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Editor's note

Is inertia creeping into the Scottish Government?

Mandy Rhodes - for site
21 November 2016

A breakdown in communication has allowed accusations of hypocrisy, delay and obfuscation to emerge

Mandy Rhodes - for site
The High Court Brexit ruling has provided the Scottish Government with an opportunity
7 November 2016

The High Court ruling underlines the chaos that has ensued since David Cameron called a...

Mandy Rhodes - for site
In announcing a review of the care system Nicola Sturgeon knows she has made a big commitment
22 October 2016

Looking close to tears, Nicola Sturgeon pledged a "root and branch" review of the care system...

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Mandy Rhodes - for site

Stamping on human rights and stirring up hatred - is this the UK political centre-ground?

10 October 2016
Labour has been accused of taking the party back to the 1970s but Theresa May seems to want to drag...
Mandy Rhodes - for site

What exactly does Brexit mean?

26 September 2016
Three months on from the referendum, and still no one seems to know what Brexit means
Mandy Rhodes - for site

Nicola Sturgeon's decision to talk about her miscarriage is important because of what it tells us about women in leadership

12 September 2016
Mandy Rhodes asks what we want from our elected representatives
Mandy Rhodes - for site

A year of Labour leadership contests, yet the party has failed to arrest its decline

26 August 2016
Ten weeks on from the Brexit vote, the shockwaves still reverberate
Mandy Rhodes - for site

The Brexit vote wasn't about independence

30 June 2016
The Scottish Government has filled the post-Brexit vacuum, but can't jump the gun
Mandy Rhodes - for site

Outlandish claims over the EU have pulled the country down to a pugnacious level of debate

16 June 2016
The EU referendum campaign has succeeded in diminishing a critically important debate 
Mandy Rhodes - for site

Conflating Liam Fee's death with the row over the named person scheme is political opportunism

6 June 2016
Cases like Liam Fee's shine a light into the darkest corners of society
Mandy Rhodes - for site

Confronting inequality means closing the gap between political rhetoric and social reality

23 May 2016
David's story is a modern-day parable of violence, lost opportunities and self-fulfilling...
Mandy Rhodes - for site

Heightened pre-election expectations have downplayed the true scale of the SNP's win

10 May 2016
The Conservative success will mean nationalism versus unionism writ large in the Scottish...
Mandy Rhodes - for site

The Scottish baby box lights up a dreary election

25 April 2016
Nicola Sturgeon's baby box is a strong, simple and easily understood election proposition
Mandy Rhodes - for site

The Panama scandal raises questions about the use of tax powers in Scotland too

11 April 2016
The Panama Papers scandal may feel far removed but it opens up the opportunity for wider...
Mandy Rhodes - for site

Kezia Dugdale's decision to drop her rebate diverted attention from the SNP's tax plan

1 April 2016
Focus has moved from the SNP’s hypocrisy to Labour’s competency. Why? Because for some...
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French minister of state for digital affairs and innovation Axelle Lemaire

French digital affairs minister visits Edinburgh University to discuss Brexit

21 November 2016

The French minister for digital affairs, Axelle Lemaire, will give a lecture in Edinburgh on the digital economy

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21 November 2016

Partners said the deal could bring in more money once private sector and other investment factored in

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