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

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Nicola Sturgeon urged to reallocate £20m independence referendum fund

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to reallocate the £20 million previously earmarked for a second independence referendu...

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almost 2 years
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Nicola Sturgeon urged to halt 'freebies for criminals' mobile phone scheme

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to halt the "costly and dangerous" policy of providing prisoners in Scotland with mobi...

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Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon vows to push ahead with 'de facto' referendum plans

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to push ahead with plans to use the next general election as a “de facto” referendum to try...

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Nicola Sturgeon vows to push ahead with 'de facto' referendum plans

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to push ahead with plans to use the next general election as a “de facto” referendum to try...

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almost 2 years
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Supreme Court rules Scottish Parliament cannot hold independence referendum

The Supreme Court has ruled the Scottish Parliament cannot legislate for an independence referendum without the UK Go...

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SNP should pause referendum plan even if Supreme Court backs it, says former Yes Scotland chief

Nicola Sturgeon should "pause" her plans for a second independence referendum even if the Supreme Court rules it is w...

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almost 2 years
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SNP ministers urged to halt 'billion-pound bureaucratic takeover of social care'

SNP ministers have been urged to halt their plans for a "billion-pound bureaucratic takeover of social care".

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Analysis: Supreme Court decision could help finally break Scottish independence deadlock

Both sides of the constitutional divide will be nervously awaiting the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether the Scottish...

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almost 2 years
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Teaching union 'hopeful' of new pay offer to stop crippling school strikes

Scotland’s largest teaching union has said it is “very hopeful” of a new pay offer to stop crippling school strikes g...

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Heritage railway sector hits out at move to ‘ban’ coal extraction in Scotland

Heritage railway bodies have criticised "seriously detrimental" moves to effectively ban coal extraction in Scotland.

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almost 2 years
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Tory leadership: Penny Mordaunt announces Tory leadership bid as row brews over Boris Johnson

Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to announce she is running to be the next prime minister and leader of ...

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Post-independence border 'would need cooperation' to prevent smuggling

There would need to be "much more co-operation" between Scottish and UK authorities than currently exists to prevent ...

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