.jpg)
![While across the country, former SNP MPs were accepting defeat, Nicola Sturgeon appeared to be abdicating responsibility](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18280668.jpg)
DANI GARAVELLI
![Mairi Spowage, of the Fraser of Allander Institute](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13940681.jpg)
![Mairi Spowage, of the Fraser of Allander Institute](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13940681.jpg)
![Sir Keir and wife Victoria arrive at their new home](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18279132.jpg)
![Sir Keir and wife Victoria arrive at their new home](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18279132.jpg)
![Independence may fade for a time but it's unlikely to go away as an issue](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12257534.jpg)
![Independence may fade for a time but it's unlikely to go away as an issue](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12257534.jpg)
![Former PM Rishi Sunak](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18258213.jpg)
![Former PM Rishi Sunak](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18258213.jpg)
![On average, CAB debt clients have £2,300 of energy arrears](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18273174.jpg)
![On average, CAB debt clients have £2,300 of energy arrears](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18273174.jpg)
CITIZEN'S ADVICE
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![Sir Keir Starmer has won a landslide victory](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18275437.jpg)
![Sir Keir Starmer has won a landslide victory](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18275437.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon, George Osborne and Ed Balls in ITV1's election night show](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18276073.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon, George Osborne and Ed Balls in ITV1's election night show](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18276073.jpg)
TV
![Douglas Ross and his wife at the count](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18279224.jpg)
![Douglas Ross and his wife at the count](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18279224.jpg)
eyewitness
![Former PM David Cameron](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18015893.jpg)
![Former PM David Cameron](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18015893.jpg)
![SNP's Pete Wishart celebrates after being declared the winner of the Perth and North Perthshire constituency](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18277396.jpg)
![SNP's Pete Wishart celebrates after being declared the winner of the Perth and North Perthshire constituency](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18277396.jpg)
![Some independence supporters are believed to have switched to Labour](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12284032.jpg)
![Some independence supporters are believed to have switched to Labour](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12284032.jpg)
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