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Scottish Government to 'keep taxation under review amid business concerns'

THE Scottish Government will keep taxation under review, Kate Forbes has said, after a survey suggested concerns around tax and recruitment could…

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What is devolution? Sir Keir Starmer seeks "immediate reset" with devolved nations as he tours the UK

The PM has pledged to work closely with counterparts around the UK, but how does devolution work?

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Asylum seekers set for free bus travel in Scotland with new pilot scheme

The Scottish Government will “develop and deliver” a pilot giving asylum seekers free bus travel in the next year, an official document has said.

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'Toxic distraction': Anger as Ian Murray refuses to rule out Scottish nuclear plants

LABOUR have been warned against building new nuclear projects in Scotland – with or without the devolved government's consent.

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Ian Murray fails to rule out ignoring devolution to build nuclear plants in Scotland

SCOTTISH Secretary Ian Murray has repeatedly refused to say the new UK Labour government will not overrule its Scottish counterpart to see nuclear…

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Fourteen charged after pro-Palestinian protesters blockade Glasgow arms factory

FOURTEEN people have been charged after Pro-Palestinian protesters blockaded a defence and security company, calling for an immediate ceasefire in…

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Activists blockade Glasgow factory in call for end of arms sales to Israel

PRO-PALESTINE activists have blockaded the Thales plant in Govan in Glasgow as they call for the UK Government to end arms sales to Israel.

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Pro-Modi vs ‘anti-India’ diaspora: For a Labour govt, balancing act will be key in UK-India ties

In September 2019, weeks after the Modi government in India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status through unilateral constitutional changes, the British Labour Party adopted a resolution at its annual conference condemning “the recent actions of the Government of India to revoke Article 370 and 35A of the…

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Phone mast plans for Lochan Uaine spark fears for capercaillie population

SCOTLAND’S national bird protection agency has revealed it will have difficulty preventing a controversial phone mast on its reserve near…

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John Swinney: Postal vote issues risk 'disenfranchising' Scottish voters

THE First Minister has warned the public could become disenfranchised with the crisis surrounding postal votes.

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'Appalling waste': £1.4 billion of PPE bought by Tories in pandemic destroyed

SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary has condemned the “appalling waste of public money” after reports that the UK Government had destroyed an…

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Health Secretary says Tories would make gender identity a reserved issue

THE UK Health Secretary has said the Conservative Party would seek to weaken the devolution settlement by making gender recognition a reserved…

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MoD admits it vetoed sanctuary applications from Afghan soldiers

MEMBERS of the British special forces were able to veto sanctuary applications from their Afghan counterparts to stop them coming to the UK, the…

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Everything you need to know about what's in the SNP manifesto

THE SNP’s manifesto opens with a commitment that a vote for them is a vote for Scottish independence.

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Everything the SNP manifesto says about Scottish independence

THE words “independence” or “independent” are mentioned 32 times in total in the SNP’s General Election manifesto.

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Parliamentary sovereignty must end to protect Union, politics expert says

PARLIAMENTARY sovereignty should be removed in the UK and the Sewel Convention must be immediately enshrined into law to protect devolution and…

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Waste firm starts legal action against Scottish Government for £55 million

BIFFA has started legal action to recover £55 million from the Scottish Government after plans for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) fell through…

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SNP to demand half-price energy bills for worst-off and elderly people

THE SNP have unveiled new demands for people on benefits or low incomes to get reduced bills.

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Alex Salmond attacks SNP over 'half-hearted' independence campaign

ALEX Salmond says his Alba Party will be the only one to include a strategy for delivering Scottish independence in their election manifesto –…

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Not a single UK military licence to Israel rejected since October 7, figures show

THE UK Government hasn’t rejected a single military export licence to Israel since October 7, figures show.

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John Swinney rows back on SNP's 'independence negotiations' pledge in BBC interview

ANY independence negotiations with the UK government after an SNP victory in a General Election “should involve Scotland having a…

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'Take target off our backs': Scots urged to vote in anti-nuclear MPs

THE Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has launched a major new project amid campaigning for the General Election ...

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UK Government gives £110,000 contract to TV debate coach ahead of General Election

A £110,000 taxpayer-funded contract has been handed to a TV debate coach by the UK Government to try and improve the public speaking of

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Royal Mail owner IDS accepts £3.5bn bid from West Ham co-owner Křetínský

Křetínský has agreed that Royal Mail will deliver first-class post six days a week for the next five years after the acquisition but there are no guarantees on what happens after that

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We won't send teenagers to jail for refusing conscription, Home Secretary insists

THE UK Government would not send teenagers to jail for defying the Tories’ proposed “mandatory” national service scheme, Home Secretary…

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