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Weekend rewind: The top 10 Scottish politics stories you need to read July 24 2021, 6.00am Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads from the last seven days: 1. John Swinney apologises after being reported to statistics watchdog over ‘fake news’ Covid tweet Covid recovery secretary John Swinney had to apologise this week after being reported to the UK Statistics Authority over his use of a “fake news” infographic. On Monday morning Mr Swinney tweeted a badly cropped image used in a well-known meme with claims about mask protection. Those fig...

Weekend rewind: The top 10 Scottish politics stories you need to read July 10, 2021, 6:00 am Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads from the last week: 1. Douglas Ross reveals ’emotional’ journey tailing pregnant wife in 65-mile ambulance dash The Scottish Conservative leader became a dad for the second time this week but as reporter Adele Merson learned, the birth of his new son was a dramatic affair involving a blue-light ambulance dash from Elgin to Aberdeen – a journey that highlights the lack of maternity services in Moray with women being...

Weekend rewind: The top 10 Scottish politics stories you need to read Updated: July 3, 2021, 9:03 am From national warnings on the surge in coronavirus cases, to local councillors caught red-handed running troll accounts on social media, it’s been another busy week in Scottish politics. Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads you need to catch up with: 1. ‘Like Eat Out to Help Out on steroids’ An adviser to Nicola Sturgeon has claimed the rise in Covid cases linked to Scots football fans at the Euros shows the country risks scoring an “own goal...

Weekend rewind: The top 10 Scottish politics stories you need to catch up with Updated: May 15, 2021, 1:23 pm Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It’s the week after the Scottish parliament election and we’re all suffering from an election hangover after a marathon campaign. However, it’s still been a busy week in politics! Here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads from the last week: 1. So what exactly happened wi...