What Is Scotland’s New Hate Crime Law, And Why Is It Controversial?

Humza Yousaf and JK Rowling.A new law to tackle hate speech came into force in Scotland on Monday…

Put communities at the heart of planning decisions

The planning system embroils communities in David and Goliath battles against appallingly planned development proposals. Politics…

We must incentivise landlords and tenants to access energy improvement grants

Private renters have been more exposed than other tenures to increased energy costs in the two…

Alexander Bowen: Britain is more equal than progressive Scandinavian countries. The problem is that we’re poor.

Any sincere reading of the British economy since 2010 need acknowledge one basic thing: that the…

Alex Deane: Three reasons I’ve stepped forward, despite these challenging times, to stand for Parliament

I believe with every fibre of my being that whatever criticisms might be levelled at the…

James Ford: Blackpool South should be the poster child for levelling up. But will the forthcoming by-election reflect that?

Other Conservative seats that have been lost in recent by-elections may have had bigger majorities, but…

SNP plunges 20 POINTS in the polls as Humza Yousaf branded ‘a total disaster’

The Scottish National Party has fallen 20 points in the polls with fears the party is…

Government pledges support for Stormont stability

It follows the resignation of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson as DUP leader after he was charged with…

Labour MPs refuse to use ‘racist’ union flag on campaign leaflets – ‘Symbol of the far right’

A group of MPs have called on Keir Starmer to reject union flag election flyers amid…

Police received complaint leading to ex-DUP leader being charged with sexual offences in early March

Police in Northern Ireland have said they received a complaint that led to the arrest of…