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Matt Kerr
(left to right) Scottish Conservatives leader Russell Findlay, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and SNP leader John Swinney during the Scottish party leaders Channel 4 news election debate in Glasgow, April 14, 2026
Scotland / 17 April 2026
Scottish Labour urged to ‘call off attack dogs’ from journalists
17 April 2026
Scottish National Party (SNP) Leader John Swinney at the launch of the party's manifesto for the Holyrood election, at Barras Art & Design (BAaD) in Glasgow, April 16, 2026
Scotland / 16 April 2026
SNP manifesto pledges food price cap
16 April 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Scotland / 16 April 2026
Medics calls for ‘radical reform’ to save Scottish NHS
16 April 2026
Ambulance workers on the picket line outside London Ambulance Service (LAS) in Deptford, south-east London, during a strike by members of the Unison union in the long-running dispute over pay and staffing, February 10, 2023
Healthcare / 15 April 2026
Unison vows to fight far-right and NHS privatisation
15 April 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, SNP leader John Swinney and Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord during the Scottish party leaders Channel 4 news election debate in Glasgow. Picture date: Tuesday April 14, 2026.
Scottish Labour / 15 April 2026
Sarwar brands talk of Reform deal ‘a desperate lie’
15 April 2026
Workers' Rights / 14 April 2026
Unison healthcare conference kicks off in Edinburgh
14 April 2026
Workers' Rights / 15 April 2026
Overwork driving NHS workers to ‘breaking point,’ warn Unison
15 April 2026
Scottish Green Party co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay (left) at the launch of their manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, at Barras Art and Design in Glasgow, April 14, 2026
Holyrood Elections / 14 April 2026
Childcare and climate ‘at heart of’ Scottish Greens’ manifesto
14 April 2026
Reform UK Scottish leader Malcolm Offord at a press conference at the Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel in Aberdeen, whilst campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election, April 8, 2026
Scotland / 13 April 2026
Reform leader branded ‘chancer’ in leaders’ debate
13 April 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar holds up a manifesto booklet during the launch of the party's manifesto for the upcoming Holyrood election, at the University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection in Edinburgh, April 13, 2026
Scotland / 13 April 2026
Scottish Labour launch Holyrood manifesto
13 April 2026
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice at a press conference at the Macdonald Norwood Hall Hotel in Aberdeen, whilst campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election, April 8, 2026
Aw That / 11 April 2026
Armageddon, egg rolls and empty promises
11 April 2026

As world leaders posture and local politicians bore, voters are left with a grim choice: despair, disengage — or start imagining something better, says MATT KERR

Scottish Green party co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay during a visit to the Palestine Museum Scotland in Edinburgh, October 17, 2025
Scotland / 8 April 2026
Scottish Greens to pilot right to work for people seeking asylum
8 April 2026