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

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732 Articles
almost 2 years
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Supreme Court ruling against referendum would 'fail' Scotland, claims SNP president

Supreme Court judges ruling the Scottish Parliament cannot legislate for an independence referendum would “fail” Scot...

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Scottish independence: Majority of Scots think 'de facto' referendum is 'wrong', poll shows, as S...

The majority of Scots believe fighting the next general election on the single issue of independence is the wrong thi...

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Police Scotland probed around investigations into Sanjeev Gupta and GFG Alliance

A Tory MSP has demanded transparency around whether Police Scotland are involved in investigations into the operation...

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almost 2 years
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Blackford broadsides Labour in conference speech labelling referendum opposition an 'insult'

Senior SNP figures stepped up their attacks on a resurgent Labour party with Ian Blackford labelling Keir Starmer’s r...

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No SNP 'vendetta' against justice system despite 'dire financial situation' warnings

SNP ministers were forced to claim there was no “vendetta” against the justice system as representative bodies warned...

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SNP conference: What should we expect as Nicola Sturgeon gathers with other key ministers, MPs an...

Such is the SNP’s obsession with media management and positive optics, it comes as no surprise that in terms of contr...

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Rents frozen for one million households as MSPs pass emergency cost-of-living bill

Rents for one million Scottish households have been frozen retrospectively for at least six months after emergency le...

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almost 2 years
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Scots back tax cuts for poorest but against top rate abolition, poll shows

Two-thirds of Scots want to see taxes cut for the poorest, a new poll shows, with public support for such a move incr...

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Analysis: Poll figures demonstrate constitutional malaise under which Scottish politics strains

Dig out a thesaurus and you can find many words to describe the latest polling numbers for the Scottish Conservatives.

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almost 2 years
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Scottish Tories heading for total wipeout as Labour gains, exclusive poll shows

Scottish Conservatives are facing an electoral rout and total wipeout at the next general election with both the SNP ...

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almost 2 years
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Cost-of-living crisis: One million households will have rents capped as emergency rent freeze bil...

Around a million Scottish households will have their rent capped for at least six months after an emergency rent free...

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almost 2 years
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One million households will have rents capped as emergency rent freeze bill passed by MSPs

Around a million Scottish households will have their rent capped for at least six months after an emergency rent free...

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