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Inside Politics

Interviews and features on the issues that matter in Scottish politics

Out of Sight: How schools are failing Scotland's 'ghost children'

Out of Sight: How schools are failing Scotland's 'ghost children'

An alarming proportion of Scotland’s pupils are classed as ‘ghost children’ for not attending school. There is growing concern about their welfare and education
by Rebecca McQuillan
John Mason: Too many MSPs blindly follow the party line

John Mason: Too many MSPs blindly follow the party line

What is the future of the North Sea?
Energy

What is the future of the North Sea?

Alex Cole-Hamilton: Highland SNP MSPs 'are going to have more time to spend with their families' after the election

Alex Cole-Hamilton: Highland SNP MSPs 'are going to have more time to spend with their families' after the election

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Scotland's housing emergency: Have election pledges been delivered?
Kirsteen Paterson
by Kirsteen Paterson
Communities, Housing & Planning

Scotland's housing emergency: Have election pledges been delivered?

Ambitious manifesto commitments were made in 2021
The long road: There is still a long way to go to make Scotland's tourism sector sustainable
Ruaraidh Gilmour
by Ruaraidh Gilmour
Environment

The long road: There is still a long way to go to make Scotland's tourism sector sustainable

The tourism sector is balancing environmental and economic sustainability, but it will take time

'Farming is the core' - two Scottish farmers reflect ahead of the Royal Highland Show

Getting to know you: Jenny Gilruth

Interview: Keith Brown on being elected SNP depute leader

Associate feature: Looking outward – the status quo is not an option in agriculture
Communities, Housing & Planning

Brexit and Scotland's rural economy
Employment

Job search: a robust labour market masks some sobering forecasts for the economy
Communities, Housing & Planning

The NHS needs Denzel Darku

Life after #metoo

Getting to know you: Gail Ross

Christopher Brookmyre on the maturing of Holyrood

Hope rising: Interview with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

The SNP’s environmental policies reveal a fascinating muddle of contradictions

Growing ambition: challenges for the SNP as it heads to its spring conference

Q&A with SNP depute leadership candidate Chris McEleny

Q&A with SNP depute leadership candidate Keith Brown

Q&A with SNP depute leadership candidate Julie Hepburn
Society & Welfare

Scotland's NHS at 70 - the legacy of care

NHS at 70: Q&A with former Scottish health secretaries on carrying responsibility for the nation's health

The vision of cross-party working may be the most ambitious target in the Sustainable Growth Commission report

Shona Robison: change in the NHS takes longer than I would like, but it’s happening

Too big to fail: outsourcing in the public sector and the Carillion collapse

Getting to know you: Kate Forbes

Strong connections: how Scotland is connecting with others on mental health

"It does take its toll": MSPs talk about politics and mental health
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