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MSPs express ‘deep concern’ over Scottish parliament trans toilet ruling

Holyrood to increase number of gender neutral facilities, says presiding officer, but critics say ban could expose trans people to harassment

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2025

SNP and Scottish Labour unite to condemn 'blatantly racist' Reform UK advert

THE SNP and Scottish Labour have united to condemn a “blatantly racist” advert which Reform UK have ...

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2025

The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now – but he doesn’t have much time

The PM has little choice. Unless he brings the fractured nations together, none can move forward, and neither can he, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

Give terminally ill people choice in how they die, MSP urges Scottish parliament

Liam McArthur opens debate on assisted dying, saying too many face ‘horrendous choices and bad deaths’

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

McArthur urges MSPs to take ‘brave step’ and back his Assisted Dying Bill

The Liberal Democrat MSP spoke out at the start of a Holyrood debate on his Bill to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill adults.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Protests planned as Scottish parliament holds free vote on assisted dying bill

Opponents of proposals say it is ethically wrong to allow state to help someone take their own life

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Swinney: Scotland will have option of independence under my leadership

Asked whether he had put independence on the back burner, the First Minister said he had to ‘directly’ deal with Scots’ priorities this year.

Evening Standard · May 12, 2025

Hunt for expert to review MSP complaints after Tories 'put process in disrepute'

HOLYROOD managers have started advertising for an independent expert to review the Scottish parliament’s complaints process after Tory MSPs threw…

The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2025

SNP national secretary 'threatens' members amid 'stitch up' claims

AN SNP chief has suggested that members speculating about a candidate who was denied a Holyrood run because of a “kangaroo court ruling” should…

The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2025

Holyrood toilet rule change slammed as 'exclusionary' by trans rights campaigners

A DECISION by Holyrood bosses to ban trans people from using the toilets of their preferred gender at the Parliament will leave them excluded at the…

The National (Scotland) · May 9, 2025