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Alistair Grant is political editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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From Vladimir Putin to Kermit the Frog - 10 bizarre indyref moments you may have forgotten

How many of these do you remember?

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'A heavy duty': Sir Keir Starmer reflects on 10 years since the Scottish independence referendum

The Prime Minister said he had ‘long understood’ why people in Scotland wanted change

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The cross-border summit SNP leader Stephen Flynn believes can 'break Scottish independence impasse'

The SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said it was time for a ‘grown up discussion’ on independence

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Larry the Downing Street cat is a little sh*t, says Scottish Secretary Ian Murray

The Scottish Secretary joked the beloved feline is ‘the most miserable animal you'll ever meet in your life’

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SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn reveals timeline for Scottish Parliament election bid decision

Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s Westminster leader, did not rule out running for the party leadership in future

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John Swinney challenged over 4,000 'unnecessary deaths' risk from winter fuel cut

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross raised the issue of the winter fuel payment cut in Holyrood during First Minister’s...

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SNP ministers accused of 'selling off the family silver' to plug £1bn black hole

Ian Murray, the Scottish Secretary, hit out at the Scottish Government over the use of hundreds of millions from the ...

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Why Sir Keir Starmer is questioning 'honesty' of SNP over Scotland's £1bn 'financial mess'

The Prime Minister accused the SNP of ‘desperately flailing around’

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Sir Keir Starmer issues update on Glasgow Commonwealth Games bid as Scotland told to 'seize chance'

The Prime Minister said the UK Government wanted to be ‘supportive’

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Starmer admits Scottish Labour politicians raised concerns over winter fuel allowance cuts

Around 860,000 Scottish pensioners will be impacted by the UK government means testing benefit

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Alex Salmond: Scotland now worse in 'every possible respect' than it was in 2014

The former first minister said hope is the ‘missing ingredient’ from politics

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Alex Salmond on the 2014 independence referendum: 'It's The Scottish Sun Wot Lost It'

The former first minister Alex Salmond said the tabloid’s support would have had a ‘huge impact’

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