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Johann Lamont begins Labour leadership with child protection call
Child protection is still a ''huge problem'' almost four years after the death of Dundee toddler Brandon Muir, Labour has claimed. (...)
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English independence campaigners demand 'fair share' of North Sea oil
English independence campaigners have demanded a ''fair share'' of North Sea Oil in the event of Scotland breaking away from the UK. (...)
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'MOT' plan for Scottish Parliament could see longer working week for MSPs
Scottish politicians are set for a longer working week under radical proposals outlined at Holyrood. (...)
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Dundee among worst hit as unemployment soars
More than 1,000 people in Dundee are facing the prospect of a second consecutive Christmas on the dole, a report reveals today. (...)
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Perth gearing up for campaign to become base for Scotland's single national police force
Business leaders and politicians say Perth is the "perfect place" to base Scotland's proposed new single police force. (...)
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Forth Replacement Crossing project chief vows there will be no trams-style fiasco
MSPs have been given a pledge that there will be no repeat of the Edinburgh trams fiasco in the building of the new Forth crossing. (...)
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'Offensive and untenable' — Bishop angered by MSP's 'sectarian' schools comments
The Scottish Tories have been accused of being "spiteful" towards Catholics after claiming separate schooling amounted to "state-sponsored conditioning" of sectarianism. (...)
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Private care home plans are attacked by Alex Salmond
SNP-led Fife Council's plans to privatise care homes were branded "untenable" after First Minister Alex Salmond attacked such moves. (...)
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Southern Cross crisis should inform council care home plans
A major financial crisis at one of the UK's biggest care home providers should act as a "stark warning" to Fife Council over its plans to privatise provision, it has been claimed. (...)
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Advocate general attacks SNP in UK Supreme Court row
The UK's top law adviser has launched an unprecedented attack on the Scottish Government as the row over the UK Supreme Court escalated. (...)
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Legal panel to review UK Supreme Court's 'interference' in Scots law
Scotland's finest legal minds are to be brought together to ensure the UK Supreme Court does not threaten the historic independence of Scots law. (...)
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Labour 'in chaos' after MSP Malcolm Chisholm quits post
Scottish Labour was said to be in chaos after its education spokesman quit the job just days after taking over. (...)
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MSP calls for biomass plant air quality answers
Controversial plans for a biomass plant in Dundee are under fresh scrutiny after a local MSP demanded immediate answers on air quality concerns. (...)
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'Home release' prisoner offences turn spotlight on open prisons
Tayside's open prison estate came under renewed scrutiny after fresh cases of violent crime committed by prisoners on home release were highlighted in court. (...)
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Alex Salmond ready to target 'bigotry and booze'
Alex Salmond has put urgent action to tackle the twin blights of booze and bigotry at the heart of his priorities for the new Scottish Government. (...)
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Carlo Morelli urges reform of 'unaccountable' higher education
A Dundee University union leader called for "thorough reform" of the way higher education institutions are run. (...)
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First Minister confident that corporation tax will become devolved
It is now "inevitable" that the Scottish Parliament will be given control over corporation tax, Alex Salmond has claimed. (...)
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First Minister presses Chancellor for fossil fuel levy concessions
The UK Government may re-examine a decision not to release a £191 million fund that could be used to help Tayside and Fife capitalise on the renewables market, it has emerged. (...)
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Willie Rennie drives home RAF Leuchars message
The UK Government has been left in "no doubt" about the strategic importance of closure-threatened RAF Leuchars, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said. (...)
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Fife's political parties unite to save RAF Leuchars
Fife MSPs from across the political spectrum joined in a last-ditch effort to save axe-threatened RAF Leuchars. (...)
