Ian Swanson Political Editor
  • National World

Ian is a political editor at JPI Media.

Published In

The Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News, The Southern Reporter

Focus Areas

  • Politics

72 Articles
over 1 year ago
scotsman.com

Ditching Liz Truss for a new leader won’t save the Tories – Ian Swanson

Liz Truss was, as politicians often like to say, perfectly clear.

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over 1 year ago
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Edinburgh whistleblowers' concerns: Holyrood asked for independent inquiry

The Scottish Parliament is being urged to set up an independent inquiry into how councils and other public bodies hav...

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over 1 year ago
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Edinburgh's Christmas: Hyde Park Winter Wonderland organisers who pulled out will still have key ...

The company that walked away from the contract to organise Edinburgh's Christmas will still be given a key role in ru...

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over 1 year ago
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Edinburgh Christmas market 2022: Company pulls out of contract for Edinburgh's Christmas festival...

Edinburgh’s Christmas festivities have been thrown into chaos after the new organisers awarded the contract to run th...

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over 1 year ago
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Historic Environment Scotland denies 'ban' on tour guides using non-inclusive words at Edinburgh ...

Heritage chiefs have dismissed claims they were trying to ban tour guides from using phrases like “ladies and gentlem...

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over 1 year ago
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Heritage Environment Scotland denies 'ban' on tour guides using non-inclusive words at Edinburgh ...

Heritage chiefs have dismissed claims they were trying to ban tour guides from using phrases like “ladies and gentlem...

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over 1 year ago
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Man dies at Tyninghame beach in East Lothian after getting into difficulty in sea

A man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea at a beauty spot in East Lothian.

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over 1 year ago
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Man dies at East Lothian beach after getting into difficulty in sea

A man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea at a beauty spot in East Lothian.

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over 1 year ago
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Edinburgh agrees to apologise for historic links to slavery and colonialism

The city council is to make an official public apology for Edinburgh’s past role in slavery and colonialism.

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over 1 year ago
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Edinburgh hosts global ethical finance summit one year on from COP26

Leaders from the world’s largest financial institutions will hold a global summit on ethical finance in Edinburgh nea...

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over 1 year ago
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Fascinating insights of letters from Winston Churchill and Charles Darwin's widow and diaries rec...

Thousands of letters, diaries and pictures from the family archive of former British prime minister Arthur Balfour ha...

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over 2 years ago
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Why campaigners say Edinburgh's LEZ will only benefit wealthy and tourists

Environment campaigners have launched an attack on Edinburgh’s proposed Low Emission Zone, claiming it covers a “tiny...

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