Why have they put the Russian flag on this?

Scottish Conservatives will 'wield claymore' on spending, says Russell Findlay. Vague waffle about efficiency savings when he really means cuts to services to pay for tax cuts for the better off. Very Trumpian! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Thousands turn out for Bicester firefighter's funeral procession. Jennie Logan, 30, died in the fire at the Bicester Motion site on 15 May alongside colleague Martyn Sadler, 38, and 57-year-old father-of-two Dave Chester. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Aberdeen council urged to bring workers back to city centre. This is bonkers. Workforce policies are not driven by city centre business. What about the spending in the areas the workers live in? heraldscotland.com/news/25232104.…

Report calls for improvements to school grounds in Scotland. 15% of primary schools and 16% of secondary schools reported they had lost outdoor space as a result of building development. We highlighted this issue earlier this year in our Sports paper. heraldscotland.com/news/25237096.…

It’s called preventative spending.

Swinney rapped by stats regulator for attainment gap claim. “To maintain trust and confidence in their statements, ministers should take care that when they claim progress of their policies it is by their own defined measures”. theferret.scot/john-swinney-s…

The move to war readiness requires more than good intentions. Well-argued statements of the need to be ready for warfighting have to be backed by action – and contracts – that enable a chain of activity and investment to deliver growth in defence capacity. heraldscotland.com/opinion/252376…

'Forever chemical' TFA found in all but one of tested UK rivers. There aren't currently any rules or regulations in place to identify or reduce the concentrations of TFA either in the environment or in drinking water supplies in the UK. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Blaise Metreweli appointed as MI6's first female chief. Before some idiot says DEI hire, she has previously held director level roles in MI5 - MI6's sister, domestic security agency - and spent most of her career working in the Middle East and Europe. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Benefits reform must be pushed through, says PM. Yes, “the system is not working”, but need to tackle the causes of ill health rather than simply the benefit symptoms. We explain the problem and offer solutions in our latest paper with Scottish Hazards.🧵 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

CEO pay at UK’s top companies is 52 times that of typical worker. High Pay Centre thinktank says median pay of FTSE 350 chief executive was £2.5m in 2023-24 financial year. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’. Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

All very, very familiar. Lots of talk, far, far too little action and far, far too late. Christie does not need to be updated. It needs to be taken seriously and implemented. Implementation gap will continue behind rhetoric of updating. Just more words. gov.scot/publications/n…

ScotGov plan to cut £1 bn of public sector 'waste'. Good that “He also noted the findings of the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services.” I was an expert advisor to that Commission- it reported 14 years ago! heraldscotland.com/news/25243294.…

A flesh-eating fly is spreading north to the US. It could devastate livestock farming. The cool weather that facilitated previous eradication is unlikely due to climate change. If Trump can’t get a beef burger, he might take climate change seriously! theconversation.com/a-flesh-eating…

British Steel secures £500m contract to supply UK train tracks. UKGov said the new deal with Network Rail demonstrated progress to "strengthen domestic manufacturing and supply chains" to boost economic growth. As a proper procurement policy should. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Council facing court date after Mull campaigners raise £50k. If Mull had its own council, as they would in most European countries, the residents wouldn’t need to go to court, they would make their own decisions. heraldscotland.com/news/25242013.…