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Tory MSPs pictured with 'offensive' poster at short-term lets scheme Holyrood protest

SCOTTISH Tory MSPs were photographed beside an “offensive” placard that appeared to liken the Short-Term Lets licensing scheme to ethnic…

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Third of MSPs calling for short term lets delay have been lobbied by AirBnb

THIRD of the cross-party group of MSPs who signed a letter calling for a delay to the Scottish Government’s short-term lets scheme have been…

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Third of MSPs calling for delay to short-term let licences have links to sector

MORE than a third of MSPs who signed a letter calling for a pause to the short-term lets licensing scheme have interests in the housing and rental…

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'Open to abuse': Alarm raised over 'bonkers' loophole in MSP lobbying rules

ALARMS are being sounded about a loophole in the rules around the lobbying of MSPs by private interests that leaves the system “open to abuse”…

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Of course Greta Thunberg is right to call out greenwashing, but the reality can be messy

Her withdrawal from the Edinburgh book festival raises questions about how best to demand change, says Guardian columnist Charlotte Higgins

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Scots Tories create grand new titles for themselves after frontbench reshuffle

THE Scottish Tories had a bit of a reshuffle on Wednesday, with Douglas Ross kicking two MSPs off his frontbench altogether ...

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Holyrood backs written constitution for an independent Scotland

THE Minister for Independence has defended Holyrood’s debate on a written Scottish constitution as “necessary” as the Tories took the…

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MSPs to debate Scottish independence again as Greens call for country to become republic

Green MSP Ross Greer called for Scots to end "the weird notion that one family gets to rule over the rest of us by birthright".

Daily Record

'Trailblazer' Winnie Ewing's influence on pro-Yes MSPs hailed in Holyrood

Ewing’s influence on getting women into politics, and sustaining the independence movement, was at the forefront of MSPs minds as the news broke…

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Contracts at ferries shipyard 'could be reviewed' to axe bonuses

The wellbeing economy secretary was grilled by MSPs on the Public Audit Committee

Insider UK

MSPs to debate independent regulator for Scottish football after fan-led review

MSPS at Holyrood will debate the merits of establishing an independent regulator for Scottish football in September following the publication of a…

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Park Inn attack survivors not offered support by housing provider, MSPs told

The company which housed asylum seekers in a Glasgow hotel where a man was shot dead by police after stabbing six people failed to fund mental…

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Majority of MSPs back Buffer Zones Bill – but not Douglas Ross

DOUGLAS Ross has dodged signing the Buffer Zones Bill proposal as a majority of MSPs backed the plan ...

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Humza Yousaf tells warring SNP MSPs to quit party unless their focus is on independence

Yousaf delivered the blunt message at a meeting of SNP MSPs amid divisions within his party following the arrest of Nicola Sturgeon.

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'Brass neck': Social Justice Secretary clashes with Tory MSP over child poverty

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville told MSPs that the Scottish Government is “turning the tide” on child poverty

Insider UK

Slater accused of ‘disrespecting’ Holyrood committee over DRS report

Circular Economy Minister called in to answer questions by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

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Ministers failed to regulate dangerous sewage fertiliser, says green charity

A GREEN charity has accused ministers of failing to regulate the use of a potentially dangerous sewage fertiliser seven years after a Scottish…

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Westminster 'not respecting devolution' as MSPs vote to reject EU law bill changes

Angus Robertson told the Scottish Parliament that ministers were given less than eight working hours to consider amendments to the wide-sweeping bill

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Let's get MSPs in the yards and sort the ferries out themselves

EVEN at this early stage in his career as First Minister, ghostly visions of unfinished and broken down ferries must surely plague Humza Yousaf’s…

Insider UK

Deposit Return Scheme delayed for a fourth time

Scottish Government forces to push start date back to coincide with a similar initiative from the UK Government

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Scotland's deposit return scheme to be delayed until 2025, Lorna Slater tells MSPs

SCOTLAND's deposit return scheme will be delayed until October 2025 after the UK Government refused to allow glass to be included, MSPs were told.

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Timeline: How the row over including glass in the deposit return scheme developed

RECYCLING has become the latest fault line in the battle to protect Scottish devolution - but how did we get here?

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Scottish ministers poised to back down in recycling row with Westminster

SNP government preparing to accept UK ministers’ demand to exclude glass from deposit return scheme

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MSPs demand UK Government 'acts immediately' on food inflation

It comes after a dedicated food security unit was launched to monitor and mitigate potential crises in Scotland.

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MSPs vote to sanction Maggie Chapman for code of conduct breach

MSPs have voted to exclude Maggie Chapman from attending one committee session after she was found to have breached code of conduct rules.

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