Vast army’ of new posts ‘exist simply to feed the machinery of state’ rather than benefit the public, declares Russell ...

The Scottish Labour leader said that he would create the department because of "the SNP's wasteful incompetence".

Labour will ban mobile phones in Scotland’s schools if it wins power in next year’s Holyrood election, Anas Sarwar has ...

The heart of the problem rests wholly with SNP policy since 2007. Ever focused on populist vote-chasing, council tax has been frozen by ...

One SNP councillor labelled the appointment as a "joke" - but others on the local authority welcomed the appointment and ...

With higher numbers of people working in the public sector and higher wages, Scotland’s public purse is under pressure ...

Anas Sarwar vowed to set up a Scottish Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as he blasted the SNP over a new prison ...

The huge cost of the long-awaited replacement for Barlinnie is only the latest example of a failure to keep a tight grip on taxpayers' cash, says the Record's deputy political editor.

John Swinney says he will “absolutely shut the door on” Reform, as he warned about other parties “flip-flopping” on climate ...

In his regular column for the Daily Record, the Scottish Labour leader promised his party would fix the NHS and make sure ...

Anas Sarwar has promised to ban mobile phones in schools if he becomes the next First Minister of Scotland. The Scottish ...