‘Toddlers could be placed in state-run “development centres” to give the Scottish government more control over how future generations are raised. Ministers are concerned that some children, particularly in deprived areas, are failing to thrive […]

‘A Dumbarton lollipop man has been banned by the local council from “high-fiving” children as they cross the road. Nkosana Mdikane, 74, is known as “Scotland’s happiest lollipop man” due to his singing and dancing […]

‘SNP ministers have announced an indefinite ban on fracking in Scotland as they intensified their general election battle with Labour over which party is promising the greatest restrictions on the controversial practice. Fergus Ewing, the […]

‘David Cameron, in his visit to Scotland today, claimed that the pre-referendum “vow” to Scotland was being delivered in full. Sadly, the reality falls a long way short of that boast. For a start, the […]