Alistair Grant
@alistairkgrant.bsky.social
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Journalist. Political editor of The Scotsman.
Unravelling the enigma of Peter Murrell, the SNP's lonely, gadget-loving thief
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Unravelling the enigma of Peter Murrell, the SNP's lonely, gadget-loving thief
Former colleagues are struggling to come to terms with Murrellâs crimes
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/unravelling-the-enigma-of-peter-murrell-the-snps-lonely-gadget-loving-thief-8763072
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This is a brilliant piece by The Scotsmanâs Katharine Hay about her 42-hour Greyhound bus journey from Boston to Miami:
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My 42-hour Greyhound bus from Boston to Miami showed a different side to the US during the World Cup
Epic 1,500-mile road trip down US east coast as Tartan Army heads south reveals a different side to America
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/world-cup/my-42-hour-greyhound-bus-from-boston-to-miami-to-follow-scotland-in-the-world-cup-8757705
9 days ago
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đ¨ New episode of The Steamie out now! đĽ Downfall: Inside the Peter Murrell case đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż And what might PM Andy Burnham mean for Scotland? Listen on Spotify/Apple or watch on YouTube now:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=HVOl...
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Downfall: Inside the Peter Murrell case
YouTube video by The Scotsman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HVOlt9A3Uqo&ra=m
10 days ago
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15 days ago
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đ¨The Steamie by-election special! đ¨ All the chat as the Tories thump the SNP in Aberdeen South. Plus, Arbroath and Broughty Ferry & what Makerfield means for Scotland⌠Listen on Spotify/Apple or watch on YouTube:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6JS...
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The Steamie By-election special, as Tories thump the SNP in Aberdeen
YouTube video by The Scotsman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6JSIB3nIjY&t=183s&pp=2AG3AZACAQ%3D%3D&ra=m
15 days ago
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đ¨ A transparency row has broken out within the Scottish Parliament over the use of a media âpenâ to restrict journalists asking questions:
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Transparency row as Holyrood 'corrals' journalists in media pen
The Scottish Conservatives called the decision âshockingâ
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/transparency-row-as-holyrood-corrals-journalists-in-media-pen-8748241
16 days ago
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EXC: Calls for fresh inquiry into RAF Chinook disaster receive major boost Writing in
@scotsman.com
today, Lord Bruce of Bennachie said: "If there has been a cover-up, it must be exposed."
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Calls for fresh inquiry into RAF Chinook disaster receive major boost
Lord Bruce of Bennachie, a member of the 2010 review panel, said there are âlegitimate questions which the MoD must answerâ
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/calls-for-fresh-inquiry-into-raf-chinook-disaster-receive-major-boost-8744286
17 days ago
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đĽđĽ The Salmond files and the Scottish governmentâs âarrogantâ, âdisrespectfulâ approach. In the latest episode of The Steamie, I sat down with David Hamilton, the Scottish Information Commissioner. You can watch the full interview on YouTube now:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdt...
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The Salmond files & 'arrogant' Scottish government: An interview w/ Scotland's information watchdog
YouTube video by The Scotsman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IUdtSCmdaI4&ra=m
22 days ago
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đ With attention turning to a potential Westminster inquiry into the Peter Murrell embezzlement scandal, I had a look at some of the key questions that need answers. (NB this is far from exhaustiveâŚ)
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The key questions an inquiry into Peter Murrell scandal could ask
From financial transparency to the ÂŁ600,000 referendum fund, there is plenty for politicians to get their teeth into
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/the-key-questions-an-inquiry-into-peter-murrell-scandal-could-ask-8663907
25 days ago
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đ Will an inquiry be held into the Peter Murrell scandal? Catch up on the latest episode of The Steamie, The Scotsman's politics podcast, on Spotify/Apple or YouTube now:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vE...
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Will an inquiry be held into the Peter Murrell scandal?
YouTube video by The Scotsman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vEHHAAKsI&ra=m
26 days ago
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'I'm throwing the kitchen sink at this': Inside the oil and gas by-election
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'I'm throwing the kitchen sink at this': Inside the oil and gas by-election
The future of the North Sea has dominated the hotly contested Aberdeen South by-election
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/im-throwing-the-kitchen-sink-at-this-inside-the-oil-and-gas-by-election-8659347
27 days ago
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Jonathan Melville
29 days ago
A new documentary on the much-missed Moviedrome has appeared on the BFI YouTube channel.
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Moviedrome: Welcome to the Cult | A BFI Player film
YouTube video by BFI
https://youtu.be/TuA_m2llcRQ
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Ratcatcher: what a film.
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29 days ago
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Questions mount for senior SNP figures after Peter Murrell guilty plea
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Questions mount for senior SNP figures after Peter Murrell guilty plea
The former SNP chief executive, who is Nicola Sturgeonâs estranged husband, will be sentenced next month
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/questions-mount-for-senior-snp-figures-after-peter-murrell-guilty-plea-8639365
about 1 month ago
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Is social class Holyrood's hidden inequality?
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Is social class Holyrood's hidden inequality?
A new study shines a harsh light on the Scottish Parliamentâs class representation
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/is-social-class-holyroods-hidden-inequality-8634020
about 1 month ago
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Status quo not an option, insists Holyrood's new Presiding Officer Kenny Gibson giving the Scottish Parliament a much-needed shake-up...
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Status quo not an option, insists Holyrood's new Presiding Officer
Kenny Gibson has announced a raft of reforms at the Scottish Parliament
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/status-quo-not-an-option-insists-holyroods-new-presiding-officer-8614577
about 1 month ago
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Ivan the axeman?
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Swinney creates new Cabinet role to drive forward public sector reform
The First Minister unveiled his new Cabinet on Wednesday
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/swinney-creates-new-cabinet-role-to-drive-forward-public-sector-reform-8555758
about 1 month ago
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Business rates must be reformed 'as quickly as possible', says new SNP MSP
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Business rates must be reformed 'as quickly as possible', says new SNP MSP
Jack Middleton, who represents Aberdeen Central, said âflaws in the systemâ had led to âextremeâ rises
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/business-rates-must-be-reformed-as-quickly-as-possible-says-new-snp-msp-8553060
about 2 months ago
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Back after a week off. Much been happening?
about 2 months ago
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Stay tuned to
@scotsman.com
for all the best election coverage over the next couple of days đ
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about 2 months ago
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'Intergrity', political vision and superheroes Itâs the
@scotsman.com
âs election diary!
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
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đ¨ Alex Salmond believed someone within SNP HQ hired a private detective to spy on him, according to claims in a new book published today. Joanna Cherry said the former first minister even warned her that she might be under surveillance herself:
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Alex Salmond 'believed SNP HQ hired private detective to spy on him'
A new book claims the former first minister feared he was under surveillance by the party he once led
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/alex-salmond-believed-snp-hq-hired-private-detective-to-spy-on-him-7172468
2 months ago
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Epigraph to William McIlvanneyâs Walking Wounded.
3 months ago
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'Absolutely not': Wes Streeting rules out second independence referendum
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Wes Streeting rules out second independence referendum
The UK Health Secretary said the country has had âenough of chaosâ
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/wes-streeting-rules-out-second-independence-referendum-6571690
3 months ago
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đââď¸ To kick off
@scotsman.com
âs new series of leader interviews, I went surfing with
@alex.scotlibdems.org.uk
Or rather, he surfed, I fell in. A lot. You can watch the full video of that, plus my interview with him, on YouTube now:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1E...
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The Scotsman surfs the waves with Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton
YouTube video by The Scotsman
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1E3ZzX4Do&ra=m
3 months ago
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Swinney: Ming Yang would not have been blocked if it was in England
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Swinney: Ming Yang would not have been blocked if it was in England
The First Minister said the decision by the UK government was âunacceptableâ
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/swinney-ming-yang-would-not-have-been-blocked-if-it-was-in-england-6565697
3 months ago
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Sensitive Swinney, Sunshine on [Redacted] and Reformâs ad van woes Itâs The Scotsmanâs election diary!
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Election Diary: Sensitive Swinney, and sunshine on [redacted]
The latest whispers, gossip and nonsense from the Holyrood campaign trail
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/election-diary-sensitive-swinney-and-sunshine-on-redacted-6562193
3 months ago
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Alistair Grant
Ballot Box Scotland
3 months ago
SP26: You'll have had your MSP then? Amongst the many lists of candidates published this week, here's one list sitting MSPs don't want to be on: those at risk of losing. With an almost certainly record-breaking turnover in MSPs this year, find out who is most at risk of an electoral sacking.
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SP26: Youâll have had your MSPÂ then?
With 42 MSPs already retired or deselected, this year's Holyrood election is all but guaranteed to have the highest turnover in the parliament's history - but of the 81 MSPs trying to get back in, which are at most risk?
https://ballotbox.scot/sp26-youll-have-had-your-msp-then/
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NEW: John Swinney signals major shift in SNP's position on new oil and gas He told a Holyrood Sources event the war in Iran had changed the "dynamics" of the debate around developments such as Rosebank and Jackdaw:
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John Swinney signals major shift in SNP's position on new oil and gas
The First Minister said events in the Middle East had changed the âdynamicsâ of the debate
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/john-swinney-signals-major-shift-in-snps-position-on-new-oil-and-gas-6538930
3 months ago
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Had somehow missed the news about this new folk horror film festival in Leith. Sensational line up of films â and what a brilliant poster.
fiendsinthefurrows.com
3 months ago
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Chris Williams
3 months ago
GPs urge next government to take drastic action on poverty
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covering RCGP Scotland survey findings- on the front page of the
@scotsman.com
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3 months ago
EXCL: Scottish Labour has plotted a route to put Anas Sarwar in Bute House. It involves Reform playing a part and Labour having the "moral mandate" to govern. It will also still need a big shift in the polls which hasn't looked like happening.
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Holyrood election: Anas Sarwar's slim hopes for a tactical route to Bute House
Labour is trailing far behind the SNP in the polls but hopes to flip seats in key Central Belt battlegrounds
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/holyrood-election-anas-sarwars-slim-hopes-for-a-tactical-route-to-bute-house-6508698
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In central Edinburgh tomorrow evening? Come to our hustings! đ¨ 6pm at the Assembly Rooms - tickets free via Eventbrite
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Line-up revealed for The Scotsman and Scotland 2050 hustings
The hustings on March 31 will be your chance to grill politicians on the issues that matter to you
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/line-up-revealed-for-the-scotsman-and-scotland-2050-hustings-6385056
3 months ago
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Martyn McLaughlin
3 months ago
"Heâs a f****** nuisance, and heâs ignorant, heâs so f****** ignorant about whatâs going on in the world." My excl interview with Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari-Cox on Trump, Iran, independence, and the SNP."
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Interview: Brian Cox on Holyrood election, 'deadbeat' Trump and 'hideous' Farage
In an exclusive interview with The Scotsman, the acclaimed actor discusses politics, war, and his hopes for the future
https://www.scotsman.com/news/interview-brian-cox-on-holyrood-election-deadbeat-trump-and-hideous-farage-6478200
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Saw The Land Before Time at âtoddler cinemaâ. Pure nostalgia.
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3 months ago
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I know what youâre thinking: if only you could somehow relive the joy, the excitement, the sheer thrill of the first proper day of the Holyrood election campaign. Well, have I got a podcast for you⌠Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1vLX...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
3 months ago
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Anas Sarwar rules out any coalitions, deals, or "stitch-ups" with Reform UK. "We are not going to touch Reform"
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Anas Sarwar: Scottish Labour won't do any deals with Reform
Mr Sarwar ruled out any coalitions or deals with Nigel Farageâs party
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/anas-sarwar-scottish-labour-wont-do-any-deals-with-reform-6369653
3 months ago
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David Bol
3 months ago
Malcolm Offord has claimed he "instantly regretted" his homophobic joke after having had "a bit to drink". His only Reform MSP, Graham Simpson, has backed him to remain party leader in Scotland. John Swinney disagrees.
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Malcolm Offord claims he 'instantly regretted' homophobic joke as Reform's only MSP backs him
John Swinney has suggested âlots of people would laugh and applaudâ if they heard the offensive joke at a Reform event or conference
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/malcolm-offord-homophobic-joke-reform-uk-graham-simpson-6291358
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3 months ago
SNP Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has accused the Labour government of having "pulled the rug out from under Scotlandâs renewables industryâ by blocking the ÂŁ1.5bn investment plans.
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EXCLUSIVE: The UK Labour government has blocked Chinese firm Ming Yang's attempt to build a wind turbine factory in the Scottish Highlands that would have created hundreds of jobs. It is understood that national and cyber security fears could not be addressed.
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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Labour blocks Chinese wind factory plans for Scottish Highlands over security fears
The UK government has blocked Ming Yangâs wind turbine plans for the Scottish Highlands.
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/uk-labour-government-blocks-chinese-wind-factory-plans-for-the-scottish-highlands-over-security-fears-6277324
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EXC: Granton Lighthouse to be transformed after securing ÂŁ2m funding
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Granton Lighthouse to be transformed after securing ÂŁ2m funding
Edinburgh Council said the money will allow the historic building to be âbrought back to lifeâ
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/granton-lighthouse-to-be-transformed-after-securing-ps2m-funding-6218501
3 months ago
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Alistair Grant
PeatWorrier
3 months ago
Holyrood's decision not to reform the law on assisted dying leaves us with the status quo - a kind of legal limbo which will add to the store of human suffering, but which is also inconsistent with the explanations given by the majority for opposing legislation.
www.thenational.scot/politics/259...
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Andrew Tickell: Scots are being left in legal limbo when it comes to assisted dying
The status quo almost never has to justify itself, this is especially true for the limbo of assisted dying
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25957405.scots-stuck-legal-limbo-regarding-assisted-dying/
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Reform UK pledges to cut number of MSPs in Holyrood
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Reform UK pledges to cut number of MSPs in Holyrood
The party said it would reduce the number of MSPs and âshut down the quangosâ
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/reform-uk-pledges-to-cut-number-of-msps-in-holyrood-6033561
4 months ago
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Sean Clerkin is protesting outside the Reform UK Scotland conference.
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4 months ago
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EXC: Alba threatens to call in police amid dispute with local office bearers:
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Alba threatens to call in police amid dispute with local office bearers
The pro-independence party previously announced it will wind up as it is no longer financially viable
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/alba-threatens-to-call-in-police-amid-dispute-with-local-office-bearers-6025856
4 months ago
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Todayâs front page
4 months ago
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Landmark assisted dying legislation has been rejected by MSPs following a historic and highly emotional vote in Holyrood. Full coverage on
@scotsman.com
âs website:
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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Assisted dying legislation rejected by MSPs following emotional debate
Liam McArthur, the MSP behind the bill, said many of those who voted against it would come to regret it deeply
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/assisted-dying-legislation-rejected-by-msps-following-emotional-debate-6025857
4 months ago
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The leader of Reform UK in Scotland has questioned whether there are "too many" universities north of the border. Malcolm Offord said âevery barmanâ in Glasgow and Edinburgh has a degree and yet the country is short of "really good technical jobs":
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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Reform's Scottish leader questions whether there are 'too many' universities
Malcolm Offord said âevery barman in Glasgow, every barman in Edinburgh has got a degreeâ
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/reform-leader-questions-whether-there-are-too-many-universities-5944764
4 months ago
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