17 h. 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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18 h. 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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42 h. 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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5 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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6 d. ago Two thirds of public sector staff are on track for a decent retirement

Public sector workers 'rule the roost' when it comes to saving enough for old age, according to the study by Hargreaves Lansdown.

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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Poll: Scots think SNP Government performing badly on public services

A new Survation poll shows ‘widespread dissatisfaction’

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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. ago Recognition of Palestinian state ‘long overdue’, says SNP MP

Stephen Gethins said ‘more needed to be done’ after the UK Government’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

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2 w. ago SNP MP says Jamie Hepburn 'right' to resign as government minister over 'bad behaviour' involving Douglas Ross

Stephen Gethins MP said ‘passions ran out of control’ in the Scottish Parliament.

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2 w. ago Jamie Hepburn resigns as SNP Government minister after Douglas Ross assault claim

Douglas Ross had accused the MSP of physically assaulting him and verbally abusing him.

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2 w. ago SNP Government warned of £770m black hole in Adult Disability Payment

Audit Scotland has produced a report on a key benefit delivered by Social Security Scotland.

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2 w. ago 'Shameful': Homelessness in Scotland reaches its highest level for 14 years

The crisis is being blamed on the SNP’s failure to build more houses - but the Scottish Government says Brexit and the cost-of-living crisis is to blame.

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2 w. ago Number of Scots children living in temporary accommodation remains over 10,000

The SNP Government has been dogged by criticism over its record on homelessness.

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