Anti-abortion lobbyists met MSPs over 100 times since 2021
Anti-abortion lobbyists have met with MSPs from all the major political parties, prompting concerns from women’s rights groups.
Fighting for new freedoms: 40 years on from the decriminalisation of homosexuality
Four decades after homosexuality was decriminalised, Scottish activists reflect on the impact LGBT and trans rights have had on their lives.
Tory MSP asked 11 questions on abortion in a month
The Tories’ shadow equalities minister Jeremy Balfour has asked 11 questions this month of the Scottish Government about abortion.
Wildlife fears raised over Dumfries and Galloway pylon project
Local campaigners have raised fears that a 30-mile stretch of proposed powerline through Dumfries and Galloway will pose a risk to “vulnerable wildlife populations”.
Deleted police records on thousands of Scots still held by other public bodies
Nearly 500,000 people have been removed from a police database - but other public bodies who received the records could still have them.
Transparency needed over £15m repairs to Cairngorm railway, say campaigners
Outdoor groups have urged the Scottish Government to allow public and parliamentary scrutiny of plans for the Cairngorm funicular railway before deciding to invest up to £15m in repairs.
Golf resort linked to Lord’s estate handed £100k Covid bailout
A Scottish Government agency has been criticised after handing £100,000 in Covid-19 bailout funds to a luxury golfing development on land owned by the Earl of Moray.
Police urged to tackle landlords breaking lockdown laws
Housing and advice charities have warned that more must be done to tackle rogue landlords caught breaking the rules all over Scotland, despite emergency coronavirus laws.
SNP’s mental health spokesperson voted against move to limit abortion clinic protests
Women’s organisations criticised the SNP’s Westminster mental health spokesperson, Dr Lisa Cameron MP, after she voted against restrictions on demonstrations near abortion clinics in England.
