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Climate Crisis Workers' Rights Middle East Labour Party Red Star Talks Scotland Iran Latin America
Matt Kerr
A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, April 3, 2026
CWU Conference 2026 / 10 May 2026
CWU delegates condemn Iran war
10 May 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
CWU Conference 2026 / 10 May 2026
CWU delegates fear current anti-racist strategy is ‘alienating working-class people’
10 May 2026
First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader John Swinney during a visit to Rouken Glen Garden Centre in Glasgow, on the last day of campaigning ahead of the Holyrood elections on Thursday, May 6, 2026
Holyrood Election / 6 May 2026
SNP predicted to ‘gobble up’ seats but ‘odds against’ winning overall majority
6 May 2026
Reform UK Scottish leader Lord Malcolm Offord speaks to the media outside Trinity Church in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, on the campaign trail for the May 7 Holyrood election, May 5, 2026
Holyrood Election / 6 May 2026
SNP and Labour round on Reform
6 May 2026
Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh, after the controversial Equinor Rosebank North Sea oil field was given the go-ahead, September 30, 2023
Holyrood Elections / 6 May 2026
Scottish Greens claim only they tell the truth on new oil and gas
6 May 2026
THE GREAT ILLUSIONIST: Scotland First Minister John Swinney (centre) with assorted worthies at Wheatley Housing Development in Wallyford, East Lothian, apparently keen on accelerating housebuilding throughout Scotland, January 2026
Holyrood / 6 May 2026
Scotland’s election risks becoming an exercise in apathy
6 May 2026

As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, during a visit to Bathgate, while campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election, May 4, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
Vote Labour to ‘save our NHS’, says Sarwar
5 May 2026
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn at the launch of the Scottish National Party 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign, at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, March 26, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
Thursday means ‘Starmageddon’, says Flynn
5 May 2026
Tenement flats along Comely Bank in Edinburgh
Scotland / 5 May 2026
Over a third of Scots live in fear of homelessness
5 May 2026
A preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks
Scotland / 4 May 2026
Campaigners call for ‘bold’ action to slash child poverty
4 May 2026
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn during campaigning for the Scottish Parliament elections at the Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre in Glasgow, March 27, 2026
Scotland / 4 May 2026
Flynn slams Labour's game of ‘celebrity traitors’
4 May 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar unveils his plan for the first 100 days of a Scottish Labour government, whilst campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election in Edinburgh, April 30, 2026
Scotland / 4 May 2026
Sarwar shifts focus to constituencies
4 May 2026