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

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732 Articles
about 2 years
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Why Derek Mackay left Parliament in the same way he did in 2020, in disgrace

The Scottish Parliament smuggled out Derek Mackay, just as the disgraced former finance secretary stole a living as h...

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Derek Mackay snuck out of parliament as he refuses to apologise for texts scandal

Disgraced former finance secretary Derek Mackay was snuck out of the Scottish Parliament, dodging gathered media and ...

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Big challenges lay ahead for Scottish finances as John Swinney announces fresh cuts

It didn’t just rain at Holyrood, it poured as John Swinney stood up to deliver his update on the state of Scotland’s ...

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Three quarters in favour of Scottish assisted dying bill following consultation

Plans to introduce a bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has been overwhelmingly backed following an extended...

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Exams body chief claims SQA has not failed despite ministers plans to scrap agency

The chief of Scotland’s soon-to-be-scrapped examinations body has rejected suggestions the organisation has failed, d...

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Nicola Sturgeon Programme for Government: For once, Scottish Labour and the SNP both have a point...

There was one central takeaway from Nicola Sturgeon’s Programme for Government, and that is that both her and Anas Sa...

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Nicola Sturgeon: Cost-of-living crisis ‘starkly’ highlights need for Scottish independence

Scotland’s cost-of-living crisis “starkly” underlines the case for Scottish independence, the First Minister has said...

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Nicola Sturgeon: Cost-of-living crisis ‘starkly’ highlights need for independence

Scotland’s cost-of-living crisis “starkly” underlines the case for Scottish independence, the First Minister has said...

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Scottish minister dodges question on whether ferries at centre of controversy will be delivered o...

Business minister Ivan McKee dodged questions on whether two ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides will be delivered to ...

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about 2 years
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Nicola Sturgeon recommits to free school meals for P6 and P7 pupils after dropping August 2022 ro...

Older primary school pupils will receive free school meals under refreshed plans from the SNP/Green government.

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Minister dodges question on whether ferries at centre of controversy will be delivered on time

Business minister Ivan McKee dodged questions on whether two ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides will be delivered to ...

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Cost-of-living crisis: Liz Truss to announce cost-of-living plans next week with Scottish budget ...

Liz Truss has promised she will announce her plans to tackle the cost-of-living crisis within a week of being named C...

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