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John Swinney meets nationalist leaders of Northern Ireland and Wales in Cardiff

John Swinney meets nationalist leaders of Northern Ireland and Wales in Cardiff

Leaders of SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein call on UK Government to prepare for constitutional change
by Staff Reporter
Scots pupils falling behind England a ‘national emergency’, says Reform
Education

Scots pupils falling behind England a ‘national emergency’, says Reform

John Swinney apologises to two women amid call for miscarriage care to be reviewed
Health

John Swinney apologises to two women amid call for miscarriage care to be reviewed

John Swinney calls for legal mechanism to trigger indyref2
Scottish Independence

John Swinney calls for legal mechanism to trigger indyref2

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Auditor General calls for ‘urgent’ action for cash-strapped colleges
Education

Auditor General calls for ‘urgent’ action for cash-strapped colleges

New report lays out financial challenge
Indyref possible if majority support one, Andy Burnham says
Scottish Independence

Indyref possible if majority support one, Andy Burnham says

Downing Street previously said a referendum was “off limits”
Sketch: Not all plain sailing for Stephen Flynn at the transport committee

Sketch: Not all plain sailing for Stephen Flynn at the transport committee

The new transport secretary was doing fine about someone brought up his bete noire - ferries
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Yi-Pei Chou Turvey: 'I don’t believe a London MP understands the life of rural Scotland'
Communities, Housing & Planning

'High streets have suffered from a tragic lack of attention'

Joe Fagan: The last concert I went to was McFly Vs Busted - I'm not ashamed

The measure of success: The legacy of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
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Is John Swinney capable of showing the leadership needed to break with the Sturgeon era?
James Mitchell
by James Mitchell

Is John Swinney capable of showing the leadership needed to break with the Sturgeon era?

The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government will be a test of whether the first minister is ready to begin the serious business of governing
John Swinney's government must make difficult and unpopular decisions
Louise Wilson
by Louise Wilson

John Swinney's government must make difficult and unpopular decisions

Ivan McKee and Jenny Gilruth must be brave enough to be able to call one another out when their natural instincts kick in

Sketch: War of the roses
Justice

Overcrowded prisons are a symptom, not the problem
Local Government

Scottish local government needs more than a mirror of Manchester’s mayor
Local Government

Elected mayors – of value or a distraction?
A party like it's 1999: Scottish Labour hasn't changed since devolution
Mandy Rhodes

A party like it's 1999: Scottish Labour hasn't changed since devolution

Caught in the dilemma of optimism for the future a...
by Mandy Rhodes
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Researchers warn AI ‘could kill us all’ by the end of the decade
Justice

Domestic abuse charges up by 14 per cent
Education

Scotland pupils continue to lag English counterparts in science, maths and reading
Health

Murdo Fraser challenges John Swinney over ‘fag packet’ NHS plans

AI use is on the up by MPs – whether they admit it or not, study finds
Communities, Housing & Planning

Glasgow City Council hits ‘critical’ moment, watchdog warns
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King's Baton Relay visits CCEP East Kilbride site ahead of Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026

By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

15 Jul 2026
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East Kilbride Coca-Cola bottler announced as soft drinks partner for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

02 Apr 2026
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