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Pro-Palestine takeover planned to protest Scottish arts centre's Israel policy
Published: June 23, 2025 12:09
PRO-Palestine artists and activists are set to stage a week-long takeover event at a Scottish arts centre in protest over recent policy on Israel.
'Unionists join together' as Labour councillors survive no-confidence vote
Published: June 23, 2025 11:51
LABOUR councillors in Stirling have survived a vote of no-confidence but have been accused of being joined at the âpolitical hipâ with the Tories to protect their own self-interests ...
Future generations will curse the failure to control energy bills
Published: June 23, 2025 11:00
A RECENT article in The National titled âIslanders borrowed ÂŁ8.3 million to build own wind farm â and itâs paying off big timeâ caught my attention. It described a situation where in 2017 the islanders of North Yell in Shetland built five wind turbinesâŚ
Waspi women hail 'major breakthrough' in fight against UK Government
Published: June 23, 2025 10:23
WASPI women have hailed a "major" breakthrough in their fight against the UK Government after judges approved a limit on the campaignâs liability for DWP legal fees.
What happens if Palestine Action is banned under terrorism laws?
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25258969.happens-palestine-action-banned-terrorism-laws/?ref=rss
Published: June 23, 2025 10:03
Palestine Action are expected to be banned by the UK Government today under the Terrorism Act
LIVE: Palestine Action protests as group set to be proscribed
Published: June 23, 2025 08:53
Palestine Action has organised a protest in London, as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to update the House of Commons banning the group in the UK.
Police 'ban' Palestine Action protest from taking place outside Westminster
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25258428.police-ban-palestine-action-protest-westminster/?ref=rss
Published: June 23, 2025 08:11
The Metropolitan Police have 'banned' a planned protest against the proscription of Palestine Action from taking place outside Westminster, the group has claimed
Richard McNeil-Willson: Proscription of Palestine Action has frightening implications
Published: June 23, 2025 04:00
MOVES to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group represents a highly dangerous and deeply chilling step in the UK Governmentâs war against activism. It is a direct assault against those seeking an end to the genocide
Scottish taxpayers should not be treated as 'afterthought' of HS2 project, say SNP
Published: June 23, 2025 04:00
SCOTTISH taxpayers will have contributed billions of pounds to HS2 so should not be treated as an âafter thoughtâ, the SNP have said.
Lesley Riddoch launches crowdfunder for documentary focussing on Finland
Published: June 23, 2025 04:00
BROADCASTER Lesley Riddoch has launched a crowdfunder in a bid to make a documentary about Finland.
Kenny MacAskill: Donald Trump's bombing of Iran is illegal and insane
Published: June 23, 2025 04:00
âMIBBEES aye, Mibbees nawâ was the catchphrase of the parody of Kenny Dalglish portrayed in the comedy show Only an Excuse.
Tommy Sheppard: SNP must woo voters to turn our indy hopes into reality
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25258083.snp-must-woo-voters-turn-indy-hopes-reality/?ref=rss
Published: June 23, 2025 04:00
A SCARY paradox is emerging for supporters of Scotlandâs independence ...
Richard Murphy: Free it from Englandâs yoke and Scotland is laden with opportunity
Published: June 23, 2025 04:00
LIKE others whose comments were reported in The National, who are also keen to see Scotland as an independent country, I was disappointed by John Swinneyâs speech on the issue last week ...
Scottish Labour MSPs 'failing to turn up to do their jobs' amid rise in no shows
Published: June 23, 2025 04:00
Scottish Labour MSPs have been accused of failing to "turn up to do their jobs" amid a rise in the number of MSPs missing Holyrood votes
Holyrood must yet again mitigate against harm caused by Westminster
Published: June 22, 2025 19:34
âHELP keep 20,000 children out of relative povertyâ, the words of Scottish Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville as she announced the two-child cap on benefits will be lifted in Scotland next March.
With independence, Scotland could become a beacon for peace
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25258161.independence-scotland-become-beacon-peace/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 19:30
WATCHING the latest developments in the Middle East war from Scotland can make you feel depressed and powerless. Yet Scotland is involved, and should be taking a strong stance against the war. Firstly Scotland is acting as a staging post for the US bombingâŚ
'Beyond belief': Tony Blair think tank 'advising' Scottish Labour on health policy
Published: June 22, 2025 15:15
SCOTTISH Labour are reportedly consulting with Tony Blairâs think tank, which has previously called for more private involvement in the NHS, on its health policies ahead of the Holyrood 2026 election.
Shetlanders raise ÂŁ10k for Gaza charities through pop-up art exhibition
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25257965.shetlanders-raise-10k-gaza-art-exhibition/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 14:17
SHETLANDERS have raised over ÂŁ10,000 for Gaza through an art exhibition ...
UK Government providing 'political cover' for US and Israel after Iran attack
Published: June 22, 2025 14:17
KEIR Starmer has been accused of providing "political cover" for Israel and the US after Donald Trump attacked Iran's nuclear sites.
Flights from UK to Dubai and Doha cancelled after US attack on Iran's nuclear sites
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25257902.flights-uk-dubai-doha-cancelled-us-attack-iran/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 13:13
FLIGHTS from London to Dubai and Doha have been cancelled after Donald Trump ordered a US attack on Iranâs nuclear sites.
Scotland could be 'complicit in war crimes' allowing US jets to use Prestwick Airport
Published: June 22, 2025 12:02
SCOTLAND could become complicit in war crimes by allowing Prestwick Airport to be used by US air force jets, Humza Yousaf has warned.
Fergus Ewing says SNP will 'throw everything' at his bid to become independent MSP
Published: June 22, 2025 11:21
Fergus Ewing says he believes his former party the SNP will âthrow everythingâ against his attempts to be elected as an independent MSP next year.
Douglas Alexander refuses to set out democratic route to Scottish independence
Published: June 22, 2025 11:06
DOUGLAS Alexander has refused to set out how Scotland could democratically achieve independence despite being repeatedly pushed on the issue.
Why must we sow division between our oft-targeted native languages?
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25257444.must-sow-division-native-languages/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 11:00
I write in response to the opinion piece by Emma Grae âWhile Gaelic is lauded, why has the SNP Government ignored the Scots leid?â from June 17.
Being out of power could be good news for the SNP
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25257443.power-good-news-snp/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 11:00
A few weeks ago, Nigel Farage indicated that he was relaxed about the SNP forming the next Holyrood administration, as he calculated that under the present leadership, the SNP offer no threat to the Union
Keir Starmer 'gaslighting' with statement on US bombing of Iran says Humza Yousaf
Published: June 22, 2025 10:20
KEIR Starmer has been accused of âgaslightingâ over the US bombing of Iran after claiming the countryâs nuclear programme was a âgrave threat to international securityâ.
Laura Kuenssberg slammed live on air after platforming Israeli president
Published: June 22, 2025 09:58
THE BBCâs Laura Kuenssberg was panned live on air after platforming Israelâs president ...
John Swinney calls for 'diplomatic solution' after US bombs Iran
Published: June 22, 2025 08:30
Scotlandâs First Minister John Swinney has said the UK must push for a diplomatic solution following the US strikes on Iranâs nuclear programme ...
Keir Starmer responds as US enters war with Iran with strikes on nuclear sites
Published: June 22, 2025 07:39
KEIR Starmer has urged Iran to return to negotiations after Donald Trump launched US air strikes on the regimeâs nuclear facilities ...
US enters war with Iran after Donald Trump orders bombing of key nuclear sites
Published: June 22, 2025 07:09
The United States has attacked three sites in Iran, inserting itself into Israelâs war ...
Andrew Tickell: Bayoh inquiry at a crossroads and Crown Office must make a decision
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
Is the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry about to collapse? You wouldnât know it from the muted coverage over the last couple of weeks...
Scottish civil service reaches 'record' size, figures show
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25257119.scotland-civil-service-reaches-record-size/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
Scotland's civil service has reached a "record" size, according to Scottish Government figures
Modern slavery fears as UK-US trade deal 'may open doors to prison-produced beef'
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
THE UK Government is facing pressure to strengthen anti-slavery laws amid concerns that its trade deal with the US could see food produced by forced prison labour enter the UK market ...
Inside an asylum hotel â the experiences of those left waiting
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25257431.inside-asylum-hotel---experiences-left-waiting/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
More than 1400 people are currently awaiting the outcome of their asylum claims in hotel accommodations in towns and cities across Scotland
Mark Brown: Donald Trumpâs ultimatum is a threat to Iran and the Middle East
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
SO, the Islamic Republic of Iran â a nation of more than 92 million souls and one of the cradles of human civilisation â has less than two weeks to placate the far-right megalomaniac in the White House, or else it may find itself at war with the mostâŚ
SNP the only pro-indy party not to sign pledge condemning Gaza genocide
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
The SNP have been called out for being the only pro-independence party not to sign a pledge condemning Israel's atrocities in Gaza
'I spent 16 months in Gaza amid Israel's genocide. This is my testimony'
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25256436.i-spent-16-months-gaza-amid-israels-genocide-saw/?ref=rss
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
âWHEN I arrived at the European hospital, I was told there's a mass casualty and there's a lot of bodies ..."
SNP 'working with Tories to weaken Scottish land reform', MSPs say
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
THE SNP are using Conservative votes to keep significant changes out of the Land Reform Bill, MSPs have said ...
Ruth Wishart: Anti-abortion movement is well-funded, motivated â and gunning for us
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
She was a young dentist of Indian origin, settled in Ireland and 17 weeks pregnant, when she died after being refused an abortion in Ireland, despite being examined in mid-miscarriage
Labour's response to Palestine Action sets dangerous precedent for all civil disorder
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
The idea that Palestine Action â people taking non-violent direct action against the weapons of genocide â should be proscribed as a âterrorist groupâ is a pitiful indictment of our current governmentâs complicity in atrocities in Gaza and of the absurdityâŚ
Scotland's 'bucking international trends' on investment. Is that a good thing?
Published: June 22, 2025 04:00
BILLIONS of pounds are set to flow out of Scotland due to foreign investment figures celebrated by the Scottish Government ...
Labour blasted as 'deeply authoritarian' over plans to proscribe Palestine Action
Published: June 21, 2025 14:17
Labour have been branded "deeply authoritarian" by the Scottish Greens after reports emerged that the UK Government is set to proscribe Palestine Action
BBC officially axes documentary on Gaza doctors over 'impartiality concerns'
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25256992.bbc-axes-gaza-doctors-documentary-impartiality/?ref=rss
Published: June 21, 2025 09:06
The BBC has officially axed plans to show a documentary about medics in Gaza over 'impartiality concerns'
Presiding Officer to step down at Holyrood election
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25256926.presiding-officer-step-holyrood-2026-election/?ref=rss
Published: June 21, 2025 08:15
Scotland's Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone is set to step down at next year's Holyrood election
The numbers prove it â the world is ignoring those who talk Scotland down
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25256765.numbers-prove-world-ignoring-talk-scotland/?ref=rss
Published: June 21, 2025 04:00
SMALL countries can be agile. We can respond quickly. We can adapt our approach. Itâs why we talk about a Team Scotland approach to economic growth...
Owen Jones: Opposing Israeli violence is 'extremist'? The world's upside down
Published: June 20, 2025 18:22
When will we ever learn?
Rowling and Ewing: Loud, proud, and missing the point
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25256692.rowling-ewing-loud-proud-missing-point/?ref=rss
Published: June 20, 2025 18:15
Today there are two tales of self-importance. JK Rowling, who came to fame and fortune as the author of derivative children's fiction, Billy Bunter on broomsticks, has in recent years set herself up as the arbiter of feminism
UK Government 'set to proscribe Palestine Action after RAF protest'
Published: June 20, 2025 17:44
THE UK Government is set to proscribe Palestine Action, effectively treating them as a terrorist group, after activists staged a protest at an RAF base, reports say ...
'Where's the dignity?': SNP minister hits out at Labour's 'damaging' welfare cuts
Published: June 20, 2025 17:16
A Scottish Government minister has hit out at the UK Government's "damaging" approach to welfare cuts as she called on Labour to 'follow our lead'
Warning for Scotland as scientists say time running out to limit climate change
Published: June 20, 2025 17:05
THE next Holyrood session will be âmake or breakâ for Scotlandâs bid to reach net zero, a charity boss has warned ...
Westminster heat gets to MPs' heads as they daydream about ousting Keir Starmer
Published: June 20, 2025 17:03
IT feels increasingly like people are not as switched on in Westminster this weather as perhaps they should be.
Lisa Nandy 'either dishonest or ignorant' after benefits cuts claim
Published: June 20, 2025 16:11
A LABOUR minister has been accused being âwholly ignorantâ about her partyâs benefits cuts or being âdishonestâ with the public after a bizarre claim about welfare claimants.
SNP councillor succeeds in bid to force Labour action on Israeli arms sales
Published: June 20, 2025 15:27
A LABOUR-led Scottish council has agreed to write to the Prime Minister calling for an end to UK arms exports to Israel after a victory by the SNP ...
The abuse I've had just weeks into my journalism career is abhorrent
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25256001.abuse-just-weeks-journalism-career-abhorrent/?ref=rss
Published: June 20, 2025 14:58
ON Thursday, our editor published an open letter responding to JK Rowlingâs claims that The National is an âanti-women newspaperâ. I shared the article on Twitter/X, expecting little to no engagement, given I have only been a professional, paid journalistâŚ
Scottish Government announces ÂŁ23.5 million for active travel programmes
Published: June 20, 2025 14:28
SCOTLAND'S regional transport bodies will be able to apply for a share of ÂŁ23.5 million to improve active travel, the Scottish Government has announced ...
BBC issues correction after Debate Night 'bias' on eve of by-election
Published: June 20, 2025 13:55
The BBC has issued a correction after it featured two Labour politicians on its Debate Night programme on the eve of a crucial by-election
Scottish Labour drop below Alba and Greens as by-election results called
Published: June 20, 2025 13:34
Scottish Labour dropped below both Alba and Greens at The Highland Council's Cromarty Firth by-election
Labour MP calls for Palestine Action to be banned under terror law after RAF break in
Published: June 20, 2025 13:12
A LABOUR MP has called for the campaign group Palestine Action to be banned under terrorism laws for invading an RAF base and vandalising a plane.
Alba rename UK Government energy department in protest over job losses
Published: June 20, 2025 13:06
ALBA have held a protest outside of the UK Governmentâs Aberdeen offices, renaming it as the âdepartment for energy insecurity and net job lossesâ.
Scottish Government launches new 'milestone' plan for disability equality
Published: June 20, 2025 12:54
The Scottish Government has launched a new 'milestone' plan which aims to put disabled people's experiences and concerns at the centre of policymaking
Experts warn Labour set to hike taxes as borrowing hits record figure
Published: June 20, 2025 12:01
Fears the Chancellor will raise taxes in the autumn have been fuelled after official figures showed the highest May government borrowing outside the pandemic despite a tax boost from the national insurance hike.
UK scrambles to charter flights out of Israel for British citizens
Published: June 20, 2025 11:50
British authorities are scrambling to provide charter flights to evacuate UK citizens from Israel amid spiralling conflict in the Middle East.
A Holyrood election in 2026 means we should jumping with excitement
Published: June 20, 2025 11:00
SO much SNP despond, frustration and even anger darkening columns and letters in The National of late. Scarcely a word of hope or excitement looking ahead to a year that could at last bounce our nation free of that 1707 burden and transform it into anâŚ
Abusive social media posts targeting MSPs triple in one year to 23,500
Published: June 20, 2025 10:26
ABUSIVE social media posts directed at MSPs have almost tripled in the past year to more than 23,500, figures show ...
Scottish Government removes WhatsApp from all official devices
Published: June 20, 2025 10:03
THE SCOTTISH Government has removed WhatsApp and other messaging apps from official devices.
First new distillery in Scottish region in more than 100 years opens its doors
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25253883.first-new-distillery-inverclyde-100-years-opens/?ref=rss
Published: June 20, 2025 09:01
THE first new distillery to open in Inverclyde for more than a century has filled its first oak cask as it opens its doors for business ...
SNP MSP Fergus Ewing to stand as independent at next Scottish Parliament election
Published: June 20, 2025 07:30
FERGUS Ewing has announced he will stand as an independent candidate at next yearâs Holyrood election ...
Kate Forbes pledges to âleave no stone unturnedâ to help save Alexander Dennis jobs
Published: June 20, 2025 07:06
SCOTLAND'S deputy First Minister has pledged to âleave no stone unturnedâ to secure a future for the workers at risk of losing their jobs at bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis ...
Labour whip resigns over governmentâs planned disability welfare cuts
Published: June 20, 2025 06:54
LABOUR MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a Government whip over proposed cuts to disability benefits ...
Iraq made Blair a pariah â now Starmer risks doing the same with Iran
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25253328.iraq-made-blair-pariah---starmer-risks-iran/?ref=rss
Published: June 20, 2025 04:00
THE perilous events in the Middle East this week have disturbing parallels with the lead-up to the Iraq war in the early years of this century which should give us â and particularly the Labour Party â pause for serious thought...
Hunger doesnât clock off at the end of the school term
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25253307.hunger-doesnt-clock-off-summer-holidays/?ref=rss
Published: June 20, 2025 04:00
CHILDREN canât learn if theyâre hungry. That simple truth has guided much of my work in Parliament, particularly during the Scottish Greensâ time in government...
Scottish Labour is a political fiction, nothing more than a branding
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25253210.scottish-labour-fiction-nothing-branding/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 18:15
The SNP have urged Anas Sarwar to whip Labour's Scottish MPs to vote against the Government's planned benefits cuts, which the British Government's own analysis estimates will push 250,000 disabled and chronically ill people into poverty, including 50,000âŚ
Will a group form to take forward constitutional convention plans?
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25253277.group-now-form-take-forward-plans-convention/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 17:30
PRIOR to devolution, Alex Salmond and the SNP were reluctant to get involved with the Scottish Constitutional Convention set up by Canon Kenyon Wright. Over the last year or so it would seem that the SNP are again against such a convention and are takingâŚ
JK Rowling called our newspaper 'anti-woman'. Here's my response
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25253214.jk-rowling-called-national-anti-woman---response/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 16:48
THIS week JK Rowling launched an attack on The National, describing us as an "anti-woman newspaper" ...
Westminster is set to decriminalise abortion â what about Scotland?
Published: June 19, 2025 16:39
WESTMINSTER legislation to decriminalise abortion has cleared the House of Commons this week - but what about Scotland?
Scotland can lead the world with 'ecocide' bill currently in Holyrood
Published: June 19, 2025 16:19
IMAGINE the scene: a CEO sits handcuffed, silent, in the dock of a Scottish courtroom...
Yes Cymru deliver Crown Estate campaign letter to Downing Street
Published: June 19, 2025 16:19
Independence group YesCymru has delivered a letter to Downing Street calling on the UK Government to transfer control of the Crown Estateâs assets and revenues in Wales to the people of Wales
John Swinney to host independence debate with SNP members at National Council
Published: June 19, 2025 16:04
THE SNP are set to host members at a National Council this weekend as the party's commitment to independence is in the spotlight
'Illogical': Trade union concerns over planned ÂŁ1bn public service cuts
Published: June 19, 2025 15:48
THE Scottish Governmentâs plan to reform public services and save billions by the end of the decade has been branded âreckless and illogicalâ by a trade union boss.
UK Government urged to publish legal advice on joining war on Iran
Published: June 19, 2025 15:25
MINISTERS are under pressure to release legal advice on Israelâs war on Iran after reports said the Attorney General had raised concerns about the UK getting involved.
Holyrood governing body defends 'unfair' transgender toilet ban
Published: June 19, 2025 15:02
THE Scottish Parliament Corporate Body (SPCB) has defended its decision to ban transgender people from using certain toilets after being urged to drop the âunfairâ policy.
BAE given ÂŁ9.2 million to create 300 shipbuilding jobs by Scottish Government
Published: June 19, 2025 14:21
The Scottish Government has awarded BAE Systems more than ÂŁ9 million in funding towards a training and skills academy to help create 300 jobs
Independent MPs table amendment to scrap 'disgusting' welfare bill
Published: June 19, 2025 13:52
A group of Independent MPs, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, have tabled an amendment to effectively scrap the UK Government's 'disgusting' welfare bill
Just three years to limit global warming to 1.5C, top scientists warn
Published: June 19, 2025 13:50
Earth could breach the 1.5C global warming limit in as little as three years, top scientists have warned
Scottish Government accused of 'sidelining' climate action with emissions plan
Published: June 19, 2025 13:20
THE Scottish Government has been accused of âsideliningâ efforts to tackle climate change after it unveiled its proposals for carbon budgets to replace its net zero targets.
'A weak man': John Swinney tears into Anas Sarwar after leadership jibe
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25251668.john-swinney-tears-weak-man-anas-sarwar-fmqs/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 11:42
FIRST Minister John Swinney described Anas Sarwar as a "weak man" who asks questions of "little substance" after the Labour leader suggested his leadership was under threat.
The facts are clear. So why won't the BBC report on Israel's nuclear weapons?
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25251643.wont-bbc-report-israels-nuclear-weapons/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 11:36
DOES Israel have nuclear weapons? Yes. Will the BBC report that fact? Apparently not ...
Stephen Fry says JK Rowling has been 'radicalised by Terfs'
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25251581.stephen-fry-says-jk-rowling-radicalised-terfs/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 11:20
STEPHEN Fry has said JK Rowling has been âradicalised by TERFsâ as he hit out at the Harry Potter authorâs âcruelâ comments about transgender people.
SNP now seem content to manage Scotlandâs decline within the Union
Published: June 19, 2025 11:00
THE SNP once ran on the fuel of independence. But since 2014, the tankâs been empty â and the engine now idles in a lay-by marked âdevolutionâ.
Paolo Nutini and Ncuti Gatwa join calls for Labour to suspend Israel arms sales
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25251449.paolo-nutini-calls-suspension-arms-sales-israel/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 10:48
Paolo Nutini and Ncuti Gatwa are among 100 public figures who have joined calls urging Keir Starmer to suspend arms sales to Israel
Israel accused of 'hypocrisy' by expert after calling hospital strike 'war crime'
Published: June 19, 2025 10:21
THE Israeli military has been accused of âhypocrisyâ by an expert after the countryâs ministers described an Iranian strike on a hospital as a âwar crimeâ.
Labour MPs to be 'blacklisted' if they fail to back benefit cuts
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25251252.labour-mps-blacklisted-fail-back-benefit-cuts/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 10:09
LABOUR MPs are reportedly to be blacklisted for Government jobs if they fail to back welfare cuts.
US government 'raises concerns' over plans for Chinese factory in Scotland
Published: June 19, 2025 10:09
The US government has reportedly raised concerns with the UK Government over plans by one of Chinaâs largest wind turbine makers to build a new factory in Scotland
Tories back attacking Iran alongside US 'if necessary,' says Priti Patel
Published: June 19, 2025 09:29
THE Conservatives have backed attacking Iran alongside the US if Donald Trump decides to do so
David Lammy heads to US as Donald Trump considers whether to strike Iran
Published: June 19, 2025 09:22
Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet US counterpart Marco Rubio as Donald Trump continues to consider joining Israeli strikes against Iran
Group of 'neo-Nazis' thrown out from council meeting about 'far-right racist' banners
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25250599.group-neo-nazis-escorted-out-council-meeting/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 07:44
A GROUP of âneo-Nazisâ had to be escorted from West Dunbartonshire Councilâs HQ after disrupting their last full council meeting ahead of the summer recess ...
The dangers of imported American culture wars on Scottish women's rights
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25250521.dangers-imported-american-culture-wars/?ref=rss
Published: June 19, 2025 07:05
DEMOCRATIC lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were assassinated in their home last weekend, against a backdrop of the Donald Trump military parade and the âNo Kingsâ protests ...
Anas Sarwar urged to whip Scottish Labour MPs against welfare cuts
Published: June 19, 2025 04:00
ANAS Sarwar has been urged to whip Scottish Labour MPs to vote against welfare cuts which are expected to push 50,000 children into poverty
Israelâs aggression makes a mockery of claims itâs only âdefendingâ itself
Published: June 18, 2025 20:04
BY this point, we know the script. Israel drops bombs on its neighbours. Iran, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon â take your pick. Western leaders parrot the same tired, baseless phrases like âIsrael has the right to defend itself.â
Westminster, not the SNP, can take credit for increased Yes support
Published: June 18, 2025 18:30
SINCE Alex Salmond stood down, every leader of the SNP has not moved the independence dial forward at all. Any increase in support for indy has been largely driven by calamitous policies emanating from Westminster, and a growing awareness by ScottishâŚ
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