SNP slammed over MSP's leadership of 'Building Bridges With Israel' group
Published: December 21, 2024 17:00
THE SNP have been condemned over an MSPâs continued leadership of the âBuilding Bridges With Israelâ cross-party group ...
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Ruth Wishart: Labour need to stop moaning and fix this mess
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24812073.keir-starmer-seriously-bad-news-anas-sarwar/?ref=rss
Published: December 21, 2024 17:00
WELL, Humza lasted longer than Liz Truss. (Not a high bar admittedly.) And longer than Henry McLeish whose resignation over âa muddle not a fiddleâ anent the rent from an office in Glenrothes, saw him serve in the top job for barely a year when he tookâŚ
Jeremy Corbyn: UK Government will face Chilcot-style inquiry into failings on Gaza
Published: December 21, 2024 17:00
JEREMY Corbyn has said that UK Government failings when it comes to Israelâs war on Gaza will lead to a Chilcot-style inquiry ...
Kenny MacAskill says he has âalways believedâ Masud is Lockerbie bomber
Published: December 21, 2024 14:08
FORMER Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill said he has âalways believedâ Libyan national Abu Agila Masud of being involved in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing...
Flamingo Land submits appeal after Loch Lomond resort bid rejected
Published: December 21, 2024 13:03
FLAMINGO Land has submitted an appeal to the Scottish Government after its plans for a ÂŁ40 million holiday resort next to Loch Lomond were rejected...
Four times Labour promised to abolish 'indefensible' House of Lords
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24811896.four-times-labour-said-abolish-house-lords/?ref=rss
Published: December 21, 2024 11:59
LABOUR have faced criticism for announcing a raft of new nominations to the House of Lords â after previously pledging to ditch the chamber altogether...
Former MP offered peerage after losing seat called out for House of Lords comments
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24811836.thangam-debbonaire-called-house-lords-comments/?ref=rss
Published: December 21, 2024 11:07
FORMER shadow culture secretary and Labour MP Thangam Debbonaire has been called out for previous comments she made on the House of Lords as she has now been offered a peerage by the Prime Minister...
'Just what I wanted': Stephen Flynn thanks 'hilarious' office team for Christmas gift
Published: December 21, 2024 10:24
STEPHEN Flynn has thanked his âhilariousâ office team for the Christmas gift theyâve given him this year...
Pat Kane: A round-up of our 'optimistic' prospects for 2025
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24811574.scotlands-optimistic-prospects-2025/?ref=rss
Published: December 21, 2024 05:00
CADS, villains and mountebanks at the helm of the worldâs most powerful countries. Climate scientists trying not to scream at us. Scotland still motionless under a giant,
Urgent need for education to counter extremist views, say Scotland's teachers
Published: December 21, 2024 05:00
URGENT education is needed to equip young people with knowledge for non-violent conflict resolution to help counter the rise in extremist views, Scotland's largest teaching union has said.
Scottish council to consult on visitor levy amid 'growing opposition'
Published: December 20, 2024 20:58
A PROPOSED visitor levy will go out to consultation after councillors voted in favour of it.
'Odd way to abolish it': Labour pledge slated as 38 new peers announced
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24811556.labour-pledge-slated-38-new-peers-announced/?ref=rss
Published: December 20, 2024 20:28
DOWNING Street announced a raft of new nominations to the House of Lords on Friday afternoon, which included former chief of staff to the Prime Minister Sue Gray.
'Absolute moron': Trump adviser lashes out at new ambassador to US Peter Mandelson
Published: December 20, 2024 19:05
Lord Peter Mandelson has said it is a âgreat honour to serve the countryâ as the Prime Minister confirmed he had appointed him the next British ambassador to the US.
Owen Jones: I investigated the BBC's output on Gaza. Here's what I found
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24811008.investigated-bbc-reports-gaza-found/?ref=rss
Published: December 20, 2024 18:00
THEÂ BBCâs coverage of Israelâs genocide in Gaza is âfrankly despicableâ. The person Iâm quoting here is a BBC journalist, one of 13 whistleblowers who spoke to me as part of a newly published investigation for US outlet Drop Site News ...
A new poll finds a majority for a Scottish republic. What should the SNP do now?
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24811080.analysis-snp-new-scottish-republic-poll/?ref=rss
Published: December 20, 2024 16:30
A new poll appears to show that a commitment to abolish the monarchy in an independent Scotland would boost Yes support by five percentage points.
Jeremy Corbyn calls on Foreign Office to say who minister met on Israel trip
Published: December 20, 2024 16:17
JEREMY Corbyn has called on the Foreign Office to reveal which Israeli government representatives a minister met on a recent trip to the country ...
Who is Toby Young? The new peer who considers devolved nations 'ungrateful'
Published: December 20, 2024 15:46
TOBY Young, the founder and director of the Free Speech Union and an associate editor of The Spectator has been made a life peer soon to enter the House of Lords.
Thatcherâs council housing sell-off is to blame for property shortages
Published: December 20, 2024 15:00
MR Hill (Letters, Dec 19) had me interested until he started banging on about foreign immigrants as the cause of all evils with regards the housing shortage. The fundamental problem of council housing lies with the great council house sell-off institutedâŚ
Sue Gray among 30 new peers announced by the UK Government
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24808667.see-new-lifetime-peers-announced-uk-government/?ref=rss
Published: December 20, 2024 14:44
The UK Government has announced new peerages, including former Downing Street chief of staff Sue Gray.
Loch Lomond development appeal 'all but certain' as Flamingo Land contract extended
Published: December 20, 2024 13:22
AN appeal over rejected plans to develop on the banks of Loch Lomond is now "all but certain" ...
Letâs take Liz Kendall's Waspi payment suggestion very seriously
Published: December 20, 2024 12:00
I NOTE the front-page story in Wednesdayâs National (âWaspi âshameâ â Labour minister suggests SCOTLAND should come up with rhe cashâ).
Ian Murray faces questions over 'deleted' web page on Waspi compensation
Published: December 20, 2024 11:47
SCOTTISH Secretary Ian Murray is facing questions over a missing page on his website that previously saw him calling for compensation for Waspi women ...
Date set for maiden voyage of Glen Sannox ferry after years of delays
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24809432.date-set-maiden-voyage-glen-sannox-ferry-arran/?ref=rss
Published: December 20, 2024 10:55
A DATE has been set for the maiden sailing of the MV Glen Sannox, the first ferry ever built in the UK which is capable of running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
'My integrity is worth more': Labour MPs blast Waspi move in leaked WhatsApps
Published: December 20, 2024 09:56
LABOUR MPs have confronted Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall over angry WhatsApp messages after she opted to not give Waspi women any compensation.
Top Scottish civil servant backs ministers amid criticism of Nicola Sturgeon FOI case
Published: December 20, 2024 08:53
SCOTLANDâS top civil servant has defended how SNP ministers handled a legal battle over the publication of evidence linked to an inquiry into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code ...
Labour expected to hand Lords seats to former MPs and Sue Gray
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24808888.labour-to-hand-lords-seats-former-mps-sue-gray/?ref=rss
Published: December 20, 2024 08:26
LABOUR are set to announce a raft of new peers, with seats in the House of Lords for MPs who lost their seats and Sue Gray reportedly on the agenda ...
Peter Mandelson to be appointed ambassador to Donald Trump's US, reports say
Published: December 20, 2024 08:07
PETER Mandelson would be âa really good fitâ for the job of ambassador to the US, a Labour Cabinet minister has said ...
One word removed from Scottish council's code of conduct after concerns raised
Published: December 20, 2024 07:54
CONCERNS raised by a campaigning Scottish councillor have led to a word being removed from rules which set out the expected behaviour of elected members ...
Patrick Harvie: I worry equal marriage would not gain widespread support today
Published: December 20, 2024 05:00
IT is not often that there is spontaneous applause in our parliamentary chamber, but that is what happened on February 4, 2014, when, after years of campaigning, MSPs voted to legalise equal marriage in Scotland.
Robin McAlpine: Keir Starmer has given the independence movement a gift so let's act
Published: December 20, 2024 05:00
WHOâS that coming down the chimney? It ainât Santa Claus âcos whoever it is is going on about delivery milestones.
The Unionist political class have contempt for working people
Published: December 19, 2024 20:00
IN a surprise to absolutely no-one, the British Unionist Labour Party have decided
Neoliberalism is not to blame for current housing shortages
Published: December 19, 2024 18:30
I READ the letter by Alan Hinnrichs in which he criticised the âWestminster neoliberal economic systemâ for the troubles that the housing market is experiencing in the United Kingdom (Dec 18). As a young nationalist with no love for Westminster housingâŚ
DUP looks to trigger post-Brexit mechanism for the first time
Published: December 19, 2024 18:06
The DUP has moved to trigger a new post-Brexit Stormont mechanism for the first time in an effort to prevent an EU law coming into force in Northern Ireland ...
Keir Starmer: I wouldn't change a thing about my first five months in power
Published: December 19, 2024 17:53
Sir Keir Starmer has said he would not do anything differently if given the chance to relive his first five months in power, despite the turmoil and criticism he has faced ...
'Come clean': UK Government refuses to say who Labour minister met on Israel trip
Published: December 19, 2024 17:00
THE Labour Government has been urged to âcome cleanâ after refusing to say which Israeli government representatives a minister met on a recent trip to the country ...
Labour's Jackie Baillie pans UK Government for 'wrong' Waspi decision
Published: December 19, 2024 16:51
SCOTTISH Labourâs depute leader Jackie Baillie has said she is âvery disappointedâ with the UK Governmentâs decision not to compensate Waspi women.
Independence support at 59 per cent if Scotland was to ditch monarchy, poll shows
Published: December 19, 2024 15:48
INDEPENDENCE support would rise to 59 per cent from 54 per cent if it meant Scotland would be a republic, a new poll shows
Fact check: Labour MP claims SNP cause 'catastrophic' damage to Scottish NHS
Published: December 19, 2024 14:21
Was the new Labour MP right?
Keir Starmer backs Labour minister named in anti-corruption probe abroad
Published: December 19, 2024 14:01
KEIR Starmer has backed one of his Treasury ministers after they were named in an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh ...
John Swinney challenges Scottish Labour to give more than 'rhetoric' to Waspi women
Published: December 19, 2024 13:10
JOHN Swinney issued a challenge to Scottish Labour to deliver more than just rhetoric during a clash at First Ministerâs Questions on Thursday ...
Labour cling onto power in Edinburgh despite scandal over ex-leader
Published: December 19, 2024 12:22
LABOUR have hung on as the administration of Edinburgh City Council despite a scandal which saw their leader resign.
Bank of England holds interest rates amid 'economic uncertainty' after Labour Budget
Published: December 19, 2024 12:13
THE Bank of England has held interest rates at 4.75% as it cautioned over âheightened uncertainty in the economyâ following the UK Budget and US presidential election ...
Keir Starmer to face grilling from senior MPs â how and when to watch
Published: December 19, 2024 11:00
Sir Keir Starmer will face an end-of-term grilling from senior MPs on Thursday after an opening few months in office which have seen Labourâs poll ratings plummet.
Up to 100 MPs could rebel against Labour over Waspi decision if vote held
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24806397.100-mps-rebel-keir-starmer-waspi-decision/?ref=rss
Published: December 19, 2024 10:10
UP to 100 Labour MPs could rebel against the UK Governmentâs decision to rule out giving compensation to Waspi women if a vote is held, it is being reported ...
John Swinney: I feared SNP would lose every single seat in General Election
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24806345.john-swinney-feared-snp-wiped-general-election/?ref=rss
Published: December 19, 2024 09:58
FIRST Minister John Swinney has said he feared leading the SNP to a "wipe out" at the General Election in July ...
SNP MP hits back as BBC host says Labour 'broke no promises' to Waspi women
Published: December 19, 2024 09:04
AN SNP MP hit back after a BBC host said that Labour âhaven't broken any promisesâ with their decision to reject an ombudsmanâs recommendations and not compensate Waspi women ...
Water bills in England and Wales to see major price rises, watchdog confirms
Published: December 19, 2024 08:10
PEOPLE'S water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 per year for the next five years, regulator Ofwat has announced ...
Jobs set to be saved at Scottish shipyards with ÂŁ70m rescue deal in works
Published: December 19, 2024 07:45
JOBS at two Scottish shipyards are expected to be saved when a deal to save a historic builder is announced on Thursday.
Kelly Given: Labourâs incompetence actually scares me as Reform domination looms
Published: December 19, 2024 05:00
ONLY Labour could finally rid the country of over a decadeâs worth of Tory-orchestrated disaster, only to be relegated back to the depths of public disapproval within a few short months
Lesley Riddoch: Waspi women endured the greatest inequality in the macho 60s and 70s
Published: December 19, 2024 05:00
ITâS official. The Scottish Government can be expected to help pensioners, large families on benefits, mothers whoâve been raped and Waspi (Women Against State Pension Injustice) campaigners diddled out of pension payments when Westminster wonât.
David Pratt: Did Chinese money pour into Scottish universities?
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24805807.chinese-money-pour-scottish-universities/?ref=rss
Published: December 19, 2024 05:00
AS someone who has never approved of the monarchy, let alone recognised its âvalueâ, itâs good to see that Prince Andrew has at last served some useful purpose.
Waspi chair: Write to your MPs to help us secure a Westminster vote
Published: December 19, 2024 05:00
FOLLOWING the 1995 Pensions Act, which raised the State Pension age for women to 65, successive UK governments of every political stripe failed to let women know directly of a massive change to their lives.
Labour lied their way to power and keep going after the wrong people
Published: December 18, 2024 18:48
WHAT a surprise â Westminster Labour are not going to pay any compensation to the Waspi women.
French model of local government could help rural areas in Scotland
Published: December 18, 2024 18:31
IT was interesting to read Seamus Loganâs article on local government and references to Norwegian practices. This seems similar to what happens in France, with different levels of responsibilities at different levels of government.
Keir Starmer and John Swinney 'happy to bow indifference' to monarchy
Published: December 18, 2024 18:00
KEIR Starmer and John Swinney are âmore than happyâ to âbow indifferenceâ to the monarchy, a republican campaigner has claimed.
Labour politicians purge websites and social media of Waspi women support
Published: December 18, 2024 17:06
ACROSS Scotland, Labour politicians are desperately purging their websites and social media accounts in order to remove the evidence that they once supported the Waspi women campaign.
Labour 'demand SNP breach devolution laws' in Waspi compensation attack
Published: December 18, 2024 17:03
LABOUR ministers âclearly do not understand the devolution systemâ, the SNP have said after a UK Cabinet Secretary told them to step in and compensate Waspi women â despite the powers to do so being reserved.
Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar have 'betrayed' Waspi women, says Jeremy Corbyn
Published: December 18, 2024 16:52
JEREMY Corbyn has said that Keir Starmer and senior Labour figures â including Anas Sarwar â have âbetrayedâ Waspi women ...
Anas Sarwar breaks silence after Labour refuse to pay Waspi compensation
Published: December 18, 2024 16:03
ANAS Sarwar has broken his silence after the Labour Government said it would not give Waspi women any compensation, despite an ombudsmanâs findings ...
'A hard act to follow': Top civil servant in Scotland to leave role
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24805088.top-civil-servant-scotland-leave-role-hmrc/?ref=rss
Published: December 18, 2024 15:47
Scotlandâs top civil servant will leave the post next year, the Scottish Government has announced.
Keir Starmer accused of spreading 'dangerous misinformation' on Waspi
Published: December 18, 2024 15:09
KEIR Starmer has been accused of spreading âdangerous misinformationâ in his defence of not giving compensation to Waspi women.
Scottish Labour minister squirms as BBC digs up his own Waspi women pledges
Published: December 18, 2024 13:43
SCOTTISH Labour MP Michael Shanks was challenged by his own constituent live on the BBC on Wednesday as he defended the UK Governmentâs decision not to compensate Waspi women ...
'One-trick phoney': Keir Starmer torn apart by SNP MP over Waspi betrayal
Published: December 18, 2024 12:56
KEIR Starmer mocked the SNP as he was branded a "one trick phoney" after "betraying" Waspi women.
Nigel Farage: 'I'll bring what I learned from Elon Musk and Donald Trump to UK'
Published: December 18, 2024 12:50
NIGEL Farage has said he took âcopious notesâ from his meeting with Elon Musk on Donald Trumpâs presidential campaign that he will bring to politics in the UK ...
Alex Salmond spoke to police to help Operation Branchform SNP probe, report says
Published: December 18, 2024 11:21
ALEX Salmond spoke to police investigating the SNP finances to help with the probe, reports have said ...
Eight times Labour figures backed Waspi women before compensation 'betrayal'
Published: December 18, 2024 11:18
SEVERAL senior Labour figures have been called out on social media for previously showing their support for Waspi women...
Reform UK Scotland organiser sacked amid family links to Loyalist terror group
Published: December 18, 2024 10:09
REFORM UKâs party organiser in Scotland has been sacked following an investigation into his familyâs links to a Loyalist terror plot.
First Minister backs call for Commons vote on compensation for Waspi women
Published: December 18, 2024 09:44
SCOTLANDâS First Minister has backed calls for a vote to be held on the UK Government failing to provide compensation for Waspi women...
Labour MSP confronted with Anas Sarwar's 'justice for Waspi women' pledge live on BBC
Published: December 18, 2024 08:58
A SCOTTISH Labour MSP was grilled on a former pledge from his partyâs leader for Waspi women to âfinally receive the justice they deservedâ...
Number of officers working on Operation Branchform revealed
Published: December 18, 2024 08:11
THE number of police officers working on the ongoing investigation into the SNPâs finances has been revealed...
UK inflation rises again to hit highest level since March
Published: December 18, 2024 07:39
UK inflation has risen to its highest level since March, driven by an increase in petrol prices last month, according to official figures...
Seamus Logan: I have a bridge to sell those backing 'mayors' as fix-all solution
Published: December 18, 2024 05:00
LOCAL government in all its aspects has been discussed in the news quite a bit of late, ranging from serious discussions about resourcing and possible reorganisation, to some utterly ridiculous moments that make you wonder how some folk ever got throughâŚ
A political movement that dares to tell people the truth is my Christmas wish
Published: December 18, 2024 05:00
IS it just me, or is the festive spirit struggling to sparkle this year? The Christmas lights are up, the radio stations are looping through Mariah Carey and Wham! as usual and yet thereâs a pervasive dullness to everything.
Liz Kendall's explanation for Waspi decision was totally inadequate
Published: December 17, 2024 19:00
I HAVE just been reading your coverage of Liz Kendallâs statement to the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon on the Labour governmentâs refusal to pay the compensation to Waspi as recommended by the ombudsman. She says: âThese two facts â that most womenâŚ
Unless Scotland breaks free from Westminster, the future looks bleak
Published: December 17, 2024 18:47
DUE to the failed Westminster neoliberal economic system, the UK housing market has become increasingly unaffordable. For many, rents are soaring to record highs. The average cost of renting a newly let home is now a staggering ÂŁ3240 higher than in 2021,âŚ
Details revealed for Scotonomics' 2025 Festival of Economics
Published: December 17, 2024 18:37
THE details for Scotlandâs leading festival of economics has been announced â including top academics and international policymakers.
Labour warned not to 'betray' public by axing mobile library
Published: December 17, 2024 18:25
LABOUR councillors in North Lanarkshire have been warned they would be âbetrayingâ the public ahead of a crunch vote if they choose to close local facilities which they previously committed to keeping open ...
Media 'trying to avoid' chart-topping Keir Starmer Christmas parody song, writer says
Published: December 17, 2024 18:12
THE songwriter behind a viral song panning Keir Starmer for the cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment has said it will be âalmost impossibleâ to be Christmas number one because âa lot of the media are trying to avoid usâ ...
Holyrood unanimously votes to ban 'double-jobbing' MPs from being MSPs
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24802577.holyrood-unanimously-votes-ban-mps-becoming-msps/?ref=rss
Published: December 17, 2024 17:53
HOLYROOD has unanimously passed a bill which will ban dual mandates, or âdouble jobbingâ.
Scottish Government to end use of WhatsApp following review
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24802365.scottish-government-will-end-use-whatsapp-review/?ref=rss
Published: December 17, 2024 17:00
THE Scottish Government is to end the use of WhatsApp on official devices following the publication of an externally-led review.
Plans for caravan park on Scottish island refused by council bosses
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24802362.plans-caravan-park-islay-refused-council/?ref=rss
Published: December 17, 2024 16:59
PLANS for a caravan park on Islay have been refused planning permission after council chiefs ruled it was against the character of the area ...
SNP slam 'seriously misleading' Anas Sarwar letter sent to voters
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24802340.snp-slam-seriously-misleading-anas-sarwar-letter/?ref=rss
Published: December 17, 2024 16:56
THE SNP have hit out at a âmisleadingâ letter sent out by Scottish Labour to potential voters ...
Scottish Government publishes emails on Alex Salmond repatriation efforts
Published: December 17, 2024 16:30
THE UK Government considered using the Royal Air Force (RAF) to return Alex Salmond from North Macedonia following his death, emails show ...
Yes support hitting 60% wonât magically bring about our independence
Published: December 17, 2024 15:00
AS we are about revisit our annual encounter with Janus, will we part company with him any better informed than we were last year? Thom Muirâs website comment (Letters, Dec 16) tells us that building a sustained majority in favour of independence has to beâŚ
Nigel Farage meets Elon Musk in US amid rumours of 'planned $100m donation'
Published: December 17, 2024 14:49
REFORMÂ UK leader Nigel Farage has met Elon Musk amid speculation the tech billionaire could make a donation to the party ...
Hike to National Insurance could be 'catastrophic' in Scotland, says Neil Gray
Published: December 17, 2024 14:22
The unintended consequences to the public sector in Scotland of the increase to national insurance could be âcatastrophicâ, the countryâs Health Secretary has said.
'Shame': Anas Sarwar slammed as Waspi women denied compensation
Published: December 17, 2024 13:45
Anas Sarwar has been condemned after the UK Government announced they will not pay any compensation to Waspi women ...
SNP should pay Waspi compensation with devolved funds, Labour minister says
Published: December 17, 2024 13:32
THE Scottish Government should step in to pay Waspi women compensation because the Labour Government will not, the UK Pensions Secretary has said ...
Scottish Labour MP left furious as Government WON'T pay Waspi women compensation
Published: December 17, 2024 13:14
A SCOTTISH Labour MP has said he is âappalledâ at the UK Governmentâs decision not to pay compensation to Waspi women...
Why is the Scottish Government moving away from a wellbeing economy?
Published: December 17, 2024 13:09
I HAVE been asked many times recently why the Scottish Government has moved away from its decade long (and incredibly popular) focus on transitioning towards a wellbeing economy
Labour Government will not pay Waspi women any compensation, minister confirms
Published: December 17, 2024 12:50
THE Labour Government will not pay any compensation to Waspi women, it has been confirmed ...
I spent two days with Humza Yousaf as FM â it's no shock he's quitting Holyrood
Published: December 17, 2024 12:45
BACK in May, Humza Yousaf quit as Scotlandâs First Minister after serving just over a year in post and seven months later, he has announced he will be exiting Parliament altogether in 2026.
SNP Government publishes 'most significant ministerial code changes in 16 years'
Published: December 17, 2024 12:30
THE SNP Government has updated its ministerial code in changes John Swinney has called the âmost significantâ in 16 years ...
One in 10 temporary properties lying empty amid housing crisis, figures show
Published: December 17, 2024 12:16
ONE in 10 homes used for temporary accommodation in Scotland are lying empty, according to the latest figures ...
Richard Murphy: Everything wrong with Labour's Royal Mail takeover deal
Published: December 17, 2024 12:13
This week, Jonathan Reynolds, the Labour Trade Minister, approved the takeover of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire Daniel KĹetĂnskĂ˝.
Nicola Sturgeon provides fresh update on new book
Published: December 17, 2024 12:11
NICOLA Sturgeon has provided an update on her memoirs after revealing earlier this year that she had completed the first draft...
Most people in UK think royals should pay for Queen statue, poll says
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24800732.people-think-royals-pay-queen-statue-poll-says/?ref=rss
Published: December 17, 2024 11:57
MOST people want to royal family to pay for a proposed new statue of the late Queen Elizabeth, a poll has shown.
Reform UKâs rise is driven by the failure of 'extreme centre' politics
Published: December 17, 2024 10:25
PROFESSOR John Curtice suggested in The National on December 4 that Reform UK could get as many as 10 MSPs in the 2026 elections, including two in Glasgow ...
John Swinney thanks 'pioneer' Humza Yousaf after announcement he'll stand down as MSP
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24799889.john-swinney-pays-tribute-humza-yousaf-msp-stand/?ref=rss
Published: December 17, 2024 09:26
FIRST Minister John Swinney has paid tribute to Humza Yousaf as the former SNP leader announced he would stand down as an MSP in 2026...
Read Humza Yousaf's full statement as he says he's stepping down at 2026 election
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24799625.humza-yousafs-full-statement-says-will-step-msp/?ref=rss
Published: December 17, 2024 09:04
FORMER first minister Humza Yousaf has said he will step down at the next Holyrood election...
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