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NEW: Unemployment in Scotland fell slightly in the last quarter while the UK rate has risen to its highest level in more than four years, according to the latest figures
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November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
NEW: Unemployment in Scotland fell slightly in the last quarter while the UK rate has risen to its highest level in more than four years, according to the latest figures
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'Over-reach' in Palestine Action terror laws use
'Over-reach' in Palestine Action terror laws use
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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'Over-reach' in Palestine Action terror laws use
'Over-reach' in Palestine Action terror laws use
If Labour insist on painting democratic dissent as disloyalty, it won’t be the SNP that threatens their security – it’ll be the voters, writes Xander Elliards ✍️
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If Labour insist on painting democratic dissent as disloyalty, it won’t be the SNP that threatens their security – it’ll be the voters, writes Xander Elliards ✍️
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🚨The SNP have seized control of Stirling Council, ousting Scottish Labour from power in the city
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November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨The SNP have seized control of Stirling Council, ousting Scottish Labour from power in the city
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Bringing back empty housing into stock and buying back former council homes are welcome but inadequate, writes Kenny MacAskill ✍️
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Bringing back empty housing into stock and buying back former council homes are welcome but inadequate, writes Kenny MacAskill ✍️
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Despite the evidence of wealth being prioritised over ordinary families, sadly some women believe the problem is asylum seekers, not the elite who extract resources from our people, writes Dr Jacqui Jensen ✍️
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November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Despite the evidence of wealth being prioritised over ordinary families, sadly some women believe the problem is asylum seekers, not the elite who extract resources from our people, writes Dr Jacqui Jensen ✍️
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The consequences of inaction cannot be hidden, even from space, writes Halla Mohieddeen ✍️
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November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The consequences of inaction cannot be hidden, even from space, writes Halla Mohieddeen ✍️
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with legal action.
The US president sent a letter to the corporation, which has confirmed it will “respond in due course”
The US president sent a letter to the corporation, which has confirmed it will “respond in due course”
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with legal action.
The US president sent a letter to the corporation, which has confirmed it will “respond in due course”
The US president sent a letter to the corporation, which has confirmed it will “respond in due course”
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'A nightmare situation for Scotland'
'A nightmare situation for Scotland'
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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'A nightmare situation for Scotland'
'A nightmare situation for Scotland'
If you regularly visit the islands, or are planning a trip, I would love it if you read this and commit it to memory. We’ll start with car alarms, writes Rhoda Meek ✍️
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November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If you regularly visit the islands, or are planning a trip, I would love it if you read this and commit it to memory. We’ll start with car alarms, writes Rhoda Meek ✍️
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BREAKING: BBC director-general Tim Davie has resigned, the corporation has announced
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November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
BREAKING: BBC director-general Tim Davie has resigned, the corporation has announced
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It was so very Trumpian to throw a Great Gatsby-themed bash at the White House on the very week he cut back on food stamps for the hungry and needy, writes Ruth Wishart ✍️
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November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It was so very Trumpian to throw a Great Gatsby-themed bash at the White House on the very week he cut back on food stamps for the hungry and needy, writes Ruth Wishart ✍️
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How can Scotland have a 'soft touch' approach to crime, and the biggest prison population in history, hitting just under 8400 last month? asks Andrew Tickell ✍️
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November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
How can Scotland have a 'soft touch' approach to crime, and the biggest prison population in history, hitting just under 8400 last month? asks Andrew Tickell ✍️
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🗣️ 'I can't imagine I’m here. Every day, when I wake up, I just look at the mirror and say, "Ibrahim, you are in Scotland". I can't imagine it.'
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November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🗣️ 'I can't imagine I’m here. Every day, when I wake up, I just look at the mirror and say, "Ibrahim, you are in Scotland". I can't imagine it.'
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EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer has been slammed for 'posing' in a Brazilian rainforest just days after it emerged the UK would not invest in a key COP30 fund for rainforests
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November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer has been slammed for 'posing' in a Brazilian rainforest just days after it emerged the UK would not invest in a key COP30 fund for rainforests
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We are led to believe that authoritarian China, with its nuclear arsenal and two-million-strong active military is not a threat, but the SNP, with their (smaller) army of canvassers and leafleters, are, writes Stephen Gethins MP ✍️
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We are led to believe that authoritarian China, with its nuclear arsenal and two-million-strong active military is not a threat, but the SNP, with their (smaller) army of canvassers and leafleters, are, writes Stephen Gethins MP ✍️
Scotland's Finance Secretary Shona Robison has requested an urgent meeting with UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid reports she will raise taxes in her Budget this month
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November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Scotland's Finance Secretary Shona Robison has requested an urgent meeting with UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid reports she will raise taxes in her Budget this month
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Heritage chief is on 'stress leave' after racism row
Heritage chief is on 'stress leave' after racism row
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Heritage chief is on 'stress leave' after racism row
Heritage chief is on 'stress leave' after racism row
EXCLUSIVE: An Edinburgh court case involving members of Scotland’s aristocracy was kept from the public record, enshrining an anti-trans bias in law for more than 50 years
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November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
EXCLUSIVE: An Edinburgh court case involving members of Scotland’s aristocracy was kept from the public record, enshrining an anti-trans bias in law for more than 50 years
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With the right approach, the Greens could bypass an overwhelmingly right-wing media ecosystem with content which reaches millions, writes Owen Jones ✍️
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November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
With the right approach, the Greens could bypass an overwhelmingly right-wing media ecosystem with content which reaches millions, writes Owen Jones ✍️
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This debate tends to focus on people in the last, difficult days and weeks of their lives but we must appreciate that the bill will inevitably affect a far broader range of citizens, writes Kate Forbes ✍️
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November 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This debate tends to focus on people in the last, difficult days and weeks of their lives but we must appreciate that the bill will inevitably affect a far broader range of citizens, writes Kate Forbes ✍️
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Ceasefire violations are 'repeated and deliberate'
Ceasefire violations are 'repeated and deliberate'
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Ceasefire violations are 'repeated and deliberate'
Ceasefire violations are 'repeated and deliberate'
Glasgow is getting a Nelson Mandela statue - and these are the shortlisted five options. What do you think?
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Glasgow is getting a Nelson Mandela statue - and these are the shortlisted five options. What do you think?
Next year we will present our boldest manifesto to date, and credible plans to turn it into action. I want people in Scotland to feel the same optimism that many in New York have felt this week, writes Gillian Mackay ✍️
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November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next year we will present our boldest manifesto to date, and credible plans to turn it into action. I want people in Scotland to feel the same optimism that many in New York have felt this week, writes Gillian Mackay ✍️
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Mamdani is reaping the rewards of trusting the electorate to see the wisdom of left-wing arguments while Starmer has meekly accepted that he needs to dilute his principles to woo, writes Richard Walker✍️
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November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Mamdani is reaping the rewards of trusting the electorate to see the wisdom of left-wing arguments while Starmer has meekly accepted that he needs to dilute his principles to woo, writes Richard Walker✍️
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