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NHS Scotland may need to cut services without reform, watchdog warns

SCOTLAND’S NHS may need to cut services if the Scottish Government fails to implement fundamental and urgent reforms, the public spending watchdog…

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Alan Cumming calls on Scottish Government to deliver on arts funding ahead of Budget

Alan Cumming has backed calls for ministers to deliver on a £100 million promise of new investment to the arts industry ahead of the Budget.

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Scottish charity makes 17 staff redundant after losing Government grant

A NATIONAL Scottish charity has made staff redundant after failing to secure Scottish Government funding ...

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John Swinney says improving NHS is at the 'heart' of SNP Budget

JOHN Swinney has said that the upcoming Scottish Government Budget will have “improving the NHS at its heart”.

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SNP minister denies winter fuel announcement was 'Thick of It' moment

A SCOTTISH Government minster has denied that their decision to reintroduce a universal winter heating support scheme for pensioners was like a…

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Budget will set Scotland up to ‘win big’ in future, says Robison

The Finance Secretary will outline the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans in Holyrood on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

SNP must pass misogyny bill to tackle 'extreme' gender-based violence, Greens say

A LAW to protect women and girls from gender-based violence must be brought forward quicker by the Scottish Government, the Greens have insisted.

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Shona Robison has ‘limited room for manoeuvre’ in Budget, think tank warns

FINANCE Secretary Shona Robison only has “limited room for manoeuvre” in next week’s Scottish Budget, experts have warned, despite the…

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Every Scottish pensioner to receive winter heating payment next year

The Scottish Government said it will ‘continue to protect our pensioners from the harsh reality of a UK Labour Government’.

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Gender recognition 'no more a legal fiction than adoption', Supreme Court told

A GENDER recognition certificate (GRC) is “no more a legal fiction than adoption”, a lawyer acting for the Scottish Government has told the…

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Two-thirds of Scots say SNP wrong to copy Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cut

MORE than two-thirds of Scots believe the Scottish Government was wrong to follow Westminster and end the universal Winter Fuel Payment, a fresh…

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Give asylum seekers in Glasgow right to work after six months, SNP tell UK Government

THE UK Government has been asked to consider a pilot scheme in Scotland to give asylum seekers the right to work.

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'We must rally': Scottish farmers to protest amid inheritance tax row

SCOTLAND'S national farmers union (NFU) has called on all those who want a "thriving rural economy in Scotland" to rally…

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Scottish Government considers reducing speed limit on single-carriageways

THE Scottish Government is considering whether to reduce the speed limit on single-carriageway roads to 50mph.

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Anas Sarwar says he isn't 'playing politics' with Winter Fuel Payment U-turn

ANAS Sarwar has insisted he isn’t “playing politics” over the Winter Fuel Payment despite urging the Scottish Government to bring it back in…

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Organisations call for progressive tax reform in Scotland

A new campaign is demanding Scotland’s political leaders take “bold action” on tax reform – insisting that simply “tweaking” the…

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Sacred island to receive ultrafast broadband in Scottish Government initiative

ENGINEERS are starting work to give the historic island of Iona an ultrafast broadband technology boost

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New coalition calls for ‘overhaul’ of Scotland’s devolved taxes

The group Tax Justice Scotland said that simply ‘tweaking’ the current system risks ‘failing’ communities.

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Evening Standard

Scottish Labour to force vote on winter fuel payments

The UK Government announced in the summer that winter fuel payment would no longer be universal, scuppering Scottish Government plans.

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Scotland outpacing rest of the UK with green jobs, new figures show

SCOTLAND’S green jobs market is outpacing the rest of the UK, new figures have shown ...

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UK Government 'to give Scotland £300 million' for Budget tax hike compensation

THE UK Government has said it will give the Scottish Government an additional £300 million to cover the planned increase to employers’ National…

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Junior doctors in Scotland accept 11 per cent pay rise

Junior doctors in Scotland have accepted an 11 per cent pay rise, totalling £64.1 million, the Scottish Government has said.

Evening Standard

First of two over-budget and delayed ferries finally delivered

The Glen Sannox and its sister ship the Glen Rosa were due to enter service on Scotland’s west coast in 2018.

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Scottish junior doctors accept 11% pay rise

The increase will cost the Scottish Government £64.1 million.

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Westminster committee launches inquiry into Scottish Government funding

MPs at Westminster have launched an inquiry into the Scottish Government’s funding ...

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