Australian’s bid to decriminalise incest in Scotland prompts MSPs to defend parliament’s petitions committee rules
A FRESH bid by an Australian to decriminalise incest in Scotland has prompted MSPs to defend a quirk in the Scottish Parliament’s rules...
Harry Potter to Alice in Wonderland – 25 of the most dangerous books ever written
FOR the last seven days, writers, libraries, free speech organisations, academics and publishers have all been celebrating the most controversial literature ever written...
SNP Government backs greater human rights checks on firms after “dodgy” £10bn China deal
THE Scottish Government will have to carry out background checks on a company’s human rights record before handing out grants and loans, under...
Tsunami death toll will rise, Indonesian disaster agency warns
Hundreds of people were killed when a three-metre Tsunami engulfed a narrow bay on the Indonesian coastline, smashing into two cities and sweeping...
Madeleine McCann’s father gives heartbreaking account of night she went missing
Gerry McCann told of his horror and disbelief as he realised his daughter had disappeared. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16950851.madeleine-mccanns-father-gives-heartbreaking-account-of-night-she-went-missing/
Ross Greer MSP: human rights guidance is progress, but nowhere near enough
When the Minister for Business wrote earlier in September to inform me that the Scottish Government had published new guidance on “human rights...
Scottish Tory policy chief hits out at SNP’s “paranoid” style of governing
THE SCOTTISH Conservatives will this week make “open government” a key plank of the party’s bid to topple the SNP at the next...
Leonard considering Scottish Labour reshuffle as civil war rages over Dugdale row
SCOTTISH Labour leader Richard Leonard is considering a reshuffle of his shadow cabinet amid claims he is being undermined by his colleagues. ....
Paul Hutcheon: Ruth Davidson’s path to becoming First Minister is blocked
INSIDE THE STORY . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16950750.paul-hutcheon-ruth-davidsons-path-to-becoming-first-minister-is-blocked/
Unite boss: Kez should have used £70k “jungle” fee for legal costs
ONE of the country’s most senior trade unionists has said Kezia Dugdale should have used her outside earnings to help pay her legal...
