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Former Scottish secretary Alister Jack asks UK Government to cut Holyrood's powers

FORMER Scottish secretary Alister Jack has asked the UK Government to review what is devolved to the Scottish Parliament and cut its powers ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 8

UK Government blocked bottle return scheme to give SNP a ‘black eye’, court told

A UK-wide DRS is planned but it is not expected to begin before 2027.

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025

Scottish Government ‘utterly irresponsible’ over deposit scheme – Alister Jack

Giving evidence in the afternoon former circular economy minister Lorna Slater denied trying to ‘persuade’ Biffa to sign up to the scheme.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

From Gove to Cleverly: Who is on Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list?

Michael Gove, Simon Hart and Alister Jack have all been handed peerages – but who else made the cut?

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025

Rishi Sunak's resignation honours released – see the full list

BOTH Michael Gove and Alister Jack have been given life peerages as Rishi Sunak announces his full resignation honours list ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 11, 2025

'Slap in the face': SNP hit out as Alister Jack and Michael Gove to join Lords

RISHI Sunak has given “one last slap in the face to the people of Scotland”, the SNP have said after reports that he would give both Michael…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 11, 2025

Michael Gove awarded peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list

Others on the list include former Scottish secretary Alister Jack, former chief whip Simon Hart and ex-transport secretary Mark Harper

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025

Former Scottish secretary Alister Jack to get seat in House of Lords – reports

FORMER Scottish secretary Alister Jack is set to be given a seat in the House of Lords ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 1, 2025

‘I’ve been compared to Donald Trump’: how neighbour turned on neighbour over Scotland’s new national park

An ugly fight has ripped through Galloway in south-west Scotland, with rival campaigns complaining of dirty tricks and murky finances. How could the mere possibility of a new national park stir up so much ill will?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

JK Rowling and the King among those given tens of millions in forestry subsidies

THE King, J.K. Rowling, billionaires and politicians are among those who have been given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer forestry subsidies,…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2025