AS National Wine Week comes to an end today, Writer at Large Neil Mackay, unravels why the humble grapevine has entwined itself so...
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018SOME members of the Scottish Government have a low profile and rarely attract the headlines, but Derek Mackay is the opposite. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286114.profile-of-derek-mackay-the-ex-fundie-tipped-as-the-next-snp-leader/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018A coalition of church leaders, children’s charities, anti-poverty groups and senior academics have urged Finance Secretary Derek Mackay to increase child benefit by...
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018“THIS was the week Brexit died”, declared the PM’s former adviser, Nick Timothy. It’s hard to disagree, even though it’s not clear what...
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018As the world tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Foreign Editor David Pratt tells the stories of...
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018WESTMINSTER is heading for a “constitutional logjam” amid concerns there is not a majority for any option to either leave the European Union...
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018THE nation is days from the ‘meaningful vote’ on Brexit. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286164.brexit-at-scottish-culture-a-new-ambassadorial-body-is-mooted-for-scotland-as-fears-over-freedom-of-movement-grow/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018A scene examination is under way on a countryside road on the outskirts of Auckland, police said. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286076.grace-millane-murder-probe-detectives-identify-location-of-interest/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018Ahead of the Scottish budget, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has been urged to give hard-pressed families an extra £5 a week. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17286077.child-benefits-top-up-could-lift-thousands-out-of-poverty/
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018The Scottish Government will announce its Budget plans on Wednesday – but Greens say their preconditions for talks have not been met. ....
By Brian McGuireDecember 9, 2018