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

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‘Beergate’ police boss appointed as Police Scotland’s first female Chief Constable

Jo Farrell will take up the post later this year

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‘Beergate’ police boss appointed Police Scotland’s first female Chief Constable

Jo Farrell will take up the post later this year

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Humza Yousaf appoints Fiona Hyslop as new transport minister

The First Minister made the announcement amid ongoing problems in the sector

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SNP hunt for new £95,000-a-year chief executive after Peter Murrell's resignation

A job advert said the party is looking for someone with an ‘in-depth knowledge of Scottish politics’

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Humza Yousaf considering compensating islanders for ferry disruption

The First Minister said the move is ‘not off the table’

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Margaret Ferrier: What is a recall petition, and how does it work?

We explain the process that could lead to a crunch by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West

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Scottish retail chiefs raise concerns about projected rise in business rates

The Scottish Retail Consortium urged ministers to ‘carefully assess’ the impact on firms

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Rosebank oil field would still go ahead under Labour if given approval, says Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said oil and gas will play a role for decades to come

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Humza Yousaf appoints former top aide to Alex Salmond as his official spokesman

Kevin Pringle will be the First Minister’s ‘official spokesperson and strategic political adviser’

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Directly-elected provosts in Scotland could help promote investment, says report

Conservative think tank Onward said the move could echo the success of mayoral devolution in England

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Deposit return scheme on the brink as Alister Jack rejects call for concessions

The Scottish Secretary said the UK Government will not remove conditions placed on the project

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Keir Starmer criticises Scottish and UK ministers over deposit return scheme row

The UK Labour leader said his party would solve the issue ‘pretty quickly’

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