Conor Matchett Deputy Political Editor
  • Edinburgh
  • National World

Deputy Political Editor at The Scotsman.

Published In

The Scotsman

Focus Areas

  • Politics

732 Articles
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Independent Scotland would have 'massive head-start' in its foreign policy, expert says

A new independent Scotland would have a “massive head-start” in developing its foreign policy with the rest of the wo...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Scottish Green minister agreed meeting with former employer despite 'lobbying concerns'

A Scottish Green minister accepted a meeting with her former employer despite official advice warning of potential lo...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Scottish independence: New Scottish currency must be optional after independence, states Sir John...

Any introduction of a Scottish currency following independence must not be mandatory for people or businesses to have...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Scottish Government 'hiding money' that could be used to tackle cost-of-living crisis, claims Ana...

The Scottish Government must ‘look down the back of the sofa’ for hidden and wasted money that could be used to avert...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Demand for status of Scottish Government securities at Lochaber to be outlined to MSPs

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has been urged to make a statement to Holyrood to set out how the Scottish Governm...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Politicians floundering to solve cost-of-living crisis

Politicians need to realise their decisions on how to tackle the cost-of-living crisis will determine how many people...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Tory leadership race: Liz Truss viewed as better defender of the union than Rishi Sunak by Tory v...

Liz Truss is viewed as a stronger defender of the Union than Rishi Sunak, though both would push some No voters on Sc...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Scottish police officers to receive 5% pay rise after months of negotiations

Police officers in Scotland will receive a 5 per cent pay raise backdated to April following months of deadlock.

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Independent Scotland must be careful about how it defines Scottishness

An independent Scotland would have to be careful in ensuring it does not create an exclusionary definition of what it...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Scottish exam results will be 'manipulated' to ensure more students fail, experts claim

This week’s exam results will see more children failing than during the first two years of the Covid pandemic as part...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Would a UK/Scotland common currency work after a vote for Scottish independence?

The potential success of a common currency shared by the UK and an independent Scotland would depend on the political...

Read Full Article
about 2 years
scotsman.com

Scottish Government commits extra £140 million to break council strikes threat

The Scottish Government is to give a further £140 million of funding to make a revised pay offer to council staff thr...

Read Full Article