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

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Ministers 'working on plans to ensure exams not disrupted by teacher strikes' in Scotland

Ministers are working on contingency plans to ensure exams are not disrupted by teacher strikes, Scotland’s education...

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Ministers 'working on plans to ensure exams not disrupted by teacher strikes'

Ministers are working on contingency plans to ensure exams are not disrupted by teacher strikes, Scotland’s Education...

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SNP gender reform critics should consider positions at next election, says minister

SNP politicians critical of Nicola Sturgeon's gender reforms should consider whether to stand for the party at the ne...

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State documents to be searched for evidence relating to 'Tinker Experiment'

State records covering a period of 90 years are to be searched for evidence relating to a decades-long social experim...

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Scottish councils face cuts even if they hike council tax by 5 per cent, IFS warns

Local authorities face funding cuts even if they hike council tax by 5 per cent in each of the next two years, new an...

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Councils face cuts even if they hike council tax by 5 per cent, IFS warns

Councils face funding cuts even if they hike council tax by 5 per cent in each of the next two years, a new analysis ...

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FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon refuses to say whether double rapist Isla Bryson is a woman or man

Nicola Sturgeon has refused to say whether she thinks double rapist Isla Bryson is a man or a woman, claiming she “do...

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Councils estimate 7,100 job losses as a result of Scottish Budget

Council leaders are estimating around 7,100 full-time equivalent jobs will be lost over the next three years as a res...

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Concerns raised over 'inherent bias' in Scottish SPCA crime powers taskforce

Concerns have been raised that conservation groups have been excluded from a taskforce set up to consider handing mor...

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Almost 450 households with children spending years in temporary accommodation

Almost 450 households with children have spent three years or more in temporary accommodation in the last decade, it ...

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Trans prisoner ban likely to become permanent, suggests Nicola Sturgeon

The decision to ban transgender prisoners with a history of violence against women from being placed in the female pr...

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'Obviously the case' some gender reform critics are bigots, says Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “obviously the case” that some critics of her gender reforms are bigots.

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