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Award-winning political journalism from Holyrood magazine.
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Anas Sarwar wants to focus on the SNP's record, but it's the failures and broken promises of another government â that of Labour at Westminster â that have undone him, says
@chrismarshll.bsky.social
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Sarwar's big gamble is likely too little, too late
The Scottish Labour leader has sought to distance himself from an unpopular PM, but he too is tainted by his association...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,sarwars-big-gamble-is-likely-too-little-too-late
about 18 hours ago
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'This is what practical, common-sense nature recovery looks like'
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Swift bricks are to be standard in Scotland. Won't England and Wales follow?
The disappearance of almost two-thirds of a species over just 20 years mandates action
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,swift-bricks-are-to-be-standard-in-scotland-wont-england-and-wales-follow
about 19 hours ago
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Anas Sarwar wants to focus on the SNP's record, but it's the failures and broken promises of another government â that of Labour at Westminster â that have undone him, says
@chrismarshll.bsky.social
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Sarwar's big gamble is likely too little, too late
The Scottish Labour leader has sought to distance himself from an unpopular PM, but he too is tainted by his association...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,sarwars-big-gamble-is-likely-too-little-too-late
about 18 hours ago
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'This is what practical, common-sense nature recovery looks like'
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Swift bricks are to be standard in Scotland. Won't England and Wales follow?
The disappearance of almost two-thirds of a species over just 20 years mandates action
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,swift-bricks-are-to-be-standard-in-scotland-wont-england-and-wales-follow
about 19 hours ago
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At First Minister's Questions, John Swinney defended Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain after the Tories said her passing of information regarding the Peter Murrell case "smacked of corruption".
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John Swinney defends lord advocate over Peter Murrell memo
The first minister said he had âabsolute confidenceâ in Dorothy Bain KC
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-defends-lord-advocate-over-peter-murrell-memo
1 day ago
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John Swinney said he had âabsolute confidenceâ in Dorothy Bain KC.
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John Swinney defends lord advocate over Peter Murrell memo
The first minister said he had âabsolute confidenceâ in Dorothy Bain KC
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-defends-lord-advocate-over-peter-murrell-memo
1 day ago
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The new edition of Holyrood - out Monday
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Lack of âjust transitionâ progress risks Grangemouth repeat, expert commission reports
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Lack of âjust transitionâ progress risks Grangemouth repeat, expert commission reports
'There is no just path to net zero through deindustrialisation'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,lack-of-just-transition-progress-risks-grangemouth-repeat-expert-commission-reports
2 days ago
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NEW: The SNP is set to be one short of a parliamentary majority after Mayâs election, a fresh poll has found.
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SNP one seat short of majority, new poll finds
John Swinney has said a majority could lead to another referendum on Scottish independence
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,snp-one-seat-short-of-majority-new-poll-finds
3 days ago
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The Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Labour have demanded answers over why John Swinney received detailed information of charges against Peter Murrell before it was made public.
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Demand for answers after John Swinney âtipped offâ about Peter Murrell case
Details of the charges were made public on 13 February â but the first minister was made aware on 19 January
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,demand-for-answers-after-john-swinney-tipped-off-about-peter-murrell-case
3 days ago
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Tech firms and regulator must do more, NCA says
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National Crime Agency: War on online child abuse is becoming tougher
Tech firms and regulator must do more, NCA says
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,national-crime-agency-war-on-online-child-abuse-is-becoming-tougher
3 days ago
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Next Scottish Government faces tough choices as funding advantage diminishes, says IFS
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Next Scottish Government faces tough choices as funding advantage diminishes, says IFS
If similar public services are to remain over the next parliament, the IFS says the next government would be required to...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,next-scottish-government-faces-tough-choices-as-funding-advantage-diminishes-says-ifs
3 days ago
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Douglas Ross: Peter Murrell adjournment âstinksâ
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Douglas Ross:Â Peter Murrell adjournment âstinksâ
SNP minister says government did not intervene on scheduling
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,douglas-rosspeter-murrell-adjournment-stinks
3 days ago
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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell accused of embezzling ÂŁ460,000 from the party over 13-year period
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Peter Murrell accused of embezzling ÂŁ460,000 from the SNP in eight court charges
The estranged husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon is alleged to have used party funds to purchase luxury it...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,peter-murrell-accused-of-embezzling-460000-from-the-snp-in-eight-court-charges
8 days ago
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Millionaire rock drummer takes on Alex Salmond case against Scottish Government
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Millionaire rock drummer takes on Alex Salmond case against Scottish Government
Paul McManus of Gun brought in thanks to Fergus Ewing MSP and PR guru Jack Irvine
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,millionaire-rock-drummer-takes-on-alex-salmond-case-against-scottish-government
8 days ago
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Peter Murrell accused of embezzling ÂŁ460,000 from the SNP in eight court charges
www.holyrood.com/news/view,pe...
8 days ago
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John Swinney slams âdestructiveâ Tories as Lib Dems confirm budget support
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John Swinney slams âdestructiveâ Tories as Lib Dems confirm budget support
'Neither the Scottish Conservatives nor Scottish Labour got a penny from this budget'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-slams-destructive-tories-as-lib-dems-confirm-budget-support
9 days ago
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Labour leader
@anassarwar.bsky.social
: "Weeks before the hospital was opened, John Swinney told his party conference in relation to this hospital that with the SNP 'on time and on budget is the rule not the exception'. Clear political pressure."
#FMQs
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9 days ago
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First Minister
@johnswinney.bsky.social
: "We now know the UK Government is useless. We know it from Mr Sarwar [who's] told us how the useless the UK prime minister is."
#FMQs
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9 days ago
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"The First Minister can't even look at me. Is John Swinney and the rest of his Cabinet ashamed that in this court case and their written argument, they did not mention women's rights once?" Tory MSP Douglas Ross asks about the policy for housing transgender prisoners.
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9 days ago
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Prisons are under pressure like never before, but work is underway to ensure those who are incarcerated donât return
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'I was a waste of space, a scumbag, and pure junkie... I had been inside for so long I didnât know how to adapt to outside any more'
Prisons are under pressure like never before, but work is underway to ensure those who are incarcerated donât return
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,i-was-a-waste-of-space-a-scumbag-and-pure-junkie-i-had-been-inside-for-so-long-i-didnt-know-how-to-adapt-to-outside-any-more
9 days ago
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Appetite for change: Do we need to regulate ultra-processed foods?
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Appetite for change: Do we need to regulate ultra-processed foods?
There are growing public health concerns over the role ultra-processed foods play in our diets, but the solutions are fa...
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,appetite-for-change-do-we-need-to-regulate-ultraprocessed-foods
9 days ago
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Unite behind SNP budget, Shona Robison urges rivals
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Unite behind SNP budget, Shona Robison urges rivals
Lib Dems call on Scottish Government to 'meet half-way'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,unite-behind-snp-budget-shona-robison-urges-rivals
9 days ago
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Keir Starmer says peer with links to paedophile did not give âfull account of his actionsâ
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Keir Starmer says Labour peer with links to paedophile did not give âfull account of his actionsâ
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said a Labour peer âdid not give a full account of his actionsâ amid scrutiny over his f...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,keir-starmer-says-labour-peer-did-not-give-full-account-of-his-links-with-paedophile
10 days ago
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Scotland needs a new law to protect transport workers from assaults, a trade union claims
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Pass new law to protect Scottish transport staff, union urges MSPs
'People who look after the public transport network should be safe'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,pass-new-law-to-protect-scottish-transport-staff-union-urges-msps
11 days ago
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Keir Starmer has pledged to ânever walk awayâ the day after Anas Sarwar called for the end of his leadership.
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Keir Starmer: I will never walk away
The prime minister said the âfightâ his party should be having it not with itself
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,keir-starmer-i-will-never-walk-away
11 days ago
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Sarwar looks isolated after rounding on Starmer to save Scottish Labourâs election campaign
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https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,sarwar-looks-isolated-after-rounding-on-starmer-to-save-scottish-labours-election-campaign-24266
11 days ago
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Anas Sarwar has called for Keir Starmer to step down as prime minister amid the ongoing row over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
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Anas Sarwar expected to call for Keir Starmer to step down
Anas Sarwar is expected to call for Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister in a speech later.
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,anas-sarwar-calls-for-keir-starmer-to-step-down
12 days ago
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BREAKING: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar is expected to call for Keir Starmer's resignation in a press conference scheduled for later this afternoon.
12 days ago
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Jack McConnell calls for âcomplete resetâ in Labour leadership
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Jack McConnell calls for âcomplete resetâ in Labour leadership
The former first minister said somebody in Labour needed to 'step up' and take over
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,jack-mcconnell-calls-for-complete-reset-in-labour-leadership
15 days ago
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"Scotland should retire the idea that toughness is measured by prison capacity. A justice system that responds slowly and ineffectively is not tough. It is weak."
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Being tough on crime doesnât mean having a large prison population
Scotlandâs prisons are dangerously full. Our prison population rate is consistently among the highest in Western Europe ...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,being-tough-on-crime-doesnt-mean-having-a-large-prison-population
15 days ago
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Being tough on crime doesnât mean having a large prison population, says Martyn Evans, chair of the Scottish Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission
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Being tough on crime doesnât mean having a large prison population
Scotlandâs prisons are dangerously full. Our prison population rate is consistently among the highest in Western Europe ...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,being-tough-on-crime-doesnt-mean-having-a-large-prison-population
15 days ago
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The Huddle: How do you expect the Scottish economy to change over the next five years?
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How do you expect the Scottish economy to change over the next five years and what can the government do to help?
As we chew over the details of the Scottish budget, Holyrood consults our panel of experts
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,how-do-you-expect-the-scottish-economy-to-change-over-the-next-five-years-and-what-can-the-government-do-to-help
15 days ago
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John Swinney: I stayed with Mandelson on Trump trip to save money
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John Swinney: I stayed with Mandelson on Trump trip to save money
Starmer says no one in government knew 'depth and darkness' of former ambassador's Epstein friendship
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-i-stayed-with-mandelson-on-trump-trip-to-save-money
15 days ago
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John Swinney accuses Anas Sarwar of âshamefulâ interference in hospitals inquiry
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John Swinney accuses Anas Sarwar of âshamefulâ interference in hospitals inquiry
The Scottish Labour leader said the FM had told parliament a 'blatant untruth'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-accuses-anas-sarwar-of-interfering-in-hospitals-inquiry
15 days ago
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Appetite for change: Do we need to regulate ultra-processed foods?
www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
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Appetite for change: Do we need to regulate ultra-processed foods?
There are growing public health concerns over the role ultra-processed foods play in our diets, but the solutions are fa...
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,appetite-for-change-do-we-need-to-regulate-ultraprocessed-foods
15 days ago
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Sketch: Keir Starmer is sorry he believed the Prince of Darkness
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Sketch: Keir Starmer is sorry he believed the Prince of Darkness
Who knew someone with that nickname was not full of light and good will?
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,sketch-keir-starmer-is-sorry-he-believed-the-prince-of-darkness
16 days ago
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First Minister John Swinney says he stayed with disgraced former ambassador Peter Mandelson during a trip to the US to save the public purse
www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
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John Swinney: I stayed with Mandelson on Trump trip to save money
Starmer says no one in government knew 'depth and darkness' of former ambassador's Epstein friendship
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-i-stayed-with-mandelson-on-trump-trip-to-save-money
16 days ago
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John Swinney stayed with Peter Mandelson on a US trip to save public money, FMQs has heard
www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
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John Swinney: I stayed with Mandelson on Trump trip to save money
Starmer says no one in government knew 'depth and darkness' of former ambassador's Epstein friendship
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-i-stayed-with-mandelson-on-trump-trip-to-save-money
16 days ago
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John Swinney accuses Anas Sarwar of âshamefulâ interference in hospitals inquiry
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John Swinney accuses Anas Sarwar of âshamefulâ interference in hospitals inquiry
The Scottish Labour leader said the FM had told parliament a 'blatant untruth'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-accuses-anas-sarwar-of-interfering-in-hospitals-inquiry
16 days ago
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Tory MSP Murdo Fraser: "Does [the FM] have any regrets about staying in Washington DC at the residence of the disgraced former ambassador Peter Mandelson, given everything that was known about his relationship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein?"
#FMQs
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16 days ago
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Scottish Greens co-leader
@gillianmacmsp.bsky.social
: "First Minister, is your government truly committed to boycott Israel and support the people of Palestine? "And if so, when will we see action?"
#FMQs
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16 days ago
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"Shameful! Utterly shameful."
@anassarwar.bsky.social
says government documents prove ministers knew about water contamination issues at the Queen Elizabeth hospital before March 2018 and that families were offered "bribes rather than truth and justice".
#FMQs
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16 days ago
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"Will John Swinney join us to settle this over a pint?" Tory leader
@russellfindlay.bsky.social
says businessman Tom Hunter wants SNP ministers to be barred from their local pubs over rates relief and Scotland's "pub crisis".
#FMQs
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16 days ago
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The Huddle: How do you expect the Scottish economy to change over the next five years?
www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
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How do you expect the Scottish economy to change over the next five years and what can the government do to help?
As we chew over the details of the Scottish budget, Holyrood consults our panel of experts
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,how-do-you-expect-the-scottish-economy-to-change-over-the-next-five-years-and-what-can-the-government-do-to-help
16 days ago
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Set out Mandelson links, SNP urges Scottish Labour
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Set out Mandelson links, SNP urges Scottish Labour
SNP claims are 'morally bankrupt', Scottish Labour hits back
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,set-out-mandelson-links-snp-urges-scottish-labour
16 days ago
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"Can the Prime Minister tell us, did the official security vetting he received mention Mandelson's ongoing relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein," asks Kemi Badenoch. The PM says it did, but that Mandelson "completely misrepresented" the extent of the relationship.
#PMQs
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17 days ago
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Peter Mandelson quits Lords as UK Government refers Epstein leak fears to police
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Peter Mandelson quits Lords as UK Government refers Epstein leak fears to police
Keir Starmer says the former US ambassador 'let his country down'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,peter-mandelson-quits-lords-as-uk-government-refers-epstein-leak-fears-to-police
18 days ago
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Information commissioner launches Grok investigation over explicit deepfakes
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Information commissioner launches Grok investigation over explicit deepfakes
The ICO said the reported creation of such content raised âserious concernsâ under UK data protection law
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,information-commissioner-launches-grok-investigation-over-explicit-deepfakes
18 days ago
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'Families are lied to' within the NHS, MSPs are told
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Patient safety commissioner still has âconcernsâ about health board at centre of Eljamel scandal
'Families are lied to' within the NHS, MSPs are told
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,patient-safety-commissioner-still-has-concerns-about-health-board-at-centre-of-eljamel-scandal
18 days ago
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