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

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SNP general election: Make Scotland ‘Tory-free’ by backing the SNP, says Humza Yousaf

The First Minister will make the appeal as his party launches its general election campaign

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Lord Advocate to make statement to MSPs as Crown Office faces questions over Horizon Post Office ...

The Crown Office was first made aware of problems with the Horizon software in May 2013

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Grievance lodged against new Police Scotland chief constable Jo Farrell

The complaint was made by the most senior civilian member of her own leadership team

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Scottish Government urgently reviewing rules on XL bully dogs amid ‘influx’

Siobhian Brown, the SNP community safety minister, said public safety is ‘paramount’

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Scottish Budget risks making poverty in Scotland worse, ministers warned

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said it was ‘very disappointed’ with the spending plans

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SNP ministers spent £30k in court battle to withhold Nicola Sturgeon inquiry evidence

The cost was revealed following a freedom of information request by The Scotsman

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Analysis: Humza Yousaf should address tough independence questions head-on

The First Minister said splitting from the UK will not lead to ‘rivers of milk and honey’

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Humza Yousaf: I’m not selling voters ‘rivers of milk and honey’ after independence

The First Minister said separating from the UK would be a ‘transitional process’

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How ‘Scotland’s first cannabis cafe’ launched amid a blaze of publicity 20 years ago

Purple Haze in Leith made headlines around the world when it opened in January 2004

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Quarter of Scots firms faced recruitment difficulties in November

Scotland in Union, the pro-UK campaign group, said the Scottish Government must shoulder some of the blame

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More than £330k spent on taxis to replace cancelled ScotRail services

The Scottish Liberal Democrats said money was being ‘wasted’

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Scotland’s climate targets in ‘serious doubt’ due to spending cuts, warns Cosla

The council umbrella body said the Scottish Budget was ‘bad news’ for the transition to net zero

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