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

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11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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Keir Starmer tells SNP and Tories not to 'dither and delay' over Margaret Ferrier by-election

The UK Labour leader made the comments as he campaigned in Rutherglen

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11 months ago
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SNP ministers accused of 'riding roughshod' over Freedom of Information laws

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused the Government of a ‘culture of secrecy’

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12 months ago
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Humza Yousaf commits to piloting free court transcripts for victims of sex crimes

The First Minister announced the move while giving evidence to a special Holyrood committee

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12 months ago
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Deposit return scheme compensation dismissed as 'hypothetical' by Lorna Slater

It came as the minister was urged to publish legal advice on who would be liable for claims

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12 months ago
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More than half of Scots say problems are common in their neighbourhood

The Scottish household survey flagged issues including litter, antisocial behaviour and drug misuse

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12 months ago
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Analysis: SNP minister Jenny Gilruth is accused of breaking ministerial code. But what do the rul...

First Minister Humza Yousaf is the ‘ultimate judge’

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