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Alan Cumming calls on Scottish Government to deliver on arts funding ahead of Budget

Alan Cumming has backed calls for ministers to deliver on a £100 million promise of new investment to the arts industry ahead of the Budget.

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Scottish charity makes 17 staff redundant after losing Government grant

A NATIONAL Scottish charity has made staff redundant after failing to secure Scottish Government funding ...

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Alex Cole-Hamilton outlines independence spending demands ahead of Budget

ALEX Cole-Hamilton has said there are “areas of great communality” between both the SNP and LibDems as reports suggest the parties are preparing…

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Labour Budget 'treated Scotland as an afterthought', Finance Secretary says

THE Scottish Government’s upcoming Budget will put more money in Scots’ pockets, the Finance Secretary has said, as she accused Labour of…

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Budget will set Scotland up to ‘win big’ in future, says Robison

The Finance Secretary will outline the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans in Holyrood on Wednesday.

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Scottish Government 'won't reintroduce council tax freeze' in upcoming Budget

SHONA Robison won’t impose a council tax freeze on local authorities when she unveils next week’s Scottish Budget, according to reports...

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SNP must pass misogyny bill to tackle 'extreme' gender-based violence, Greens say

A LAW to protect women and girls from gender-based violence must be brought forward quicker by the Scottish Government, the Greens have insisted.

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Shona Robison has ‘limited room for manoeuvre’ in Budget, think tank warns

FINANCE Secretary Shona Robison only has “limited room for manoeuvre” in next week’s Scottish Budget, experts have warned, despite the…

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Scottish Government releases plan to make Scotland key producer of hydrogen

Acting Energy Secretary Gillian Martin said hydrogen is one of Scotland’s ‘greatest industrial opportunities since oil and gas’.

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Wee Ginger Dug: Labour won't listen – except when their ambition's on the line

THE Scottish Government has announced that it will introduce a scheme to support pensioners who have lost their Winter Fuel Payment ...

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Labour 'sent shockwaves' with change to Scottish agriculture funding, union says

THE UK Government “sent shock waves” throughout the agricultural sector after ditching a ring-fenced fund for Scottish agriculture ...

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Agriculture funding change sent shock waves through Scottish farming, says NFU

Hundreds of farmers, crofters and agricultural workers protested outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday

Evening Standard

Police Scotland staff warn they will 'go on strike for first time' amid pay dispute

A UNION has warned that police staff could go on strike "for the first time" as they gathered in the city centre to protest over pay ...

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SNP intend to fully dual A96 despite review's recommendations, minister tells MSPs

THE Scottish Government intends to fully dual the A96, the Transport Secretary has told MSPs ...

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Every Scottish pensioner to receive winter heating payment next year

The Scottish Government said it will ‘continue to protect our pensioners from the harsh reality of a UK Labour Government’.

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Scottish Government to introduce universal winter fuel payment for pensioners

THE Scottish Government has announced it will introduce a universal winter fuel payment to all Scottish pensioners next winter.

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Pensioners 'betrayed' by Labour over fuel payment cuts, says John Swinney

JOHN Swinney has said Labour “betrayed” pensioners with cuts to winter heating support payments as he was accused of overseeing a decline in the…

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MSPs do not support ban on greyhound racing in Scotland

A Holyrood committee has called for higher welfare standards for greyhounds bred for racing in Scotland, rather than a complete ban.

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Scottish Government expected to announce winter fuel support for pensioners

SUPPORT for pensioners who have lost their Winter Fuel Payment is expected to be announced by the Scottish Government today, to mitigate the…

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'Anger is palpable': Police Scotland officers to stage pay protest in Glasgow

MORE than 100 police officers are expected to gather in Glasgow city centre on Thursday in a protest over pay ...

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Labour's National Insurance changes will cost us more than £5m, Scottish council says

THE Labour Government’s changes to employers’ National Insurance (NI) contributions will cost one Scottish council more than £5 million, it…

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Gender recognition 'no more a legal fiction than adoption', Supreme Court told

A GENDER recognition certificate (GRC) is “no more a legal fiction than adoption”, a lawyer acting for the Scottish Government has told the…

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Two-thirds of Scots say SNP wrong to copy Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cut

MORE than two-thirds of Scots believe the Scottish Government was wrong to follow Westminster and end the universal Winter Fuel Payment, a fresh…

Evening Standard

Sex changes ‘recognised in law’ with gender recognition certificate, court told

It came during a legal challenge by For Women Scotland over whether trans women can be regarded as female for the purposes of the Equality Act.

Evening Standard

Swinney hints at new energy bill support for pensioners

It comes after his Government delayed its devolved version of the winter fuel payment after cuts by the UK Government.

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