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Furious Scottish Labour members 'quitting party' over Winter Fuel Payment cut

SCOTTISH Labour are losing members over the decision to cut the universal Winter Fuel Payment, according to reports...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 16, 2024

Scotland's NHS is not in crisis, says Health Secretary

SCOTLAND'S NHS is not in crisis, Health Secretary Neil Gray has said.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 16, 2024

Robin McAlpine: Scotland's Future was not a blueprint for a new nation

THE Scottish Government’s white paper for an independent Scotland released in 2013 “was not a blueprint for a new nation” because it focused…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 16, 2024

The Lib Dems are intoxicated by election success but they’ll need to be sober about what comes next

Is it a viable long-term strategy to press Labour from the left while aspiring to take more seats from the Tories?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024

Lesley Riddoch speaks to John Swinney 10 years on from independence referendum

NATIONAL readers will remember where they were on September 18, 2014. But 10 years on? Is Wednesday a day to celebrate or mourn? Are programmes…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2024

Ten years after the no vote, can Scotland engineer a case for independence?

The SNP is keen to keep the issue alive, but others, including former PM Gordon Brown, say leaving the UK could see the economy founder

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024

How likely is a snap Holyrood election? Experts have say

AFTER the Scottish Government suffered two defeats at Holyrood last week and with their Budget seemingly in jeopardy, the question of a snap…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2024

John Swinney: I was heartbroken by referendum result, but I’m optimistic for future

John Swinney has said he was “heartbroken” by the referendum result in 2014 ahead of the 10-year anniversary, but is “very optimistic about…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2024

Stephen Flynn: Both sides of debate should get together to chart course to indyref2

BOTH sides of the Scottish independence debate should join with civic Scotland to try to chart a course to a second independence referendum,…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14, 2024

SNP government refuses to publish minutes of Angus Robertson's Israel meeting

THE SNP government has refused to publish the minutes or agenda from Angus Robertson’s controversial meeting with the Israeli deputy ambassador…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2024