Alistair Grant Reporter
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Alistair Grant is political editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday.

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about 16 hours ago
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Business chiefs in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen launch public bidding war over GB Energy

All three cities want to become home to Labour’s new publicly owned energy company

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1 day ago
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Edinburgh Council answers claim schools 'fit to burst' over VAT private school exodus

The council said it did not expect many of its schools to hit capacity in the next decade

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2 days ago
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Why Ruth Davidson thinks Scottish Conservative split would be ‘electoral suicide’

The former party leader said the move would ‘alienate’ members, activists and supporters

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2 days ago
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Senior Tory MSP on why 12% vote shows party must copy Labour 'evolution'

Jamie Greene said Labour had ‘skipped evolution in favour of revolution’

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2 days ago
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Revealed: What business leaders want on tax, immigration and policy from the Scottish Government

Members of the New Deal for Business Group called for stability and certainty on tax

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5 days ago
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Scotland set for ‘stinking summer’ as union sticks with Edinburgh festival bin strikes and reject...

Unite said a ‘stinking Scottish summer looms’

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6 days ago
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New report due on decades-long 'Tinker Experiment' that 'decimated' lives in Scotland

The Scottish Government previously commissioned independent research into the scheme

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8 days ago
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‘Utter chaos’: ScotRail announces significant cuts to services this weekend

Labour MSP Alex Rowley said the situation involving ScotRail train cancellations was ‘unacceptable’

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8 days ago
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Senior Tory MSP makes bold call on Scottish Tories centre-right party split

Liam Kerr said the idea of splitting from the UK party should be revisited

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9 days ago
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What is behind the push to split the Scottish Tories and form a new centre-right party

The contest to replace Douglas Ross has led to renewed talk of a split from UK party

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10 days ago
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The King's Speech - the change Scotland needs or a missed opportunity?

Of the 39 draft Bills, 24 apply at least in part to Scotland

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12 days ago
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Where does the SNP go from here, as splits emerge after its night of election humiliation

John Swinney’s party will need to listen, learn and adapt

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