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Lorna Slater said devolution was under 'sustained attack' from Westminster figures like Scottish Secretary Alister Jack

Devolution row erupts and more Boris Johnson drama

File photograph of the exterior of the Scottish Parliament

UN tells Scotland: Hurry up and fix Westminster-blocked children's rights bill

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Many believe the BBC is not providing a level playing field politically. Photograph: Colin Mearns

Letters Lack of BBC balance is stopping Yes support from reaching 60 per cent

Richard Lochhead began raising the idea of a Deposit Return Scheme 10 years ago

Exclusive Ex-environment secretary who started DRS talks slates 'aggressive' UK Government

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A woman at the Scotland Stands with Ukraine peace rally outside the Scottish Parliament in March 2022

'Utterly deplorable': SNP MP blasts UK's slashing of support for Ukrainian refugees

Rishi Sunak pictured with other European leaders at a summit he claimed was about 'tackling illegal migration'

Rishi Sunak 'annoys folk across EU' with claim about European leaders' summit

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Sebastian Payne was Whitehall editor at the Financial Times until December 2022

Former Financial Times journalist shortlisted to be Tory election candidate

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The new acting chair of the BBC board Dame Elan Closs Stephens

Who is Dame Elan Closs Stephens? The new acting chair of the BBC

Labour MSPs Michael Marra and Pauline McNeill have expressed concern at Keir Starmer's plans to block new oil and gas projects in the North Sea

Two Labour MSPs reject party's plan to block new oil and gas development in North Sea

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The UK Government has appointed a new acting chair of the BBC

UK Government appoints new acting chair of BBC after Tory donor forced out

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Senior Tories are viewing Boris Johnson as a 'bad smell that doesn’t go away'

Letters Ghosts of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss must be blown away if Tories are to heal

Former Labour leader Gordon Brown claimed 'patriotism' should replace 'nationalism'

Gordon Brown confuses with calls to move from 'nationalism to patriotism'

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Boris Johnson has agreed to hand unredacted WhatsApp messages sent during his time as prime minister to the Covid-19 inquiry

Boris Johnson agrees to hand over 'unredacted' WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry

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Former Conservative chair Chris Patten hit out at the mess the UK is in after Brexit

Politicians 'reluctant to tell truth about mess UK is in', former Tory chair says

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Copies of Abolish the Monarchy were covered up by royalists in a bookshop

Republic CEO's 'Abolish the Monarchy' book covered up by royalists

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Fiona Bruce says the BBC conduct 'quite a bit' of background checking on the Question Time audience

BBC checks Question Time audience's social media feeds, Fiona Bruce says

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Mark Drakeford said there were 'serious questions' for the UK Government over its attempt to block glass from being included in Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme

'Why so late in the day?': Mark Drakeford criticises UK bid to block glass from DRS

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A Scottish Saltire flag flies outside the Houses of Parliament during a photocall of newly-elected Scottish National Party (SNP) members of parliament (MPs) in London in 2015

comment Richard Walker: Very few countries have achieved independence through referendums

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A customer deposits empty returnable glass bottles into a device at a hypermarket in Mundolsheim, eastern France

comment The Tories know there is no environmental case for blocking glass - they told us

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Yes Largs on Monday 29

The National Grassroots No division on the promenade but activists not impressed with new Yes materials

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A proposed bill would look to limit how much land any single person could own in Scotland

MSP bids to limit how much Scottish land a single person can own

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1 YEAR FROM £24 What does a journalist at The National get up to on a day-to day basis?

The Declaration of Arbroath which is to go on Public Display at the National Museum of Scotland

comment This Union flies in the face of ideals Scotland’s historic declaration stood for

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The proposal for the A83

Public consultation to be held over Rest and Be Thankful 'tunnel-like shelter'

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Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (James Speakman/PA)

'We'd start working more': Burnham backs calls for elected provosts in Scotland

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Innis & Gunn founder and master brewer Dougal Sharp

'Absolute insanity': Innis & Gunn founder slams Deposit Return Scheme

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Starmer has 'reneged on promises' and nobody can take him seriously, insists Monaghan

Labour 'unreliable' with student promises insists SNP

Gordon Brown and Anas Sarwar speaking at the Our Scottish Future rally in Edinburgh

Anas Sarwar promises to 'lead the way' in delivering Labour MPs during Unionist rally

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Senior figures in the Labour Party have announced the formation of a new

Labour leaders announce new 'radical' alliance at Unionist rally

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EH Bildu celebrate victories in Bizkaia

Pro-independence Basque Country party achieve historic results in local elections

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File photograph of the Ferrybridge C Power Station in West Yorkshire

EXPLAINED Is Finland's 'worthless' energy Scotland's hope - or a warning?

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The UK Government’s welfare cap has negatively impacted many vulnerable households

Letters Scotland is spending huge sums mitigating against Tory welfare cuts

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GlasgowGPT wasn't the biggest fan of Labour Branch Office leader Anas Sarwar.

NEWSLETTER What does Scotland's first AI chatbot think of Scottish Labour and Anas Sarwar?

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Photograph of Amir Safi, who is said to have taken his life after the Home Office rejected his asylum claim

EXCLUSIVE '16-year-old asylum seeker's suicide' sparks questions for Home Office

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The Government is going to court to block the release of Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

UK Government launches legal battle to prevent release of Boris Johnson's WhatsApps

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The First Ministers of Wales and Scotland

First Ministers of Wales and Scotland urge UK Government to stop breaching devolution

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Dave Doogan said he received an apology from Westminster authorities over their

SNP MP hits out at Westminster's 'mishandling' of expenses claim

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What a pity no socialist-inclined political party has ever had the same idea as the current First Minister of Wales

Letters Why I’m not impressed by Mark Drakeford’s call for a ‘solidarity Union’

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Patrick Harvie has confirmed plans to cap private rent increases for another six months

Rent cap and evictions ban set to be extended for final six months

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LAST CHANCE Assa Samaké-Roman: 'The National champions the aspirations of a nation'

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross (centre) during First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood

SKETCH Douglas Ross prods hecklers as Tories turn Holyrood into a Low Decision Zone

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The myths peddled by neoliberal Unionism have to be called out, writes Professor Richard Murphy

COMMENT Richard Murphy: 8 claims about the Union - debunked

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Scottish Tory leader 'misled parliament' over Glasgow's LEZ exemptions, SNP councillors say

Douglas Ross told to correct record after 'misleading parliament' at FMQs

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Humza Yousaf accused the Tories of repeatedly opposing climate action

Humza Yousaf defends Glasgow Low Emission Zone in face of Tory calls for delay

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Tory government is wedded to Brexit

Eminent US economist delivers damning verdict on Brexit and UK inflation

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John Swinney has apologised after wrongly accusing a Tory MSP of getting his facts wrong

John Swinney apologises after attacking Tory MSP's spending claim

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An audience member on BBC Debate Night said he would have noted No in 2014, but now 'absolutely' backs independence

Former Unionist applauded for explaining switch to Yes live on BBC

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Glasgow's Low Emission Zone comes into force today

Glasgow's LEZ 'will save lives', say Greens as new rules come into force

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Geraint Davies has been suspended from the Labour Party

Who is Geraint Davies? Welsh Labour MP accused of sexual harassment

The Edinburgh Council leader, Labour's Cammy Day

Anger as Scots council to pay £160k salary for six-month, part-time role

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Labour's Geraint Davies, an MP since 1997, is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Updated Labour MP suspended amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour

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Gordon Brown is due to speak at a Unionist rally in Edinburgh on Thursday evening

Independence Minister calls on Gordon Brown to apologise for broken promises of 2014

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A small section of the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in Kyiv

COMMENT David Pratt: As recent days reminded us, the whole of Ukraine is now a frontline

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How very dare any Tories decide our strategy for gaining popular backing, once a route to independence has emerged.

COMMENT Lesley Riddoch: Morally bankrupt politicians reveal true dead parrot is Unionism

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