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

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SNP signs contract with new auditors AMS Accountants Group as deadline looms

The Westminster group has just weeks to submit audited accounts or risk losing £1.2 million

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SNP signs contract with new auditors AMS Accountants Group before payment deadline

It comes ahead of a looming deadline for the Westminster party to file its accounts.

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Scottish Parliament is not family-friendly and needs to change, MSPs say

The Scottish Parliament is not family-friendly and needs to make “bold” changes to better support politicians with yo...

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SNP will rebrand and shift focus away from independence, predicts Michael Gove

The SNP knows it has "overreached" and will now rebrand and shift its focus away from independence, Michael Gove has ...

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Alister Jack ‘standing guard over Stone of Destiny to stop nationalists stealing it again'

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack is “standing guard” over the Stone of Destiny in London to make sure “nationalists do...

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Douglas Ross suggests Nicola Sturgeon's return to Scottish Parliament amid SNP finances turmoil w...

Nicola Sturgeon’s return to the Scottish Parliament earlier this week was “calculated” to draw attention away from co...

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Douglas Ross criticises Rishi Sunak's team after row with media mars conference

Douglas Ross has criticised Downing Street after Rishi Sunak’s team attempted to block several newspapers, including ...

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Douglas Ross suggests Nicola Sturgeon's return to Holyrood was 'calculated'

Nicola Sturgeon’s return to the Scottish Parliament earlier this week was “calculated” to draw attention away from co...

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Rishi Sunak’s team clash with media as Scottish Tory conference descends into farce

There were chaotic scenes at the Scottish Conservative conference in Glasgow after Rishi Sunak’s team attempted to bl...

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Scots are 'savvy' about tactical voting to oust SNP, says Scottish Conservative deputy leader

Voters are "savvy and switched on" and know which candidates are best placed to take on the SNP, the deputy leader of...

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More than 400 sewage dumps took place in vicinity of Scotland's best beaches last year

More than 400 sewage dumps took place in the vicinity of some of Scotland’s best beaches last year.

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Lawyers sound alarm over abolition of Scotland's controversial not proven verdict

Legal figures have sounded alarm bells over the abolition of Scotland’s controversial not proven verdict as part of s...

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