Holyrood

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

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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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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General view of a bottle bank overflowing at a recycling area in Brentford, London..

Letters Holyrood must not simply roll over when petulant Westminster says 'no'

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PO Alison Johnstone visted the creche to speak to staff and children

Childcare MSPs say creche reopening is 'vital' to Holyrood's 'family-friendly' vibe

Finlay Carson (right) claimed that Mairi Gougeon was being

Tory MSP faces criticism for use of 'unparliamentary language' towards minister

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SNP MSP John Swinney took aim at Scottish Labour during a debate on devolution

Labour's devolution architects would be 'horrified' to hear party now, Swinney says

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Pound coins roll off the production line at the Royal Mint

NEWSLETTER The key fact about UK Government ‘spending’ that sets it apart from Holyrood

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Lorna Slater said that the UK Government's demand that Scotland change its Deposit Return Scheme amounts to

Lorna Slater: UK's demands on glass threaten 'viability' of Deposit Return Scheme

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First Minister Humza Yousaf will face questions from some of Holyrood's most senior MSPs

RECAP: All the updates as MSPs quizzed Humza Yousaf on SNP government's aims

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The Scottish Government's ambitions to strengthen connections between Scottish communities across the world have been welcomed by MSPs

MSPs unanimously welcome ambition to strengthen Scotland's global diaspora

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Colin Beattie has stepped back from Holyrood due to illness

Former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie to avoid Holyrood due to illness

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Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross speaking at the Scottish Affairs Committee on Monday

Top civil servant brushes off Douglas Ross's questioning on Independence Minister

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The SNP have hired a new media chief at Holyrood

SNP hire new media chief at Holyrood after Murray Foote resignation

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The First Minister has already said his priorities while in power will be focused around the three key themes

First Minister to be quizzed by Holyrood committee conveners

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Planning Minister Joe FitzPatrick will decide whether an application to build a fish farm in Loch Long (location pictured) will be approved

SPECIAL REPORT SNP ministers take direct control over controversial fish farm planning appeal

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From left: MSPs Oliver Mundell, Alexander Burnett, Anas Sarwar, Annabelle Ewing, and Fergus Ewing

Nepo babies of Holyrood: The family connections in Scotland's parliament

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A consultation has been launched on proposals to reform constituency boundaries at Holyrood elections

See how Scottish Parliament's constituencies could change in a new shake-up

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NEWSLETTER The economy works for so few people – what can we do about that?

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Roz Foyer speaks at the STUC Congress

'Grim reading': Scotland has highest percentage of zero-hours workers in UK

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) and Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross on stage together at the April conference in Glasgow

ANALYSIS The problem with the Tories' latest claims about Scottish tax rates

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The workers of Scotland cannot ever hope to rely on Holyrood or Westminster alone to be their saviours

COMMENT Roz Foyer: Despite the coronation, profit is still king in the UK

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A big step would be removing disposable vapes from display, writes Gillian Mackay

COMMENT Gillian Mackay: Disposable vapes will lead to a sea of plastic if we don’t act

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar handed Humza Yousaf a sitter at FMQs

SKETCH Humza Yousaf reaps spoils after Anas Sarwar lays a trap for himself at FMQs

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Aldi shoppers face temporary shortage of Scotch beef, minister warns

Aldi shoppers warned change means Scotch beef in short supply

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Ferguson Marine has so far failed to deliver even one of the two ferries it was contracted to build

Shipyard at centre of ferry fiasco to be privatised 'as quickly as possible'

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Humza Yousaf said education should not be based on ability to pay

'I don't agree': Humza Yousaf rejects calls to END free tuition fees in Scotland

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Scotland needs real data about its economy, not guesswork, Professor Richard Murphy argues

COMMENT Richard Murphy: SNP must end guesswork and create real Scottish economic data

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Steve Byrne (left) and Arthur Cormack (right) treated the committee to a live musical peformance

Holyrood committee treated to performance of traditional Scottish songs

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LIVE: Humza Yousaf to face opposition MSPs at FMQs

RECAP: Humza Yousaf clashes with Douglas Ross over HPMAs at FMQs

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There was plenty of finger-pointing at FMQs

FMQS SKETCH I was missing the somewhat good old days during First Minister's Questions

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Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross is facing potential rebellions within his own party, according to reports

Did Humza Yousaf name the Tory MSPs wanting to oust Douglas Ross as leader?

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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) and First Minister Humza Yousaf

EXCLUSIVE Experts spell out crucial caveat after shock poll puts Labour ahead of SNP

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Food banks are seeing record levels of demand, the Trussell Trust has said

Food banks changing opening hours to help people who have jobs, MSPs told

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Labour MSP Mercedes Villalba asked Green Skills Minister Lorna Slater about the 'passport'

Key part of 'just transition' plans faces six-month delay, minister confirms

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SNP depute leader Keith Brown was interrupted by Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross

Chaos at Holyrood as Douglas Ross leads Tory jeers against SNP depute leader

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Issues with flares at football matches are 'escalating', according to one MSP

New law planned to tackle ‘escalating’ use of flares at football matches

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Fergus Ewing said he had never seen such a backlash to a policy in almost half a century

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing rips up HPMA plan in Holyrood chamber

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Angela Constance and Jamie Greene clashed on judge-only rape trials during topical questions

Justice Secretary 'disappointed' at lawyers' threat to boycott judge-only rape trials

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Selina Hales, Refuweegee founder, with stand up to racism poster

WATCH Refuweegee boss delivers scathing assessment of UK's 'white supremacist' asylum plans

Scottish Conservative party leader Douglas Ross MSP gives his keynote speech to the Tory conference

COMMENT The irony of Douglas Ross's new self-appointed role of transparency supervisor

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James Cleverly issued a series of demands to diplomats on handling Scottish Government visits

Warning issued to UK Government over plot to block Scotland's work abroad

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The UK Government has sent lessons on the monarchy and King Charles's coronation to councils across Scotland

EXCLUSIVE Coronation lesson plans sent directly to Scottish councils by UK Government

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Oliver Mundell believes the delays by companies are hindering MSPs

THE FERRET Transparency concerns as one in six lobbying meetings at Holyrood published late

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Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross took aim at former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon

Douglas Ross claims 'calculated' Nicola Sturgeon engineered SNP crisis headlines

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking on the first day of the Scottish Conservative party conference

Rishi Sunak dubs Holyrood 'devolved assembly' at Scottish Tory party conference

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'Greyhound racing is and always has been a high-risk and gambling-led sport,' Green MSP Mark Ruskell argues

COMMENT If Scotland truly is a nation of dog lovers, it must end greyhound racing

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Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer asked if the Scottish Government would consider 'disqualifying' businesses that do not pay workers on trial shifts.

'Ban employers who use unpaid trial shifts from public contracts', Government urged

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Professor Richard Murphy answers questions from National readers every week

COMMENT Richard Murphy: How can Scotland get more powers devolved from Westminster?

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This Is Rigged activists were removed from the Parliament

Video shows climate activists being dragged by police after Holyrood paint stunt

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First Minister Humza Yousaf in Holyrood

Humza Yousaf announces National Campaign Day for SNP this weekend

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Research has showed that only 58% of Scots agree that the UK needs a strong military to be effective on the international stage

COMMENT David Pratt: Are Scottish and English attitudes to foreign policy that different?

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Justice Secretary Angela Constance has warned Scotland's not proven verdict can “retraumatise” victims of crime

Not proven verdict can 'retraumatise' victims of crime, says Justice Secretary

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