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

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Nicola Sturgeon ‘not convinced’ equal marriage would pass in Scotland today

The former first minister said politics is now more toxic and polarised

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Post Office stripped of status as specialist reporting agency after Horizon scandal

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain said it had shown a ‘complete abdication of responsibility’

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Scottish Government U-turns on men’s sheds funding cut

Shirley-Anne Somerville said funding would be provided for this financial year

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Emergency Post Office Horizon legislation introduced to Scottish Parliament

Justice secretary Angela Constance said the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences (Scotland) Bill will ‘right this te...

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Hate Crime Act: Half of Scots believe legislation should be repealed, poll shows

A poll by Savanta for The Scotsman found just 36 per cent thought the Hate Crime Act should remain law

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John Swinney: First Minister and SNP leader addresses question on whether trans woman is a woman

First Minister John Swinney was asked the question on trans women during an interview

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Poll: 65 per cent of Scots think Michael Matheson should resign as MSP

A clear majority believe the former minister should quit following £11,000 iPad bill scandal

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‘Holyrood needs a good shake-up’: Politicians reflect on 25 years of devolution

The first meeting of the new Scottish Parliament took place on May 12, 1999

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Increasing the number of MSPs ‘should be looked at’, says Holyrood's Presiding Officer

In an interview with The Scotsman, Alison Johnstone said Holyrood’s powers have ‘increased considerably’

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Poll: More Scots agree with JK Rowling over trans issues than disagree

Half of all men polled said they broadly agreed with the author, compared to 33 per cent of women

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New poll shows Labour returning as dominant force in Scottish politics as SNP and John Swinney fa...

Scottish Labour is on course to dramatically increase its haul of MPs from two to 28

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Humza Yousaf's downfall was self-inflicted, but the former SNP leader’s departure showed grace

An emotional Humza Yousaf addressed MSPs for the last time from Holyrood’s front bench

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