public services

Ivan McKee addresses a fringe meeting at the SNP conference in Aberdeen amid growing controversy over the Scottish Government’s public service reform plans.

Ivan McKee accused of being ‘disrespectful’ in heated NHS reform clash

Ivan McKee faced a fresh backlash at SNP conference as union leaders challenged NHS reform plans, job-loss fears and proposed cuts to management.

The Scottish Government offices in Victoria Quay, Edinburgh

The Scottish Government offices in Victoria Quay, Edinburgh

Managers in Scotland's public sector face cuts as directors made high 'priority'

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth and First Minister John Swinney, as the Scottish Government faces fresh criticism from the STUC over its public sector reform plans

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth and First Minister John Swinney, as the Scottish Government faces fresh criticism from the STUC over its public sector reform plans

STUC warns it will not be a ‘consultative patsy’ for public sector cuts

Ivan McKee MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform pictured in his office at the Scottish Parliament.

Ivan McKee MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform pictured in his office at the Scottish Parliament.

The question Scottish Government couldn't answer on civil service home working

Internal documents have revealed the scale of job cuts required in the Scottish civil service.

Internal documents have revealed the scale of job cuts required in the Scottish civil service.

More than 1,400 jobs in civil service face axe under Scottish Government plans

First Minister John Swinney.

First Minister John Swinney.

Tax rises call as SNP told public sector job cuts will not solve £4.7bn fiscal gap

Victoria Quay - Scottish Government building.

Victoria Quay - Scottish Government building.

Scotland's civil service grows despite SNP promise to cut workforce

First Minister John Swinney addresses delegates during the STUC conference in the Caird Hall, Dundee earlier this year.

First Minister John Swinney addresses delegates during the STUC conference in the Caird Hall, Dundee earlier this year.

Trade unions say SNP’s plan to cut 20,000 public sector jobs will damage services

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said hospitals, schools and courts are doing worse than pre-2020 levels

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said hospitals, schools and courts are doing worse than pre-2020 levels

public services

Public services performing significantly worse than before Covid, study finds

The future in Scotland looks like it will be full of potholes.

The future in Scotland looks like it will be full of potholes.

Scotland’s £647m council budget blackhole: What it means for you and potholes

John Swinney at the Oakwood Medical Centre in Glasgow

John Swinney at the Oakwood Medical Centre in Glasgow

Swinney promises ‘whole family support’ to transform Scotland’s public services

Elon Musk exit shows politicians should be careful about letting the DOGE out

Some public sector workers are reluctant to go back to the office - and have threatened to strike

Some public sector workers are reluctant to go back to the office - and have threatened to strike

Working from home

Public sector workers who refuse to come into the office should be sacked

Police Officer Recruitment Drop In Event

Police Officer Recruitment Drop In Event

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Opportunity to experience ‘a job like no other’

Half of Scots (say they are dissatisfied with the quality of health services provided by local GPs and NHS hospitals – with an identical proportion in England saying the same

Half of Scots (say they are dissatisfied with the quality of health services provided by local GPs and NHS hospitals – with an identical proportion in England saying the same

Emily Gray: Figures show Scots even more unhappy with public services than English

Care home pay not fit for purpose

Care home pay not fit for purpose

Social Care in Scotland

Scottish Government care home pay policy 'not fit for purpose'

Elon Musk and Ellon Musk

Elon Musk and Ellon Musk

I’m no fan of James Watt, but 'Ellon Musk' might have a point on government spending

Reform in policing has resulted in a thousand fewer officers than a decade ago

Reform in policing has resulted in a thousand fewer officers than a decade ago

public services

Calum Steele: Yes, we need reform of public services – but are our leaders up to it?

What to make of the public sector pay boom?

What to make of the public sector pay boom?

Business Voices

What to make of the public sector pay boom?

Delegates were told the UK is 'eastern European in all but geography'

Delegates were told the UK is 'eastern European in all but geography'

Why has the UK become used to crippling inequality - and can we fix it?