Conor Matchett Deputy Political Editor
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Deputy Political Editor at The Scotsman.

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732 Articles
over 1 year
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NHS Scotland crisis: Public believe SNP are running public services poorly, poll suggests

A majority of Scots believe the SNP is running Scotland’s public services poorly, a poll from pro-union campaign grou...

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over 1 year
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NHS Scotland crisis: Patients 'are not safe in Scotland's A&Es' as health secretary defends winte...

Patient safety is at risk “every single day”, with patients in desperate need of intensive care waiting hours in acci...

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over 1 year
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Patients 'are not safe in Scotland's A&Es' as health secretary defends winter planning

Patient safety is at risk “every single day” with patients in desperate need of intensive care waiting hours in accid...

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over 1 year
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Gender Recognition Reform Bill: Protest following passage of Bill under investigation by Police S...

Police officers are investigating whether there was any criminality when an opponent to the Gender Recognition Reform...

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over 1 year
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Ferguson Marine CEO blames £90m of ferry overspend on 'management and build errors', many under J...

Management failures and errors during the construction of two embattled ferries at Ferguson Marine has cost the taxpa...

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over 1 year
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Gender Recognition Reform Bill: Law to make it easier to legally change gender in Scotland passes...

A Bill that makes it easier for transgender people to legally change their gender has been passed overwhelmingly by M...

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over 1 year
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Covid care home deaths will no longer be investigated by prosecutors, Lord Advocate announces

Residents of care homes who die from Covid-19 will no longer have their deaths investigated by prosecutors in move wh...

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over 1 year
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Former Tory leader slapped on wrist for failing to declare £2,200 trip to Israel

The former leader of the Scottish Conservatives failed to declare a £2,200 trip to Israel ahead of a Holyrood meeting...

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over 1 year
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Final vote on Gender Recognition Reform Bill delayed as MSPs debate amendments late into the night

Debate around a controversial bill on gender recognition was pushed into its third day late on Wednesday as MSPs cont...

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almost 2 years
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Gender Recognition Reform Bill poised to pass as MSPs debate amendments late into the night

MSPs were set to vote through a landmark Bill around gender recognition as votes on amendments and the final debate o...

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almost 2 years
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Catholic bishops urge MSPs to vote against Gender Bill as LGBT+ groups unite in support

Scottish Catholic bishops have urged MSPs to vote against the Gender Recognition Reform Bill set to be passed by MSPs...

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almost 2 years
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Scottish independence: Labour set for huge majority despite SNP winning all bar four seats in Sco...

Labour are set for an overwhelming landslide victory in the next general election despite the SNP winning all bar fou...

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