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Westminster correspondent at The Scotsman.

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946 Articles
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Scotland's public inquiries have cost nearly £200 million

MSPs have now been urged to scrutinise the inquiry effectiveness.

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UK faced economic crash if winter fuel payment was not axed, minister claims

The UK Government has been criticised over the decision.

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The hysterical reactions to a smoking ban in pub beer gardens have made the habit even less cool

Smoking is quite gauche, actually

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My life as a new Scottish MP - the 30,000 steps, seeing Nigel Farage and email deluge

Susan Murray is a new Scottish Lib Dem MP in Westminster and one of the new crop elected to Westminster this summer

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One in five Scots suffering from pain skip A&E over wait time 'fears', survey shows

The Scottish Government has faced criticism over NHS wait times.

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What the UK Government's Rosebank decision means for the future of North Sea oil

The decision isn’t as significant as it seems.

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Why Keir Starmer 'resetting' relationship with EU doesn't undo Brexit

The Labour leader is in Berlin before heading to France.

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The 4 reasons why Keir Starmer thinks Britain needs a 'painful' Budget

The Prime Minister claimed his Government had to clean up the mess left by the Conservatives.

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SNP don’t trust people and want to take power, not devolve it, Tory leadership contender Tom Tuge...

Tom Tugendhat has spent the past week campaigning in Scotland

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Why I’m joining my fellow MSPs in endorsing Tom Tugendhat for leader

Never become the story.

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Meghan Gallacher's 'decency' call on Douglas Ross probe as Scottish Tory likens herself to Margar...

The comments from contender Meghan Gallacher about outgoing party leader Douglas Ross comes amid a heated Scottish To...

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SNP's blunt message on public service cuts and tax rises as UK borrowing surges to £3.1bn

The black hole in the public finances for the UK Labour government appears worse than expected

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