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Alistair Carmichael: Labour had a generational opportunity but they blew it

The political veteran says his new role at Westminster is rooted in both his personal and political experience

by Mandy Rhodes

Tech firms face new Ofcom measures to stop harmful content going viral

Peter Krykant became the poster boy for a drug policy which is resistant to scrutiny

Treasury-driven decisions and narrative ‘vacuum’ has ‘killed’ Labour government, Alistair Carmichael says

Blow to Scottish Labour as councillor defects to Reform UK

Local Government

Councils' £650m funding gap threatens services, watchdog warns

Education See all

Education

SQA to be scrapped as MSPs vote through education reforms

Education

FMQs: SNP's record on education its 'defining failure'

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Health

Ian Murray: John Swinney is an analogue first minister in the digital age

Health

State-of-the-art research hub set to transform global healthcare opens in Edinburgh

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Justice

Trans criminals cannot escape records by changing names, justice secretary says

Justice

FMQs: Deaths of teenagers prove weak justice system, opposition claim

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Green Pages

Drones drops could help rewilding in Scotland, trial suggests

Green Pages

'A vital opportunity': MSPs urged to back Ecocide Bill

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Business & Economy

Scottish Government commits £4.4m to university spin-outs

Business & Economy

Alistair Carmichael: Labour had a generational opportunity but they blew it

Tech firms face new Ofcom measures to stop harmful content going viral

Peter Krykant became the poster boy for a drug policy which is resistant to scrutiny

Treasury-driven decisions and narrative ‘vacuum’ has ‘killed’ Labour government, Alistair Carmichael says

Blow to Scottish Labour as councillor defects to Reform UK

Councils' £650m funding gap threatens services, watchdog warns

SQA to be scrapped as MSPs vote through education reforms

FMQs: SNP's record on education its 'defining failure'

Ian Murray: John Swinney is an analogue first minister in the digital age

State-of-the-art research hub set to transform global healthcare opens in Edinburgh

Trans criminals cannot escape records by changing names, justice secretary says

FMQs: Deaths of teenagers prove weak justice system, opposition claim

Drones drops could help rewilding in Scotland, trial suggests

'A vital opportunity': MSPs urged to back Ecocide Bill

Scottish Government commits £4.4m to university spin-outs

Scottish National Investment Bank facing 'barriers' due to Treasury rules, watchdog says