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Exclusive Former Tory MSP working for Reform quitter Amanda Bland

Ex-Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Roz McCall joined Ms Bland’s staff after she recently became an independent

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Watchdog: HES has ‘made progress’ but ‘significant risks’ remain

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SNP in ‘decisive and urgent action’ call after NHS Grampian findings

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The brass collar that tells forgotten story of Scots enslaved by Scots Dr Marie Macklin

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The dangerous belief in 'inevitability' shared by Trump and the SNP William Deans

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1000 schools across Scotland targeted by hoax 'bomb threat'

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Attacks on former lord advocate over Murrell case ‘deeply unfair’

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SNP ministers do not know how much flagship bus pledge will cost

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PM criticised for refusing to reverse 'horrorshow' EU fishing deal

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Latest politics news and opinion from expert Scotsman journalists and contributors. The latest from Holyrood, Westminster and a global outlook from a Scottish perspective.

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Scot charged with spying for China says he was a 'convenient fall guy'

Chris Cash has given his first interview after being arrested and charged with espionage.

Rachel Amery

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Audit watchdog to publish follow up report on heritage quango HES

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Support for rejoining EU is a reason to get excited about UK's future Scotsman comment

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Swinney tells Scots to stay away from A&E amid 'winter NHS crisis'

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Exclusive Kid's watchdog criticised for 'crazy' Rosebank consultation 'overstep'

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As COP climate summit dithers, 'Doomsday Glacier' sounds a warning Ian Johnston

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Supporters of rejoining the European Union attend a rally to mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in London in June this year. Picture: Brook Mitchell

The campaign to rejoin the European Union is gathering strength

Brexit has resulted in businesses being strangled by red tape and, in an increasingly dangerous worl...

Remembrance Day should also be about survivors like N Ireland veterans

The mostly elderly veterans of the Northern Ireland Troubles are deeply concerned about the prospect...

Scots are being warned that power cuts could be caused by threats other than winter storms and across the entire nation

Scots warned about power cuts caused by 'new and dynamic threats'

SNP ministers have waned that ‘geopolitical instability, hostile state activity and cyber threats’ could cause blackouts across all parts of Scotland

Readers' Letters: Labour's Marra wrong to back rejoining EU

Scotsman Letters

Scottish Labour leader backs rejoining EU in change of position

Michael Marra said rejoining should be included in the next UK Labour manifesto

List MSP calls for the Holyrood list voting system to be overhauled

Stephen Kerr MSP says there needs to be a ‘national conversation’, accusing the Scottish Greens of g...

Scottish Independence

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‘Agree to disagree’, Andy Burnham tells John Swinney on independence

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John Swinney to launch SNP's election campaign with independence push

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Reeves accused of 'astonishing arrogance' over indyref2 call

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Your Party could back Scottish independence, says Jeremy Corbyn

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Exclusive Angus Robertson: Everyone asks about independence when I'm overseas

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Swinney's independence plan branded 'not sensible' by expert

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John Swinney hints at independence referendum 'precedent' legal bid

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Andy Burnham sought to reassure people ahead of the Makerfield by-election that he was not another chancer from the Labour/Conservative uniparty who says one thing and does another. Picture: Christopher Furlongplaceholder image

Why Andy Burnham's EU policy fails his own 'Makerfield Test' Brian Monteith

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Fresh condemnation of Edinburgh Airport must lead to real change Scotsman comment

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High Court cases to double as Crown braces for 'significant' pressure

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John Swinney urged to provide clarity on flagship bus pledge

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Swinney hits back at 'disgusting' Tories over Remembrance Sunday X row

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Labour calls on SNP to enhance energy bills support from Westminster

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SNP warned council services 'facing decline' without budget cash boost

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Scotland's first drug checking facility opens its doors

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Woman 'was trafficked to the Highlands and assaulted by Fayed brother'

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Trump's midterm election disaster is bad news for Reform and Tories Christine Jardine

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Exclusive UK Gov urged to 'hurry up' Grangemouth clear up to attract investment

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SNP killing working-class people in ‘genocide’, says Reform deputy

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'Insufficient evidence of wrongdoing' in Gibson bullying complaints

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Murrell case shows Police Scotland has no political bias, says chief

Jo Farrell said the case of the former SNP chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband showed that no one was beyond the law.

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Exclusive Crown faces cutting victim service and support for unsolved cases

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Looming £6m cut to prosecution service shows SNP has wrong priorities Scotsman comment

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Almost 600 deaths linked to 'lethal' A&E waits in Scotland this year

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The problem with strike action by civil servants over home working Scotsman comment

When the National Grid cannot cope, energy producers are paid by consumers to stop producing electricity. Picture: Jeff J Mitchellplaceholder image

Tide is turning against climate absolutism about oil and renewables John McLellan

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SNP's ‘Choose Scotland’ slogan has alarming connotations Brian Wilson

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Douglas Alexander: SNP has short-changed Glasgow by £357 million

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What landslide defeat for Trump’s Republicans means for the world Dr Andrew Gawthorpe

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Pavement next to fire-hit store set to reopen by end of year

Artificial intelligence and the computer systems behind it are increasingly vital to the modern economy. Picture: Joel Sagetplaceholder image

AI raises questions about sovereignty but independence isn't an option Professor Steve Watt

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Social workers forced to 'ration' care amid lack of resources

Senator Jon Ossoff is being tipped as a future presidential candidate by many. Picture: Megan Varnerplaceholder image

The lessons UK progressives should take from Trump’s election defeat Alistair Carmichael

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Plans to demolish Edinburgh's Argyle House and build homes and hotels

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John Swinney confirms SNP U-turn on new North Sea oil and gas

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UK 'more at risk' after rejecting EU demand to join defence fund

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Even ardent Remainers know the SNP's Brexit stance makes no sense Murdo Fraser

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Humza Yousaf accuses Labour and Tories of being in denial over Brexit

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