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The songwriter who inspired Winnie Ewing's famous by-election victory

A SCOTTISH songwriter has spoken about how his music helped inspire Winnie Ewing to her stunning political victory in the Hamilton by-election in…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 3, 2023

Two Scots on how the Scotland National Cerebral Palsy football side has changed lives

BLAIR Glynn was 11 years old when his life changed. It was a normal day; he was out with his family and playing at the park, the same as many other…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 3, 2023

MMP in New Zealand turns 30 at this year’s election – a work in progress, but still a birthday worth celebrating

In a tidy alignment of round numbers, this year’s general election will also mark the 30th anniversary of the binding referendum that ushered in the mixed member proportional (MMP) system of voting. It will also be the tenth election held under the proportional system, truly a generational milestone in New…

The Conversation · Jan 2, 2023

Revealed: Number of Scots councillors with second jobs as political staffers

MORE than 120 councillors have second jobs as political staffers, an exclusive data analysis by The National has found.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 28, 2022

Filmmaker swapped California for Scotland's Book Town

FILM writer-director Jessica Fox was working as Nasa’s storyteller when it occurred to her that her future might lie in a small town in Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 27, 2022

Scots ‘should be affronted’ by UK loophole which lets Lords be MSPs

BORIS Johnson sparked a mini constitutional crisis when he sought to use his resignation honours list to award peerages to sitting MPs such as…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 26, 2022

Bird flu detected among Islay's significant geese population

BIRD flu has been detected amongst an internationally important population of geese on a Scottish island.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 23, 2022

‘I’ll stay all f****** night’: MSPs angered by Tory delay 's***housery'

TORY MSPs deployed every “cynical” strategy in their playbook in a bid to push gender reform legislation into the long grass – and

The National (Scotland) · Dec 21, 2022

This was the mood among activists on day two of the gender reform debate

TENSIONS were high outside Holyrood as what is scheduled to be the final debate on gender recognition reform in Scotland got underway for a second…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 21, 2022

House of Lords spends thousands in taxpayer cash 'playing medieval dress up'

THE House of Lords spent thousands of pounds on upkeep of peers’ robes and other formal attire in the past 12 months.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 21, 2022