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Scottish Tories heading for total wipeout as Labour gains, exclusive poll shows: Scottish Conservatives are facing an electoral rout and total wipeout at the ...
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'The stuff of nightmares': Row over moves to nationalise Caledonian Sleeper: A ROW has erupted over moves to nationalise the Caledonian Sleeper service which ...
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Analysis: Poll figures demonstrate constitutional malaise under which Scottish politics strains
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Scottish Tories heading for total wipeout as Labour gains, exclusive poll shows: Scottish Conservatives are facing an electoral rout and total wipeout at the ...
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'The stuff of nightmares': Row over moves to nationalise Caledonian Sleeper: A ROW has erupted over moves to nationalise the Caledonian Sleeper service which ...
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Analysis: Poll figures demonstrate constitutional malaise under which Scottish politics strains
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SNP-Green coalition collapses as Humza Yousaf ends power-sharing: The Greens have threatened to help vote the first minister out of office as he faces a ...
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Scotland's Yousaf says end of coalition is in country's best interest: Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, said on Thursday he had decided it was in his ...
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Peter Murrell charged with embezzlement in SNP finance probe: The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances ...
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Quick Glance: Police Investigation into SNP Finances: Key Updates
- On Thursday, the re-arrest of Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, took place as part of the police investigation into the SNP’s finances.
- Murrell, aged 59, was apprehended and underwent interrogation by detectives.
- The arrest occurred slightly more than a year subsequent to the search conducted by Police Scotland officers at the couple’s residence, where a blue tent was set up outside the property, alongside searches at the SNP’s headquarters in Edinburgh.
- In April 2024, Peter Murrell was charged with 'embezzlement' of funds from the SNP.
Scotland's wobbling pro-independence party ditches coalition with Greens: Opponents said on Thursday they would seek to oust the leader of Scotland after the ...
reuters.com/world/uk/scotlands-snp-green-government-coalition-collapses-sky-news-2024-04-25/
Humza Yousaf faces no confidence vote: If last week wasn’t bad enough for hapless Humza Yousaf, this week has brought him even more turbulence ...
spectator.co.uk/article/watch-scottish-tories-to-lodge-no-confidence-vote-in-humza-yousaf/
Dispute over climate policy: Scottish coalition government collapsed: The Scottish SNP is ending its collaboration with the Greens. First Minister Humza Yousaf ...
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SNP 'Progressivism' is a dangerous, intolerant ideology that mirrors Donald Trump's contempt for political opponents – Nina Welsch
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/snp-progressivism-is-a-dangerous-intolerant-ideology-that-mirrors-donald-trumps-contempt-for-political-opponents-nina-welsch-4596088
Nicola Sturgeon pulls out of Commons committee appearance after Murrell charged: The former first minister was due to appear before MPs on the Scottish Affairs ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-pulls-out-westminster-32645936
Humza Yousaf and his ridiculous, feigned outrage: On Tuesday, Humza Yousaf was angry at UK ministers for not including Scottish sub-postmasters in laws that will ...
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Scottish Greens to vote on power-sharing deal with SNP : Environmental party reconsiders its future in government after climate targets are ditched
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100 MPs to stand down at the next general election: More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.
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Scotland ditches 2030 climate target as being ‘out of reach’: Decision to drop pledge to cut emissions by 75% by end of the decade labelled an ‘abject ...
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SNP's scrapping of climate change target is a failure as pathetic as their excuses – Scotsman comment
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Scotland’s coalition government collapses: Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf kills agreement between SNP and Scottish Greens amid bitter row over climate ...
politico.eu/article/scotland-coalition-government-collapse-snp-greens-humza-yousaf/
Scotland's wobbling pro-independence party ditches coalition with Greens: Opponents said on Thursday they would seek to oust the leader of Scotland after the ...
reuters.com/world/uk/scotlands-snp-green-government-coalition-collapses-sky-news-2024-04-25/
It’s no surprise the SNP’s climate change law has failed: The SNP has binned its flagship goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland by 75 per cent by ...
spectator.co.uk/article/its-no-surprise-the-snps-climate-change-law-has-failed/
Scottish Greens: How you can help kick Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater out of the coalition – John McLellan
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scottish-greens-how-you-can-help-kick-patrick-harvie-and-lorna-slater-out-of-the-coalition-john-mclellan-4599842
UK Election: Labour Shouldn’t Write Off Scotland's SNP Just Yet: Despite numerous internal crises and a recent revival of Scottish Labour ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-18/uk-election-labour-shouldn-t-write-off-scotland-s-snp-just-yet
More workers moving to Scotland from UK than leaving after SNP tax rises, HMRC finds
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Scottish police receive thousands of reports after new hate crime law
reuters.com/world/uk/scottish-police-receive-thousands-reports-after-new-hate-crime-law-2024-04-10/
Starmer could win a record landslide despite over half the country not voting for him
inews.co.uk/opinion/keir-starmer-win-record-landslide-3016995
SNP-Green government to ditch key climate target: Scottish Government plans to scrap a flagship climate target have been branded “the worst environmental ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24261016.snp-green-government-ditch-key-climate-target/
Quick Glance: Scottish Government Abandons 'World-Leading' Climate Target
- The Scottish Government has abandoned its “world-leading” target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.
- Ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the climate change target “better reflects the reality of long-term climate policymaking”.
- Scotland will move away from legally binding annual targets to a five-yearly carbon budget approach.
- A new package of climate action measures was announced, including tripling the number of charging points for electric vehicles and exploring a new integrated ticketing system for public transport in Scotland.
Humza Yousaf could never realise Sturgeon’s fantasy climate plans: It was Cop26 in Glasgow and Nicola Sturgeon was in her element, posing for selfies with Greta ...
spectator.co.uk/article/humza-yousaf-could-never-realise-sturgeons-fantasy-climate-plans/
Penny Mordaunt: Scots will not stand for SNP's block on their freedom of speech and debate
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/penny-mordaunt-scots-will-not-stand-for-snps-block-on-their-freedom-of-speech-and-debate-4581516
Free the Greens from the SNP’s clutches!: Participation of the Greens in the Scottish governing coalition may have significantly damaged the cause which is the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/free-the-greens-from-the-snps-clutches/
Rishi Sunak pushes back date for first Rwanda asylum flights: The Prime Minister said the first flight would take off in July despite previously promising it ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-pushes-back-date-32642292
Quick Glance: British Parliament Approves Deportations to Rwanda
- The controversial plan to deport refugees to Rwanda has been approved by the British Parliament.
- Despite resistance in the upper house and multiple votes, the law was passed.
- Prime Minister Sunak is pushing for deportations to deter refugees from dangerous crossings.
- Experts question the effectiveness of the measure, while concerns about costs and legal implications persist.
Labour overtakes SNP in polls for first time: Uh oh. Today brings tidings of misery for hapless Humza Yousaf as a new poll reveals that support for Labour has ...
spectator.co.uk/article/labour-overtakes-snp-in-polls-for-first-time/
UK's Labour ahead of SNP in Scotland for first time in a decade, YouGov poll shows
reuters.com/world/uk/uks-labour-ahead-snp-scotland-first-time-decade-yougov-poll-shows-2024-04-10/
Insight: Greens could harm SNP’s election as Bute House Agreement set for second trans rights test
scotsman.com/news/politics/insight-greens-could-harm-snps-election-as-bute-house-agreement-set-for-second-trans-rights-test-4590310
Green leader Patrick Harvie faces no confidence vote over Cass Review response: The Green co-leader and Scottish minister has refused to say if he accepts the ...
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Wars of Independence shaped the identities of Scotland and England: Two acclaimed medieval historians talk to our Writer at Large about their new book which ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/24267497.wars-independence-shaped-identities-scotland-england/
Scottish police receive 7,000 hate crime complaints in first week of new law: ‘Substantial increase’ in reports since contentious law challenged by JK Rowling ...
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Why won’t Humza close Scotland’s tartan Tavistock?: Another day, another Holyrood mess. This time, it’s hapless Humza Yousaf being criticised for his slow ...
spectator.co.uk/article/why-wont-humza-close-scotlands-tartan-tavistock/
The SNP’s net zero hypocrisy: The Scottish nationalists are no stranger to hypocrisy, as their latest U-turn shows. For on Thursday afternoon the Yousaf regime — ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-snps-net-zero-hypocrisy/
The Greens are embarrassing the SNP: For an image of the ‘progressive nationalism’ that has disfigured Scottish public life over the past decade ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-greens-are-embarrassing-the-snp/
SNP ditches public trust question from national survey: If you don’t want to know the answer, don’t ask the question. That seems to be the mantra by which the ...
spectator.co.uk/article/snp-ditches-public-trust-question-from-national-survey/
Rossendale and Darwen MP in sex pest and tax dodger MPs warning: A SENIOR East Lancashire MP has warned that recent Parliamentary scandals make the House of ...
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24270307.rossendale-darwen-mp-sex-pest-tax-dodger-mps-warning/
‘We’ll get rid of the Tories’: Inside the hyperlocal plan to smash the Blue Wall: The Lib Dems keep losing deposits. But there's confidence a ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/well-get-rid-of-the-tories-inside-the-hyperlocal-plan-to-smash-the-blue-wall-3020779
Cass gender report: Scottish Government defends decision to inform young people of puberty blockers pause before public
scotsman.com/health/cass-gender-report-scottish-government-defends-decision-to-inform-young-people-of-puberty-blockers-pause-before-public-4602056
Hate crime Scotland: SNP ministers spent £400k on public information campaign: The campaign was launched ahead of new legislation being rolled out.
scotsman.com/news/politics/hate-crime-scotland-snp-ministers-spent-ps400k-on-public-information-campaign-4589761
Politics latest: Sturgeon enjoys PM's confusion as fashion police go after his shoes
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Quick Glance: Tory Donor's Racist Comments on Diane Abbott
- Comments made by a Tory donor about Diane Abbott deemed racist
- Frank Hester apologizes for his remarks, Downing Street labels them unacceptable
- Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch described the comments as racist and called for space for forgiveness
- Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for the Conservatives to return donations from Hester
Scots misogyny law plans could be blocked for protecting trans women: The legislation is set to be considered at Holyrood after fury that women were not given ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scots-misogyny-law-plans-could-32632762
Vote to be tabled in bid to repeal controversial hate crime laws: The party previously claimed the Hate Crime Act is the 'biggest ever burden placed on ...
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We're sick of Big Brother Harvie's endless virtue signalling: How did we ever get into such a mess? With the incompetent and hypocritical SNP/Green management of ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24245278.sick-big-brother-harvies-endless-virtue-signalling/
New update for WASPI women as State Pension compensation debate next month: SNP MP Patricia Gibson’s motion for a debate is supported by 60 MPs from across all ...
dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/update-waspi-women-state-pension-32605418
Quarter of Scottish Ambulance Service vehicles more than five years old, figures show
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How did Scotland go from COP26 trailblazers to abandoning key climate change targets?
news.stv.tv/scotland/how-did-scotland-go-from-cop26-trailblazers-to-abandoning-key-climate-change-targets
Sean Connery and Vera Lynn among new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries
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Assisted dying: Try living my life and then see how you feel: I’VE read and heard a lot in the media regarding who is or isn’t going to support/vote in favour ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/24271024.assisted-dying-try-living-life-see-feel/
Jim Sillars: SNP needs to get away from the Yes movement: JIM SILLARS is recalling a visit he made to the Scottish Parliament for the unveiling of the portrait ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24236777.jim-sillars-snp-needs-get-away-yes-movement/
The SNP’s climate U-turn shows how it has trapped itself: When I interviewed Mairi McAllan for the New Statesman recently, it was evident that she had something ...
newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2024/04/the-snps-climate-u-turn-shows-how-it-has-trapped-itself
Creative Scotland has not recovered all money for explicit art film, Scottish Parliament told
news.stv.tv/scotland/creative-scotland-has-not-recovered-all-money-for-explicit-art-film-scottish-parliament-told
Scotland's home builders call for pause in new net zero laws: Scotland’s housebuilders have called for a rethink of new net zero laws impacting homes provision ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24266183.scotlands-home-builders-call-pause-new-net-zero-laws/
This is South Africa’s most important election since apartheid: Whatever the short-term consequences of the ANC losing its monopoly on power – and, economically ...
dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2024-04-22-this-is-south-africas-most-important-election-since-apartheid/
Scottish ministers urged to ‘poverty proof’ childcare by expanding free places to children under three
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Lorna Slater launches attack on Humza Yousaf as Green pact scrapped: Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater MSP has accused the SNP of selling out future ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24277524.lorna-slater-launches-attack-humza-yousaf-green-pact-scrapped/
Explore our prediction model for Britain’s looming election: The scale of the task facing Rishi Sunak is clear
economist.com/britain/2024/04/15/explore-our-prediction-model-for-britains-looming-election
Scotland’s spring of discontent: Next month marks 17 years since the Scottish National Party’s first Scottish Parliament election victory ...
newstatesman.com/new-statesman-view/2024/04/scotland-spring-discontent-humza-yousaf-snp
Why SNP's national integrated ticketing system for public transport looks likely to end in total failure – Dr Richard Dixon
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/why-snps-national-integrated-ticketing-system-for-public-transport-looks-likely-to-end-in-total-failure-dr-richard-dixon-4601700
Chris Deerin: What is the SNP getting out of coalition deal with Greens?: It feels more than a little ironic that it is the Greens who are now considering an ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/6441454/scottish-greens-snp-coalition-chris-deerin-opinion/
Scotsman Letters: Speedier action needed to ban wet wipes: It's good that the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastic will be banned by legislation being ...
scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/scotsman-letters-speedier-action-needed-to-ban-wet-wipes-4600841
Ditching SNP-Green deal could smooth path for A96 dualling, says SNP councillor: A Moray SNP councillor has suggested the case for fully dualling the A96 is ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/6441415/ditching-snp-green-deal-could-smooth-path-for-a96-dualling-says-snp-councillor/
The SNP cannot be saved, but indy can still be salvaged: We’re watching the final act of the current iteration of Scottish nationalism. It’s a pitiful spectacle ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24269825.snp-cannot-saved-indy-can-still-salvaged/
McAllan admits ‘taking cars off road tomorrow’ would have kept climate target intact
scotsman.com/news/politics/mcallan-admits-taking-cars-off-road-tomorrow-would-have-kept-climate-target-intact-4599280
Welsh government makes U-turn on decision to lower speed limits amid fierce public opposition
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UK government under fire for failing to help Scottish councils deal with ‘unprecedented pressures’ caused by asylum policy
scotsman.com/education/uk-government-under-fire-for-failing-to-help-scottish-councils-deal-with-unprecedented-pressures-caused-by-asylum-policy-4597288
'Green ministers voting to drop 2030 target may hit brand': Scottish Greens will be weighing any potential damage to their party's brand and electoral fortunes - ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24268244.green-ministers-voting-drop-2030-target-may-hit-brand/
Alex Salmond’s long road to north-east 2026, as Alba prepares for election run: Candidates including Neale Hanvey in Fife are being lined up for contests in SNP ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/6439809/alex-salmond-alba-candidates/
SNP look to Humza Yousaf succession after worst week: A succession plan is being discussed among politicians in the SNP as to the way forward if the party loses ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24266368.snp-insiders-want-forbes-flynn-pact-new-contest/
General election 2024: Scottish Highland love story - what's behind popularity of Lib Dems in the north?
scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2024-scottish-highland-love-story-whats-behind-popularity-of-lib-dems-in-the-north-4597939
Scottish independence: If Labour wants to save the Union, it needs to show the UK has a decent, progressive future – Joyce McMillan
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scottish-independence-if-labour-wants-to-save-the-union-it-needs-to-show-the-uk-has-a-decent-progressive-future-joyce-mcmillan-4596805
Humza Yousaf tells independence rally in Glasgow ‘last 48 hours have been tough’ amid Murrell charge
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Scotland Retreats on ‘Out of Reach’ 2030 Climate Change Target: The Scottish government scrapped a plan to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/scotland-retreats-on-out-of-reach-2030-climate-change-target
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Ministers to change juryless trial pilot plan after SNP revolt threat: Humza Yousaf's government is to planning to press ahead with controversial pilot for ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24257836.ministers-face-snp-revolt-new-juryless-trial-plan/
Contempt of Court, Peter Murrell and how the law applies: Police Scotland and Scotland's Crown Office have both issued warnings related to Peter Murrell's arrest ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24264273.contempt-court-peter-murrell-law-applies/
Humza Yousaf’s struggle for a narrative goes on: Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy is quickly falling apart. Her arrest (without charge) during the investigation into the ...
newstatesman.com/politics/scotland/2024/04/humza-yousafs-struggle-for-a-narrative-goes-on
Climate change: Scotland scraps 2030 legal climate target, but sets out policy proposals
scotsman.com/news/politics/climate-change-scotland-scraps-2030-legal-climate-target-but-sets-out-policy-proposals-4596522
How did my MP vote on the smoking ban? Full list of MPs who rebelled against Rishi Sunak
inews.co.uk/news/politics/how-mp-vote-smoking-ban-rishi-sunak-3010449
Tories demand NHS answers over puberty blockers as SNP under pressure over Cass review
scotsman.com/news/politics/tories-demand-nhs-answers-over-puberty-blockers-as-snp-under-pressure-over-cass-review-4592248
Operation Branchform: SNP probe fears amid force 'turmoil': A complainer in the Operation Branchform investigation has raised concerns over whether the probe ...
heraldscotland.com/news/24255022.operation-branchform-snp-probe-fears-amid-force-turmoil/
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