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💡 Shining a light on the Scottish Parliament - each Friday morning, straight to your inbox.

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In this week's newsletter:
🏭 Mossmorran closure plan sparks outrage.
❄️️ Heat in Buildings Bill dropped.
🏡 Community Wealth Building Bill advances.
👋 Bye for now from Holyrood Highlights.

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November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🗞️ Final Week of Holyrood Highlights
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Final Week of Holyrood Highlights
🗞️ Holyrood Highlights to come to an end.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In this week's newsletter:
🎖️ Holyrood marks Armistice Day.
🗳️ MSP Recall Bill passes first stage.
🛢️ Greens rail against Rosebank oil field.
🏥 NHS winter preparedness concerns.

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November 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
In this week's newsletter:
🌱 "Watershed moment" as Land Reform Bill passed.
🏥 Labour demands maternity services investigation.
⚡ Climate Change Plan published.
🌍 Sturgeon marks 4 years since COP26.

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November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
In this week's newsletter:
🎃 MSPs return from autumn recess.
👾 Microsoft outage hits Holyrood.
🌱 Natural Environment Bill passes first stage.
🌍 FM commits to international development.

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October 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
In this week's newsletter:
⚖️ Domestic Homicides Bill passed.
🛥️ Tories rage against "illegal immigration".
🏥 Right to Addiction Recovery Bill falls.
🌍 Independence tussle at FMQs.

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October 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
In this week's newsletter:
🏘️ "Momentous" Housing Bill passed.
🎓 College funding pressures.
🤖 Update on Techscaler success.
🐶 Dog Theft Bill leaps first hurdle.

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October 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
In this week's newsletter:
🌲 MSP-led Outdoor Education Bill gains government support.
🤝 Call for unity and community cohesion.
🤖 National Innovation Week.
🎓 Post-school funding reform takes first step.

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September 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
In this week's newsletter:
⚖️ Victims Bill passed, ending 'not proven' verdict.
🚌 Jobs secured at bus manufacturer.
🤝 MSPs clash over cost of social security.
⛅ George Reid remembered.

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September 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
In this week's newsletter:
⚖️ Reaffirming the rights of Asylum Seekers.
🚆 20 years of Scotland's Railway.
🚨 Crime under the spotlight at FMQs.
🌲 Outdoor education funding on the line.

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September 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
In this week's newsletter:
🍂 Summer recess comes to an end.
🏬 Housing Emergency Action Plan.
✊ Solidarity with Palestine.
🚑 Tackling Europe's worst drug deaths.

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September 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In today's newsletter:
🏫 Education Bill passes.
🏛️ Recovery funds for Dundee Uni.
🤝 Apology to Scotland's Gypsy Travellers.
☀️ Summer recess begins!

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July 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🚌 FM Swinney and DFM Forbes face questions over bus firm closure.
🤝 Progressing equality for women and girls.
🏛️ MSPs scrutinise public service reform plans.

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June 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🏭 Tories urge defence sector investment.
💷 MSPs debate value for Scottish taxpayers.
🥫 Clash over UK-wide deposit return scheme.

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June 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🗣️ Gaelic and Scots recognised in Scottish Languages Bill.
🏥 Ministerial statement on NHS renewal.
⚽ Sport Committee hears youth football welfare concerns.

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June 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🚌 Bus manufacturer job cuts at FMQs.
🗳️ Calls for independence vote after UK Spending Review.
🌍 Debate on tailored migration system for Scotland.

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June 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🏖️ Holyrood responds to Flamingo Land u-turn.
🏥 Labour leads debate on NHS workforce "crisis".
🏭 Committee considers Grangemouth's future - as carbon capture investment confirmed.

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June 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
👨‍⚕️ MSPs vote on scaled-back Care Reform Bill.
🗳️ New Scottish Labour MSP sworn in.
🏢 Ministers pressured on cladding, 8 years on from Grenfell fire.

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June 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🗳️ Holyrood awaits outcome of Hamilton by-election.
🚨 FM faces questions on gangland violence and neonatal care.
🚢 Celebrating Fraserburgh's international legacy.

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June 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🗳️ MSPs campaign on eve of Hamilton by-election.
🏆 Empowering Scotland's entrepreneurs.
🏛️ Edinburgh University Principal grilled amid cuts and strikes.

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June 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🏗️ Update on North East 'Just Transition'.
👥 Support for 'world-leading' People's Panels at Holyrood.
🏥 Health Committee considers pandemic preparedness.

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June 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In tomorrow's newsletter:
🏔️ Galloway National Park plans abandoned.
🏥 Net zero and NHS waiting times at FMQs.
📺 BBC in the hot seat at Culture Committee.

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May 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM