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

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1169 Articles
23 days
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'Not plain sailing': Why John Swinney is suddenly 'very optimistic' about SNP's election chances

The First Minister made the comments after meeting Sir Keir Starmer in Edinburgh, at the first Council of the Nations...

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24 days
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SNP finally has a 'spring in its step', says Humza Yousaf - and here's why

Humza Yousaf, the former first minister, said his party could be in a ‘really good place’ by the time of the Holyrood...

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24 days
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Up to 390 more prisoners to be released early in Scotland as 40% figure introduced

Prisoners in Scotland serving less than four months will be released early under Scottish Government plans, Justice S...

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24 days
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John Swinney told rapists and killers could walk free from Scottish jails under early release plans

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay sounded the alarm in Holyrood

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24 days
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Tory leadership candidates are not 'fruit loops', insist Scottish Conservative MPs

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick are battling it out for the top job

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25 days
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Rebel Labour MSP insists there is 'no moral case' for winter fuel cut

Richard Leonard said the policy was ‘socially unjust’

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25 days
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SNP must narrow Scotland-England income tax gap in Budget, says City of London

The City of London Corporation said there were ongoing concerns in the financial sector

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26 days
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'Devastating' report reveals how Scotland's drugs deaths crisis has hit 600 children

Poorer communities were hit hardest

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26 days
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Network of Scottish island subsea tunnels 'not fantasy' as £700,000 study agreed

Shetland Islands Council has commissioned a study that will look at fixed links

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29 days
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What lies behind dramatic rise in young Scots with mental health conditions, and why it should wo...

There has been a stark rise in mental health issues among young people

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30 days
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SNP accuses 'clueless' UK government of prioritising English carbon capture sites over Scotland

Sir Keir Starmer announced funding for two ‘carbon capture clusters’ in Merseyside and Teesside

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The Steamie: Why we think new Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay had a good first week

The latest episode of The Scotsman’s politics podcast is available now

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