The UK government have been forced to admit that food, medicines and blood would all need to be stockpiled to prevent them running out.

As the first of three planned National Assemblies gets underway today in Ayr, independence is firmly on the agenda.

The UK government has published the first of their plans for a no deal Brexit. Brexit Secretary Dominic Rabb said the UK government is ready to accept a no deal scenario, despite the evidence saying a no deal would be the worst possible option for public services, jobs and living standards.

Jeremy Corbyn is in Scotland this week. The Labour Leader is keen to promote his party’s policies but not so keen to talk about Labour’s record in government.

The UK Government’s universal credit system has been deeply flawed since its disastrous roll-out began – and all of the evidence shows it is actively harmful to claimants. The reality is, that this austerity obsessed Tory Government is driving more people, particularly children, into poverty with policies like this.