Chris McCall
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Deputy political editor, Daily Record. Reporting from across Scotland. Story? chris.mccall@reachplc.com
Police Scotland must take "robust action" against those causing disorder at far-right protests before "someone is seriously hurt or killed", campaigners have warned.
Police must take robust action against far-right or risk someone being 'killed'
Campaigning lawyer Aamer Anwar has claimed it's clear the far-right have "played a central role in the all too frequent random attacks on people of colour on the streets of Glasgow."
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Aamer Anwar was joined today by a cross-party group of MSPs/MPs, trade unionists and activists to call for a “robust” police response to the disorder seen at recent far-right protests. But there was no invite for Reform’s Thomas Kerr, as Anwar explained.
SNP 'not ready' to consider leadership change as Stephen Flynn backed to replace John Swinney
SNP 'not ready' to consider new leadership as Flynn backed to replace Swinney
Swinney has previously insisted he plans to serve a full five year term as First Minister and plans to lead the party into the 2031 Holyrood election.
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Scottish Labour leadership candidate Joe Fagan has promised he will "not stop lobbying" the UK Government to finally approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw energy developments.
Scottish Labour leadership candidate supports Rosebank and Jackdaw developments
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Fagan said he would "not stop lobbying" the UK Government to finally sign-off the two proposed oil and gas developments, which could support thousands of Scots jobs.
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This campervan float, which promised "free eye tests", and featured a bald man showing off his many watches, only managed third prize in the annual Lauder Common Riding fancy dress competition. But they deserved top marks for effort.
Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell mocked by campervan float at historic festival
A banner attached to the campervan towed through Lauder said it offered "eye tests" while another joked the vehicle had been "parked round the side".
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Scottish Labour will be stuck in a "doom loop" if it continues to ignore the "reality" of the constitutional debate, an SNP MSP has claimed.
Scottish Labour stuck in 'doom loop' if party ignores constitutional question
David Linden accused Labour of failing to "contend with the reason" it had failed to win a Holyrood election since 2003.
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A veteran Nationalist has suggested Nicola Sturgeon is now "more in line with the Green party... than she is with the SNP". It comes after the ex-FM warned against the party moving away from its "environmentalist credentials".
Scotland’s top judge rejected a bid to film Peter Murrell’s reaction to his prison sentence amid fears it could turn into a social media meme.
Peter Murrell sentencing filming bid rejected by top judge over meme fears
EXCLUSIVE: Files released under freedom of information legislation reveal the internal discussions in the judiciary.
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The Woodside money pit. How an "obsolete 1970s eyesore" became a "colossal drain on public finances".
Major M8 roadworks misery to continue as transport bosses have 'no end date'
EXCLUSIVE: An MSP has warned the M8 repair scheme has become "a colossal financial drain on the public finances" and branded the Woodside viaducts an "obsolete 1970s eyesore".
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The editor of the Daily Record has pledged to “continue to report without fear” after a fascist-style protest was held outside the newspaper’s office last week.
Scotland's Daily Record targeted by fascist-styled protesters at office
NUJ has seen "increasing amount of abuse and threats" towards journalists in Scotland in recent weeks.
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The left of Scottish Labour must "get its act together" and unite behind one candidate to save the party from "death row", a former MSP has warned.
Scottish Labour left 'must unite behind one candidate' to replace Anas Sarwar
EXCLUSIVE: Neil Findlay was scathing of Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie after the party limped to its worst ever Holyrood election result in May.
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John Swinney told to 'get his finger out' and finally reform the Council Tax system after Andy Burnham's 'wobble'
Swinney told to 'get finger out' and reform Council Tax after Burnham 'wobble'
EXCLUSIVE: A senior trade unionist warned Scots workers were being "failed" by politicians who refuse to meaningfully change the "regressive" council tax system.
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The SNP could simply have pledged to invest more in the existing network of GP surgeries. But that wouldn't have looked as exciting in the party's election manifesto.
Medics dismiss GP walk-in centres as 'politics over practicality'
Dr Chris Provan described Swinney's flagship scheme as “an unfortunate distraction”.
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Activists have warned Scottish Labour faces becoming "extinct" at Holyrood by 2040 unless it severs ties with the UK party.
Scottish Labour faces 'extinction' by 2040 unless it breaks away from UK party
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates bidding to become the next leader of Scottish Labour are being urged to consider a radical restructure of the party after May's crushing election defeat.
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Michael Marra confirms he will join the race to become the next Scottish Labour leader. He tells the Record a "better, more equal Scotland is my driving ambition"
Michael Marra announces bid to become Scottish Labour leader
EXCLUSIVE: The North East MSP said Scottish Labour had to "learn" and "change" after another Holyrood election defeat.
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Monica Lennon rejects Scottish Labour severing its ties with the UK party. She tells me: “This isn’t about walking away or setting up a breakaway party. I’m not a candidate who is proposing that"
William 'Basil' Burns, a notorious career criminal who attacked Russell Findlay with acid, will be released from prison this week.
Doorstep acid attacker William 'Basil' Burns set to be released from prison
Russell Findlay, the now leader of the Scottish Conservatives, was attacked on his own doorstep in Glasgow by Burns in 2015.
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Glasgow City Council has been urged to halt legal proceedings against a group of campaigning parents which could leave one in "financial ruin".
Glasgow council urged to drop demand for £42,000 from mum who opposed cuts
Leanne McGuire has been hit with a personal demand for more than £42,000 in costs after she tried and failed to secure a judicial review of the council's annual budget.
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Rupert Lowe still hasn't apologised after he went on a podcast with an audience in the millions and described the 1996 Dunblane massacre as "one murder".
Rupert Lowe 'insulted' Dunblane as Restore Britain leader told to apologise
A senior MSP told the Record the "proud legacy of the dreadful events in Dunblane must never be tarnished by the likes of Rupert Lowe"
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"There's really been nothing to disturb the sleep of the Duke of Argyll in 25 years of devolution." I spoke to @andywightman.scot
Who owns Scotland? Meet the campaigner uncovering who profits from land
Scotland has one of the most concentrated patterns of land ownership anywhere in the world. It's long been a subject of political debate. But who owns what? Andy Wightman has spent years finding out.
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The SNP has demanded Malcom Offord explain whether crypto donations are funding Reform UK in Scotland.
Malcolm Offord 'must answer' whether crypto is funding Reform in Scotland
EXCLUSIVE: The SNP said it was in the "interests of transparency" to ask whether two donors who gave millions to Nigel Farage have also contributed to Reform's campaigns in Scotland.
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Sean Clerkin has urged a group of 15 donors to the SNP's "ring-fenced" fighting fund to now join Stuart Campbell's group action against the party. It comes as a leading KC argues that donors could be in line to claim double their money back from the party.
Football banning orders in Scotland are to be toughened to crack down on the use of pyrotechnics and deter pitch invasions in stadiums, the SNP Government has confirmed.
Extremely crass, inaccurate and insensitive remarks from Rupert Lowe regarding the Dunblane massacre.
Fury as Rupert Lowe describes Dunblane massacre as 'one murder'
The Restore UK leader, who was kicked-out of Reform after a bitter fall out with Nigel Farage,
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Glasgow City Council must face "robust" and "independent" scrutiny following its multiple failures over the Beastie House case, an MP said today. John Grady has also called for the SNP Government to consider a full public inquiry into the scandal.
'Horrific' Beastie House case proves Glasgow council must face 'robust scrutiny'
Two girls and a boy were violently and sexually assaulted on multiple occasions between 2012 and 2019 at a disgusting flat in Townhead.
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The SNP faces the prospect of two civil actions raised by Scots demanding refunds after they donated to a fundraiser "ring-fenced" for an independence referendum campaign.
SNP faces legal action from Scots who donated to 'ring-fenced' fighting fund
Two separate groups of donors to the SNP's 2017 and 2019 referendum fighting funds are considering legal action against John Swinney's party.
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Stephen Flynn has urged the UK Government to "come clean" on how a £100bn project to build a high-speed railway from London to Birmingham will benefit Scotland.
Stephen Flynn blasts HS2 costs as 'symbolic of Westminster dysfunction'
EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government's new Transport Secretary described HS2 as "one of the most over-budget and delayed projects ever".
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Nigel Farage forcing the taxpayer to stump up for a needless by-election after spending 10 minutes ranting about how great he is at making money.
