7 h. ago How Scottish Parliament has become a Thick of It farce (and it's about to get even worse)

If you think the current Scottish Parliament is bad, just wait until the expected influx of new and inexperienced SNP, Reform and Scottish Green MSPs in May

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8 h. ago Youth suicide campaigners suffer devastating blow as parliament rejects petition to teach prevention in schools

A key demand of the Record's Save Young Lives camapaign has been met with silence after the Scottish Parliament rejected a petition to make suicide awareness and prevention training mandatory, amid a worsening youth mental health crisis.

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3 d. ago Constance survives no confidence vote, but faces calls for investigation

Labour is demanding independent investigators look at whether Scottish Justice Secretary Angela Constance breached the ministerial code.

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3 d. ago Scottish Justice Secretary survives vote of no confidence at Holyrood

The Tories had brought a motion of no confidence in Angela Constance amid claims she misrepresented a grooming gangs expert and misled Holyrood.

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4 d. ago UN expert to speak at Scottish event on arts as a human right amid claims culture is 'weaponised'

The event will take place at the Scottish Parliament

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5 d. ago It’s beyond time our devolved parliament returned to its founding principles

The Scottish Parliament wasn’t designed to usher in the divisions we’re all scunnered by

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5 d. ago Trans row tribunal judgment errors are ‘absolutely scandalous’, says JK Rowling

A ‘certificate of correction’ was released on Thursday which amended a paragraph in the 312-page judgment.

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9 d. ago Angela Constance facing no confidence vote as pressure mounts on 'untrustworthy' justice secretary

Angela Constance is under intense pressure over accusations she misrepresented the views of a grooming gangs expert and misled the Scottish Parliament.

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9 d. ago John Swinney 'defending the indefensible' as First Minister ignores calls to sack Angela Constance

Angela Constance will face a motion of no confidence after being accused of misleading the Scottish Parliament.

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1 week ago Tory peer defects to Reform and launches campaign for Holyrood

Lord Malcolm Offord said the Tories had ‘given up’ as he vowed to run in the Scottish Parliament elections under Reform UK.

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1 week ago Tory Lord defects to Reform and launches campaign for Holyrood

Lord Malcolm Offord said the Tories had ‘given up’ as he vowed to run in the Scottish Parliament elections under Reform UK.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage in Scotland: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage due to hold rally in Falkirk

Rally comes as Reform UK gears up its Scottish Parliament election campaign.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage due in Falkirk as Reform UK gears up for Holyrood campaign

The Reform UK leader and other key figures are expected to gather on Saturday as the party gears up its Scottish Parliament election campaign.

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2 w. ago Farage due in Falkirk as Reform UK gears up for Holyrood campaign

The rally comes as Reform UK gears up its Scottish Parliament election campaign.

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3 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon cannot see a female political leader at Holyrood 'anytime soon'

Nicola Sturgeon says she looks around the Scottish Parliament and cannot see another female party leader appointed ‘any time soon’

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3 w. ago Why you need to see politicians in the flesh to understand them – and here's how

Scotland 2050’s ‘People’s Hustings’ will be held at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh in March

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3 w. ago Scottish Parliament committee structure a 'joke' and debate quality 'woeful'

Alex Cole-Hamilton blasted the ‘woeful’ standard of debate in the Scottish Parliament

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4 w. ago No prize big enough to entice me to stay in frontline politics, says Forbes

The Deputy First Minister is to step down as an MSP in May, citing time pressures with having a young family.

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4 w. ago I regret the suffering Covid inflicted, says Swinney ahead of inquiry report

The Scottish First Minister’s record during and since the pandemic was criticised by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

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4 w. ago Scottish Government ‘broke promise’ to Mossmorran workers, Swinney told

Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer raised the closure of the site during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday.

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