Douglas Lumsden

The shortlist for The Herald Scottish Politician of The Year 2026 in association with Scottish Power

Alex Cole-Hamilton

Swinney, Offord, Greer and Mackay to face off at Scotland's top political awards

John Swinney, Malcolm Offord and the Scottish Greens co-leaders are among the leading contenders as The Herald reveals the shortlists for its Scottish Politician of the Year in association with ScottishPower.

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay during First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay during First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood

Douglas Lumsden

Former Tory MSP says 'robotic' Russell Findlay a 'disaster' and calls for new leader

Scottish Conservative Party MSP Douglas Lumsden (front row centre) celebrates with supporters at P&J Live in Aberdeen after winning the Aberdeen South by-election, taking the seat from the SNP.

Scottish Conservative Party MSP Douglas Lumsden (front row centre) celebrates with supporters at P&J Live in Aberdeen after winning the Aberdeen South by-election, taking the seat from the SNP.

Inside story: How Tories turned things around to win in Aberdeen South

Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch takes a selfie with Aberdeen South candidate Douglas Lumsden and party supporters during a visit to Cove Rangers

Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch takes a selfie with Aberdeen South candidate Douglas Lumsden and party supporters during a visit to Cove Rangers

SNP's £600,000 cash injection for Aberdeen two days before by-election sparks row

Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch (second from right), Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay (second from right) and Conservative Party candidate for Aberdeen South Douglas Lumsden during a visit to Uniconn in Aberdeen

Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch (second from right), Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay (second from right) and Conservative Party candidate for Aberdeen South Douglas Lumsden during a visit to Uniconn in Aberdeen

Can the Tories win in Aberdeen South? Inside the high-stakes North Sea battleground

Graphic of a ballot box in front of a stylised Aberdeen skyline

Graphic of a ballot box in front of a stylised Aberdeen skyline

Douglas Lumsden

🗳️Unspun: The by-election that could force the SNP's hand on oil and gas

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch visits the Well-Safe Protector Oil Rig in Aberdeen

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch visits the Well-Safe Protector Oil Rig in Aberdeen

Tory grandee calls for by-election pact with Reform in Aberdeen South to 'save union'

Bus driver Keith Rollinson was killed by a 15-year-old boy (Police Scotland/PA)

Bus driver Keith Rollinson was killed by a 15-year-old boy (Police Scotland/PA)

Scottish Government cannot rule out bus driver's killer being given free bus pass

Rachel Reeves on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

Rachel Reeves on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

Douglas Lumsden

Energy firm blames Labour windfall tax as a hundred more jobs lost

Sir Keir and Mr Swinney pictured at the British-Irish Council summit in Edinburgh last December.

Sir Keir and Mr Swinney pictured at the British-Irish Council summit in Edinburgh last December.

Starmer and Swinney urged to 'face up' to North Sea workers amid job losses

Cars travel in snow along the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness, Scotland.

Cars travel in snow along the A96 between Aberdeen and Inverness, Scotland.

Fresh calls to dual A96 as £65m repair bill for trunk road revealed

Kemi Badenoch and Russell Findlay being haunted by the ghosts of the past

Kemi Badenoch and Russell Findlay being haunted by the ghosts of the past

Sunday Long Read

Douglas Lumsden

Can Russell Findlay and the Scottish Tories escape the ghosts of the past?

Douglas Lumsden

Douglas Lumsden

Russell Findlay urged to 'rein in' Tory MSP after 1,000 question blitz

Douglas Lumsden denied using AI to generate Holyrood questions - but that shouldn't be the main issue here.

Douglas Lumsden denied using AI to generate Holyrood questions - but that shouldn't be the main issue here.

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

AI isn't the problem in an MSP's use of Holyrood questions – but this is

Douglas Lumsden denied using AI to submit almost 1,000 Holyrood questions.

Douglas Lumsden denied using AI to submit almost 1,000 Holyrood questions.

AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Has an MSP cost taxpayers £100,000 to submit 1,000 Holyrood questions using AI?

Stephen Flynn's local SNP branch received a £30,000 after he lobbied Scottish Government ministers on behalf of an energy firm operating in his patch

Stephen Flynn's local SNP branch received a £30,000 after he lobbied Scottish Government ministers on behalf of an energy firm operating in his patch

Neil Mackay: Flynn’s £30k ‘cash-for-access’ lobbying donation stinks to high heaven

Humza Yousaf and Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray

Humza Yousaf and Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray

Douglas Lumsden

SNP ministers accused of 'scandalous' failure at £2billion state bank