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Health board harassed Sandie Peggie, employment tribunal finds www.holyrood.com/news/view,em...
Employment tribunal finds Sandie Peggie was harassed by NHS Fife
The tribunal dismissed the claim made against Dr Beth Upton and all other claims made against the health board
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December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Health board harassed Sandie Peggie, employment tribunal finds www.holyrood.com/news/view,em...
The Home Office is to blame for Glasgow’s deepening refugee housing crisis, John Swinney has said. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ho...
Home Office to blame for Glasgow immigration housing crisis, John Swinney says
The first minister also said he was 'not going to change my mind' on immigration more broadly
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December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Home Office is to blame for Glasgow’s deepening refugee housing crisis, John Swinney has said. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ho...
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As a former child refugee, Tom Stoppard knew the importance of learning a foreign language. We should congratulate those who come to this country and try to learn English - not stigmatise them.
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We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn
Among the tributes to playwright Tom Stoppard, who died last month aged 88, was an extraordinary story told by a profess...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
As a former child refugee, Tom Stoppard knew the importance of learning a foreign language. We should congratulate those who come to this country and try to learn English - not stigmatise them.
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"We should be grateful for those who learn a second language, whether that be Russian or French at university or English in a school or community centre," writes @chrismarshll.bsky.social
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We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn
Among the tributes to playwright Tom Stoppard, who died last month aged 88, was an extraordinary story told by a profess...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"We should be grateful for those who learn a second language, whether that be Russian or French at university or English in a school or community centre," writes @chrismarshll.bsky.social
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Keir Starmer calls Nigel Farage a “toxic, divisive disgrace” over comments the Reform leader made about Glasgow schoolchildren www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Keir Starmer: Nigel Farage is a ‘disgrace’
Keir Starmer has described Nigel Farage as a “toxic, divisive disgrace” after the Reform UK leader highlighted the numbe...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Keir Starmer calls Nigel Farage a “toxic, divisive disgrace” over comments the Reform leader made about Glasgow schoolchildren www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Charities have called for further action to tackle child poverty after the UK Government said it would “lift thousands of children” out of need in Scotland www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Keir Starmer sets out 'moral mission' to tackle child poverty
Scottish charities have called for the government to do more
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December 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Charities have called for further action to tackle child poverty after the UK Government said it would “lift thousands of children” out of need in Scotland www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Keir Starmer calls Nigel Farage a “toxic, divisive disgrace” over comments the Reform leader made about Glasgow schoolchildren www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Keir Starmer: Nigel Farage is a ‘disgrace’
Keir Starmer has described Nigel Farage as a “toxic, divisive disgrace” after the Reform UK leader highlighted the numbe...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Keir Starmer calls Nigel Farage a “toxic, divisive disgrace” over comments the Reform leader made about Glasgow schoolchildren www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Thailand-based crypto investor donates £9m to Reform www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
Reform UK banks £10m war chest thanks to crypto investor
Electoral Commission publishes third quarter donations
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December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Thailand-based crypto investor donates £9m to Reform www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
John Swinney has been accused of having his “head in the sand” over the state of the NHS after the publication of a critical report www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
John Swinney has ‘head in the sand’ on NHS woes
Auditors warned that despite record levels of investment, the NHS had not improved in line with government commitments
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December 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
John Swinney has been accused of having his “head in the sand” over the state of the NHS after the publication of a critical report www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
NHS in Scotland ‘unsustainable’ despite record levels of investment www.holyrood.com/news/view,nh...
NHS in Scotland ‘unsustainable’ despite record levels of investment
The health service in Scotland is “financially unsustainable” and has not improved in line with government commitments, ...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
NHS in Scotland ‘unsustainable’ despite record levels of investment www.holyrood.com/news/view,nh...
Reform UK banks £10m war chest thanks to crypto investor www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
Reform UK banks £10m war chest thanks to crypto investor
Electoral Commission publishes third quarter donations
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December 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Reform UK banks £10m war chest thanks to crypto investor www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK built its war chest by £10.5m in just three months, figures show www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
Reform UK banks £10m war chest thanks to crypto investor
Electoral Commission publishes third quarter donations
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December 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK built its war chest by £10.5m in just three months, figures show www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
Keir Starmer to meet Norwegian PM in Scotland www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
Keir Starmer to meet Norwegian PM in Scotland
The PM will also be in Glasgow to meet Anas Sarwar
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December 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Keir Starmer to meet Norwegian PM in Scotland www.holyrood.com/news/view,ke...
The health service in Scotland is “financially unsustainable” and has not improved in line with government commitments, according a new report. www.holyrood.com/news/view,nh...
NHS in Scotland ‘unsustainable’ despite record levels of investment
The health service in Scotland is “financially unsustainable” and has not improved in line with government commitments, ...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The health service in Scotland is “financially unsustainable” and has not improved in line with government commitments, according a new report. www.holyrood.com/news/view,nh...
There won’t be another referendum on Scottish independence even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood next year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ra...
Rachel Reeves: There won’t be another referendum
Shona Robison accused the chancellor of an “astonishing level of arrogance”
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November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There won’t be another referendum on Scottish independence even if the SNP wins a majority at Holyrood next year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ra...
Tories call for money earmarked to tackle child poverty to be used to cut income tax www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish Government urged to cut income tax
Russell Findlay said the decision by the UK government to abolish the two-child cap on benefits freed up money earmarked...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tories call for money earmarked to tackle child poverty to be used to cut income tax www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
First Minister John Swinney has been challenged to help pass a bill criminalising the purchase of sex www.holyrood.com/news/view,he...
Help ban purchase of sex in Scotland, John Swinney is urged
Move would 'finally make good on a policy position that we have held for decades', Scottish Parliament hears
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November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Minister John Swinney has been challenged to help pass a bill criminalising the purchase of sex www.holyrood.com/news/view,he...
A team of Scottish researchers has developed a video game that could detect autism in children www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish scientists pioneer autism diagnosis video game
Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have developed a video game that could detect autism in children aged betwee...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A team of Scottish researchers has developed a video game that could detect autism in children www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Two years after a £1million cyber attack targeted Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Accounts Commission’s report has been published www.holyrood.com/news/view,co...
Council had ‘gaps in cybersecurity’ before ransomware attack
A report into a cyberattack on a Scottish council has found the local authority had not properly prepared for such an ev...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Two years after a £1million cyber attack targeted Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Accounts Commission’s report has been published www.holyrood.com/news/view,co...
Support for lower immigration is growing in Scotland – but voters still want workers, students and carers to come in, new polling has found www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scots ‘cooling’ on immigration – but voters still want workers
Change does not equate to 'outright hostility', think tank Migration Policy Scotland finds
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November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Support for lower immigration is growing in Scotland – but voters still want workers, students and carers to come in, new polling has found www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
The UK Government will scrap the two-child cap on benefits from April next year, the chancellor has confirmed. www.holyrood.com/news/view,uk...
UK Government scraps two-child limit amid tax-raising budget
The Scottish Government will receive an additional £820m over the period of the spending review
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The UK Government will scrap the two-child cap on benefits from April next year, the chancellor has confirmed. www.holyrood.com/news/view,uk...
SNP MP @petewishart.bsky.social: "This government's new heinous asylum and immigration policy marks a dark moment for many who have chosen Scotland to be their home.
"Why does Scottish Labour support an immigration policy that is contrary to the Scottish interest?"
"Why does Scottish Labour support an immigration policy that is contrary to the Scottish interest?"
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
SNP MP @petewishart.bsky.social: "This government's new heinous asylum and immigration policy marks a dark moment for many who have chosen Scotland to be their home.
"Why does Scottish Labour support an immigration policy that is contrary to the Scottish interest?"
"Why does Scottish Labour support an immigration policy that is contrary to the Scottish interest?"
The national arts body is “too bureaucratic”, “distant and impersonal”, an independent review has concluded. www.holyrood.com/news/view,cr...
Creative Scotland ‘too bureaucratic’ and must take more risks, review finds
It said the national arts body is “distant and impersonal”
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November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The national arts body is “too bureaucratic”, “distant and impersonal”, an independent review has concluded. www.holyrood.com/news/view,cr...
Scottish ministers urged to establish grooming gangs inquiry after NSPCC intervention www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish ministers urged to establish grooming gangs inquiry after NSPCC intervention
A minister said she wanted to ensure an inquiry was the best use of resources
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November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Scottish ministers urged to establish grooming gangs inquiry after NSPCC intervention www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to make “fair and necessary choices” ahead of delivering a budget which is expected to include tax rises. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ra...
Rachel Reeves to deliver tax-raising UK budget
The chancellor has pledged to make “fair and necessary choices'
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November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to make “fair and necessary choices” ahead of delivering a budget which is expected to include tax rises. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ra...