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The SNP could be liable to refund money to people who donated to the âring-fencedâ independence fighting fund, a leading lawyer has said.
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SNP face group legal action over âring-fencedâ independence fund
Legal advice concludes that a âcivil claim for fraudulent breach of trust is close to irresistibleâ
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,snp-face-group-legal-action-over-ringfenced-independence-fund
4 days ago
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Former Tory MSP advising new Reform group
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Former Tory MSP advising new Reform group
Maurice Golden stepped down from parliament at the election
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5 days ago
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Football banning orders expanded to tackle pitch invasions
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Football banning orders expanded to tackle pitch invasions
The use of football banning orders is to be extended to cover behaviour including pitch invasions and the use of pyrotec...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,football-banning-orders-expanded-to-tackle-pitch-invasions
5 days ago
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Labour's Scott Arthur named MP of the Year for Rare Cancers Act
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Scott Arthur named MP of the Year for Rare Cancers Act
The MP brought the legislation forward as a private membersâ bill not longer after being elected
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,scott-arthur-named-mp-of-the-year-for-rare-cancers-act
5 days ago
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Anger as Rupert Lowe misrepresents Dunblane massacre as "one murder"
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Rupert Lowe dismisses Dunblane school massacre as âone murderâ
Rupert Lowe's comments have been described as âinsultingâ and âdespicableâ by local politicians
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,rupert-lowe-dismisses-dunblane-school-massacre-as-one-murder
5 days ago
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Restore Britain's Rupert Lowe has been heavily criticised after referring to the 1996 Dunblane massacre as "one murder" during a conversation about gun control on Joe Rogan's podcast
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Rupert Lowe dismisses Dunblane school massacre as âone murderâ
Rupert Lowe's comments have been described as âinsultingâ and âdespicableâ by local politicians
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,rupert-lowe-dismisses-dunblane-school-massacre-as-one-murder
5 days ago
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SNP suspends councillor who voted for rapist taxi driver to keep licence
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SNP suspends councillor who voted for rapist taxi driver to keep licence
Highland Council's licensing committee has been under fire after six male councillors voted to take no action
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,snp-suspends-councillor-who-voted-for-rapist-taxi-driver-to-keep-licence
6 days ago
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Reform UKâs Scottish leader Malcolm Offord has described a decision by rival parties not to stand in the Clacton by-election as a âstitch-upâ.
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Offord says Farage by-election boycott is âestablishment stitch-upâ
Reform UKâs Scottish leader Malcolm Offord has described a decision by rival parties not to stand in the Clacton by-elec...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,offord-says-farage-byelection-boycott-is-establishment-stitchup
6 days ago
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Labour's Scott Arthur named MP of the Year for Rare Cancers Act
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Scott Arthur named MP of the Year for Rare Cancers Act
The MP brought the legislation forward as a private membersâ bill not longer after being elected
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,scott-arthur-named-mp-of-the-year-for-rare-cancers-act
6 days ago
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BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he will resign his seat to force a by-election as he hit out at media coverage of his finances.
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Farage to resign as MP for Clacton as he rails against the media in televised speech
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he will resign his seat to force a by-election as he hit out at media coverage of...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,farage-to-resign-as-mp-for-clacton-as-he-rails-against-the-media-in-televised-speech
7 days ago
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âThere is no good reason for emergency departments (EDs) to be struggling this badly at this time of year.â Royal College of Emergency Medicine says Scotland's A&E departments are in âpermanent crisisâ as thousands wait 12 hours or more.
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Scottish A&E in âpermanent crisisâ as thousands wait 12 hours or more
The new data shows that one in eight patients waited 12 or more hours before being admitted, discharged or transferred i...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,scottish-ae-in-permanent-crisis-as-thousands-wait-12-hours-or-more
7 days ago
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An SNP MSP has called on UK Government ministers to make the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games free-to-air.
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SNP MSP calls for free-to-air TV for Commonwealth Games
Glasgow MSP David Linden said it is âsimply wrongâ that the games will be broadcast on a subscription-based service
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,snp-msp-calls-for-freetoair-tv-for-commonwealth-games
8 days ago
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Murrell scandal: MPs call on Holyrood committees to help investigate
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Murrell scandal: MPs call on Holyrood committees to help investigate
Scottish Affairs Committee decides next steps
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,murrell-scandal-mps-call-on-holyrood-committees-to-help-investigate
13 days ago
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Murrell scandal: MPs call on Holyrood committees to help investigate
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Murrell scandal: MPs call on Holyrood committees to help investigate
Scottish Affairs Committee decides next steps
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,murrell-scandal-mps-call-on-holyrood-committees-to-help-investigate
13 days ago
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How the US-Iran crisis rocked Scottish farming
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How the US-Iran crisis rocked Scottish farming
After conflict abroad pushed up costs for domestic farmers, the sector is desperate for stability
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,how-the-us-iran-crisis-rocked-scottish-farming
13 days ago
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"Their chief executive has just been jailed for five years for embezzlement. They're all pretending they didn't know anything about it - they couldn't even see the motorhome parked in the driveway..." Prime Minister Keir Starmer responds to a question from the SNP's Dave Doogan
#PMQs
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13 days ago
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Holyrood is falling well short of being the legislative powerhouse its founders hoped for
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Holyrood is falling well short of being the legislative powerhouse its founders hoped for
Reforms already underway seem more about increasing theatricality than effectiveness
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,holyrood-is-falling-well-short-of-being-the-legislative-powerhouse-its-founders-hoped-for
13 days ago
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Viral infection: Foreign states are sowing fear and division on our streets via social media
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Viral infection: Foreign states are sowing fear and division on our streets via social media
Whether it works or not the social media ban wonât address the problem of fully-grown adults being fed a diet of conspir...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,viral-infection-foreign-states-are-sowing-fear-and-division-on-our-streets-via-social-media
13 days ago
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Hate crimes have increased to record levels in Scotland
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Hate crimes reach record levels in Scotland
The lord advocate said the increase âshould concern us allâ
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,hate-crimes-reach-record-levels-in-scotland
14 days ago
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The Scottish Parliament has restored its listing of male and female MSPs â but fewer than half have disclosed their sex
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Fewer than half of MSPs disclose whether they are male or female
Equalities efforts becoming harder, senior Scottish Parliament official warns
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,fewer-than-half-of-msps-disclose-whether-they-are-male-or-female
14 days ago
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Despite the flagship Scottish Child Payment, one in five children in Scotland are still living in poverty.
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Money 'not being spent in the right places' to tackle child poverty
Despite the flagship Scottish Child Payment, one in five children in Scotland are still living in poverty. What more can...
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,theres-actually-plenty-of-money-but-its-not-being-spent-in-the-right-places
15 days ago
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Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish, says
@louisewilso.bsky.social
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Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish
Language like âstrangersâ and âfighting-age menâ should be called out, but it is not this alone that is creating divisio...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,deplorable-language-is-just-one-part-of-a-climate-that-enables-racism-to-flourish
15 days ago
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Andy Burnham has pledged to deliver more local devolution, including to cities and towns in Scotland which he said felt âjust as distant from Holyroodâ as English towns felt from Westminster.
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Andy Burnham: âBrokenâ Westminster needs âradical changeâ
The MP pledged to deliver further devolution, including to cities and towns in Scotland
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,andy-burnham-broken-westminster-needs-radical-change
15 days ago
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15 days ago
âInequality is important because it is psychologically harmful to grow up in a society where you know that youâre being left behind,â
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quoted in this nuanced article on child poverty by
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in Holyrood Magazine.
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Money 'not being spent in the right places' to tackle child poverty
Despite the flagship Scottish Child Payment, one in five children in Scotland are still living in poverty. What more can...
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,theres-actually-plenty-of-money-but-its-not-being-spent-in-the-right-places
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The Scottish Parliament is falling well short of being the "legislative powerhouse" promised by devolution with recent reforms more about "theatricality than effectiveness," says James Mitchell
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Holyrood is falling well short of being the legislative powerhouse its founders hoped for
Reforms already underway seem more about increasing theatricality than effectiveness
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,holyrood-is-falling-well-short-of-being-the-legislative-powerhouse-its-founders-hoped-for
15 days ago
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Kate Forbes: Christian viewpoints being squeezed out of UK politics
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Kate Forbes: Christian viewpoints being squeezed out of UK politics
Former deputy first minister of Scotland gave speech at Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,kate-forbes-christian-viewpoints-being-squeezed-out-of-uk-politics
18 days ago
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"I understand why many people are so angry that they would turn out to protest. But letâs be clear: none of this is the fault of immigrants." My latest column for
@holyroodmag.bsky.social
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Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish
Language like âstrangersâ and âfighting-age menâ should be called out, but it is not this alone that is creating divisio...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,deplorable-language-is-just-one-part-of-a-climate-that-enables-racism-to-flourish
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John Swinney urged to apologise to former SNP members âbullied into quittingâ finance roles
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John Swinney urged to apologise to former SNP members âbullied into quittingâ finance roles
Tory leader Russell Findlay raised the issue at FMQs
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-urged-to-apologise-to-former-snp-members-bullied-into-quitting-finance-roles
19 days ago
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First Minister John Swinney has been shortlisted for Holyroodâs MSP of the Year award, alongside Presiding Officer Kenneth Gibson and Lib Dem MSP Willie Rennie.
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John Swinney shortlisted for Holyroodâs MSP of the Year
Presiding Officer Kenneth Gibson and Lib Dem MSP Willie Rennie are also in the running
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,john-swinney-shortlisted-for-holyroods-msp-of-the-year
19 days ago
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I was sickened to see the race-related attacks that happened in my city, writes
@louisewilso.bsky.social
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Deplorable language is just one part of a climate that enables racism to flourish
Language like âstrangersâ and âfighting-age menâ should be called out, but it is not this alone that is creating divisio...
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,deplorable-language-is-just-one-part-of-a-climate-that-enables-racism-to-flourish
19 days ago
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Entering parliament feels like a whirlwind, says new Labour MSP Jenny Young
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Jenny Young: It can be easy to label the other side as bad people
The former teacher turned Labour MSP for Central Scotland and Lothians West on how she hopes to improve education standa...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,jenny-young-it-can-be-easy-to-label-the-other-side-as-bad-people
19 days ago
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When councils face a battle to keep pools open, what will the Scottish Government's free swimming pledge deliver?
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Staying afloat: If Scotland's getting free swimming lessons, it needs pools too
Gourock Outdoor Swimming Pool is open rain or shine, but many venues face a battle to remain open
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,staying-afloat-if-scotlands-getting-free-swimming-lessons-it-needs-pools-too
19 days ago
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Reform UK councillor has been censured for âaggressiveâ shouting at a senior port worker
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Reform councillor censured for âaggressiveâ shouting at official
Alan Buchan found in breach of code of conduct
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,reform-councillor-censured-for-aggressive-shouting-at-official
19 days ago
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"He boasted of six homes on live television in a constituency with a housing crisis, he called his boat Braveheart, the story about Scottish independence..." Greens MSP
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criticises Malcolm Offord as MSPs debate a Reform UK motion at Holyrood.
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20 days ago
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"I'm sorry if my finger offended anyone." Labour MSP Daniel Johnson responds after Reform's Julie MacDougall raises a point of order about "pointing figures".
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20 days ago
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"If he thinks violence in this city is funny, I am outraged." Labour MSP Daniel Johnson says Reform MSPs risk inciting violence with their language.
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20 days ago
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the SNP's refusal to back an inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal is "totally the wrong approach"
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Keir Starmer: SNPâs refusal to hold inquiry into Murrell scandal is âtotally the wrong approachâ
Keir Starmer has said the SNPâs refusal to back a parliamentary inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal is âtotally the w...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,keir-starmer-snps-refusal-to-hold-inquiry-into-murrell-scandal-is-totally-the-wrong-approach
20 days ago
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Scottish Government will not challenge trans prisoner ruling
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Scottish Government will not challenge trans prisoner ruling, Neil Gray confirms
For Women Scotland case confirmed Scottish Prison Service policy was 'unlawful'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,scottish-government-will-not-challenge-trans-prisoner-ruling-neil-gray-confirms
20 days ago
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Lib Dem MP apologises for grabbing manâs security pass in bullying row
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Lib Dem MP apologises for grabbing manâs security pass in bullying row
Angus MacDonald said he had no recollection of clash with contractor
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,lib-dem-mp-apologises-for-grabbing-mans-security-pass-in-bullying-row
20 days ago
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Tory MP John Lamont asks the Prime Minister to set up a UK inquiry to address the "serious questions" raised by the Peter Murrell scandal.
#PMQs
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20 days ago
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Stuart Cosgrove: Douglas Ross' Off the Ball appearance led to unprecedented levels of audience 'feedback'
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Stuart Cosgrove: Douglas Ross' Off the Ball appearance led to unprecedented levels of audience 'feedback'
For more than 30 years Stuart Cosgrove and his co-presenter Tam Cowan have been fixtures not only of the BBC Radio Scotl...
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,stuart-cosgrove-douglas-ross-off-the-ball-appearance-led-to-unprecedented-levels-of-audience-feedback
20 days ago
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The Huddle: Do big sporting events leave a tangible legacy?
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The Huddle: Do big sporting events leave a tangible legacy?
With the Scottish Governmentâs Summer of Sport initiative bookended by the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, Holyroo...
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,the-huddle-do-big-sporting-events-leave-a-tangible-legacy
20 days ago
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The Tartan Army has won plaudits for its behaviour in the US, but is the Scottish Government making enough of football's soft power?
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Back on the world stage
Is Scotland making enough of World Cup fever off the pitch?
https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,back-on-the-world-stage
20 days ago
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Peter Murrell sentencing leaves questions unanswered for SNP
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Peter Murrell sentencing leaves questions unanswered for SNP
Even the judge was left wondering why the former chief executive of the SNP did it. How he did it is another matter.
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,peter-murrell-sentencing-leaves-questions-unanswered-for-snp
21 days ago
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A Scottish MP who grabbed the security pass around a workerâs neck has been censured by Westminster authorities
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Lib Dem MP apologises for grabbing manâs security pass in bullying row
Angus MacDonald said he had no recollection of clash with contractor
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,lib-dem-mp-apologises-for-grabbing-mans-security-pass-in-bullying-row
21 days ago
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âDisgraceful and beyond outrageousâ to ask Nicola Sturgeon to comment on police briefings regarding Peter Murrell, says former FM's lawyer
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âBeyond outrageousâ to ask Sturgeon to comment on police briefings, says lawyer
Nicola Sturgeonâs lawyer has said it is âdisgraceful and beyond outrageousâ that she has been asked to comment on backgr...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,beyond-outrageous-to-ask-sturgeon-to-comment-on-police-briefings-says-lawyer
21 days ago
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Scottish Government will not challenge trans prisoner ruling, Neil Gray confirms
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Scottish Government will not challenge trans prisoner ruling, Neil Gray confirms
For Women Scotland case confirmed Scottish Prison Service policy was 'unlawful'
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,scottish-government-will-not-challenge-trans-prisoner-ruling-neil-gray-confirms
21 days ago
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Watch: Police Scotland detectives question Peter Murrell about his Amazon purchases.
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21 days ago
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Even the judge was left wondering why the former chief executive of the SNP did it. How he did it is another matter
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Peter Murrell sentencing leaves questions unanswered for SNP
Even the judge was left wondering why the former chief executive of the SNP did it. How he did it is another matter.
https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,peter-murrell-sentencing-leaves-questions-unanswered-for-snp
21 days ago
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Nation (re)building: Can Ivan McKee make public service reform work?
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Nation (re)building: Can Ivan McKee make public service reform work?
With a new cabinet secretary pledging to reshape Scotland over the next five years, are we really on the cusp of major c...
https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,nation-rebuilding-can-ivan-mckee-make-public-service-reform-work
21 days ago
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