12 h. ago Patients ‘justified’ to feel government failed them, Freeman tells inquiry

Jeane Freeman also said that with hindsight she would not have allowed the flagship hospital in Glasgow to have opened.

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16 h. ago Freeman tells inquiry Government was ‘naive’ in hospital oversight

The former health secretary told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry she felt NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde took a ‘nothing to see here’ approach.

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24 h. ago SNP 'all over the shop' as Aberdeen conference poised to shun oil and gas debate

Scotland’s leading trade unionist will tell SNP conference that the Scottish Government’s industrial strategy amounts to nothing more than a ‘glorified prospectus for the finance sector’

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63 h. ago Teachers in strike ballot over lack of action to reduce ‘crippling’ workload

The EIS trade union has called on ministers and councils to ‘at long last agree’ a way forward on cutting classroom time for teachers.

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3 d. ago Grieving parents whose kids died abroad demand legal change to death probes

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP Government has been urged to close a legal loophole critics says acts as a block to getting a fatal accident inquiry.

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3 d. ago John Swinney to unveil another white paper on Scottish independence and urge voters to choose 'fresh start'

The SNP Government previously shelved its long-running series of white papers on independence after the public lost interest.

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4 d. ago Council tax bills to rise for Scots after abolition of two child benefit cap by SNP Government

EXCLUSIVE: Up to 30,000 households could have their council tax bills recalculated because higher benefit payments will be treated as income.

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5 d. ago SNP to 'consider' UK Government plans to allow police to restrict protests

The Scottish Government said it had “not yet seen details” of the proposals but would “consider their relevance to Scotland.”

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5 d. ago Child poverty levels in Scotland 'largely the same' despite SNP Government focus on issue

Housing costs and a lack of free nursery places are being blamed for keeping Scots families in poverty.

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6 d. ago SNP Government urged to release cancer data for Scotland's most deprived communities

Ministers have not published promised data on numbers affected by cancer in country's poorest areas amid fears of a growing health divide.

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9 d. ago Labour seeks mobile phones ban in schools as ministers accused of ‘passing buck’

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said head teachers ‘are already empowered’ to bring in a ban if they see fit.

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1 week ago Scots schools must provide separate toilets for boys and girls after SNP Government forced to issue new guidance

SNP ministers previously told schools there was no law which meant pupils had to use toilets and changing rooms based on their biological sex.

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1 week ago Labour Government steps in to save welding centre amid claims SNP is "anti

Defence Secretary John Healey said £2.5m is being made available for the specialist welding skills centre on the Clyde in Glasgow.

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1 week ago Labour stepping in to fund welding skills centre in Glasgow, Healey confirms

The Defence Secretary accused the SNP Scottish Government of failing the back the shipbuilding industry.

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2 w. ago Scotland’s NHS app to launch next year with full rollout expected by 2030

Government papers who ‘national priority services’ will not be available on the app until 2028.

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2 w. ago Poll: Scots think SNP Government performing badly on public services

A new Survation poll shows ‘widespread dissatisfaction’

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2 w. ago Football legend Frank Kopel's widow blasts Government over benefits delay

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP Government is allowing the UK Government to deliver industrial injury benefit for at least another two years, a decade after an agreement that led to the devolution of social security.

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2 w. ago SNP accused of 'complete and utter shambles' over tourist tax U

Ivan McKee’s apparent U-turn has been labelled the “actions of a clapped-out SNP government who have refused to listen to concerns” over the tourist tax.

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2 w. ago Council leader accused of embezzlement steps down for ‘personal reasons’

Grant Laing also left the SNP, and will continue to serve Perth and Kinross as an independent councillor.

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2 w. ago Scots children trapped in temporary accommodation for over three years under SNP Government

The figures have led to criticism of John Swinney's Scottish Government.

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