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Ferguson Marine CEO Graeme Thomson said the job cuts were needed due to an “inevitable gap in workload”. www.holyrood.com/news/view,up...
Up to 70 job losses expected at beleaguered shipyard
The CEO of Ferguson Marine said redundancies were needed due to an ‘inevitable gap in workload’
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'Stuck in the past': Monica Lennon hits out as she misses leadership contest www.holyrood.com/news/view,mo...
Monica Lennon fails in Labour leadership bid as nominations close
Head-to-head between Joe Fagan and Michael Marra confirmed
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Scottish Labour dismisses ‘no confidence’ motion against general secretary www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish Labour dismisses ‘no confidence’ motion against general secretary
'Deep concern and anger' over selection process
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Glasgow council staff face pay cut in new equal pay deal www.holyrood.com/news/view,gl...
Glasgow council staff face pay cut in new equal pay deal
Winners and losers as City Administration Committee to rule on phased change
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The Scottish Labour leadership contest will be a head-to-head between Michael Marra and Joe Fagan after Monica Lennon failed to get onto the ballot. www.holyrood.com/news/view,mo...
Monica Lennon fails in Labour leadership bid as nominations close
Head-to-head between Joe Fagan and Michael Marra confirmed
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A Scottish Labour leadership candidate has criticised his party’s previous approach to Scottish budget negotiations. www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish Labour leadership contender accuses party of ‘sitting on sidelines’ over budgets
Joe Fagan also refused to set 'arbitrary rules' over who his party would do deals with
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Michael Marra has become the first Scottish Labour leadership contender to secure a place on the ballot www.holyrood.com/news/view,mi...
Michael Marra clears Scottish Labour leadership hurdle thanks to union support
Monica Lennon and Joe Fagan are also seeking the role
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The gap between revenue and spending in Scotland slightly narrowed in the last fiscal year but still stands at £25.3bn. www.holyrood.com/news/view,sp...
Spending outstrips revenue raising in Scotland but gap narrows as taxes rise
National insurance and income tax decisions by both governments raised significant revenue
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"England is currently achieving a major reorganisation of local government at a pace and without the rancour that previous attempts to create unitary authorities has faced. "Yet in Scotland, the reverse process has been the case." www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Elected mayors – of value or a distraction?
Scottish mayors would be pointless unless accompanied by a substantial simplification of the public sector
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Scottish local government needs more than a mirror of Manchester’s mayor www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Scottish local government needs more than a mirror of Manchester’s mayor
The centralisation of power in Scotland is simply a fact, with devolution not going much beyond parliament
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Seven in ten Scots back stronger restrictions on chemicals present in everyday products that have been linked to various health issues, including cancer. www.holyrood.com/news/view,ma...
Majority of Scots back restrictions on cancer-linked ‘forever chemicals’
Two Scottish MPs have backed the call to ban hormone-disrupting chemicals until thorough testing takes place
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"If mayors were to be unilaterally introduced into the Scottish system, we believe that this would be pointless unless accompanied by a substantial simplification of the public sector in Scotland." www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Elected mayors – of value or a distraction?
Scottish mayors would be pointless unless accompanied by a substantial simplification of the public sector
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Q Manivannan apologises for rape comments but says they were "selectively edited in order to mislead people" www.holyrood.com/news/view,un...
Q Manivannan apologises for comments about rape being 'on a spectrum'
The Green MSP said the ‘mischaracterisation of my words has now returned me to my trauma’
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UN expert condemns Q Manivannan's suggestion rape is 'on a spectrum' www.holyrood.com/news/view,un...
UN expert condemns Q Manivannan's suggestion rape is 'on a spectrum'
Scottish Green MSP Q Manivannan has sparked fury and condemnation for describing rape as being “on a spectrum”
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Support package announced for Scottish islands hit by ferry trouble www.holyrood.com/news/view,su...
Support package announced for Scottish islands hit by ferry trouble
John Swinney sets out on three-day island tour
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SNP membership fell by 5,000 last year – while UK Labour has shed more than 13 times that number www.holyrood.com/news/view,sn...
SNP membership falls - as Labour loses thousands more
Annual accounts published
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The Scottish Government will provide fire recovery funding after blazes in Edinburgh and the Cairngorms, it has been confirmed www.holyrood.com/news/view,sc...
Scottish Government announces fire relief funds
Commitments for Edinburgh and Cairngorms
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Scottish Labour leadership contender Joe Fagan has pledged to lobby the UK Government to approve two new oil fields in the North Sea. www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
Joe Fagan ‘will not stop lobbying’ Andy Burnham for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval
Labour made a manifesto commitment not to approve any new licences for North Sea oil
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The SNP's confused message on oil and gas has already cost votes, writes @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
The SNP's confused message on oil and gas has already cost votes
The party came a cropper in Aberdeen South over its policy. Could the loss herald a rethink?
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'I’m a bit of an introvert... I need to be dragged up onto the dancefloor' www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Political Spin: Laura Mitchell
The SNP MSP for Moray tells Ruaraidh Gilmour about the music of her childhood and her love of ceilidhs
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Michael Marra and Monica Lennon emerge as Scottish Labour frontrunners www.holyrood.com/news/view,mi...
Michael Marra and Monica Lennon emerge as Scottish Labour frontrunners
Timetable for contest agreed
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Michael Marra should be the next Scottish Labour leader, Daniel Johnson has said www.holyrood.com/news/view,da...
Daniel Johnson: Time is running out for Scottish Labour
MSP endorses Michael Marra for leader
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Daniel Johnson: Time is running out for Scottish Labour www.holyrood.com/news/view,da...
Daniel Johnson: Time is running out for Scottish Labour
'Existential questions' face party, MSP says
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Who could be Scottish Labour’s 11th leader since devolution? www.holyrood.com/news/view,wh...
Who could be Scottish Labour’s 11th leader since devolution?
With Anas Sarwar set to quit so he can take up a post in the Lords, that leaves the party once more on the lookout for s...
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John Swinney says he will continue independence push despite Downing Street saying referendum is ‘off limits’ www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
John Swinney says he will continue independence push despite Downing Street saying referendum is ‘off limits’
The first minister met Andy Burnham in Glasgow on Thursday afternoon
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Despite government advisory groups and parliamentary inquiries, the gender gap in sport and physical activity persists. www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
'If we have more women and girls being active, every part of our society will improve'
Despite government advisory groups and parliamentary inquiries, the gender gap in sport and physical activity persists. ...
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