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Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, has suddenly terminated the Bute House agreement, the pact between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens, which ensured a majority for the Scottish…
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Westminster has rebuked Scotland’s first minister for holding his own bilateral meetings without a UK diplomat being present.
A ferry serving the Outer Hebrides, in the harbour at Uig.
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The Scottish government has allowed the island ferry network to reach a crisis point. Islanders question why.
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The UK is now the only democracy where the children of formerly colonised people are running the country that colonised their parents’ and grandparents’ nations.
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The SNP’s new leader only just squeaked over the line against his rivals, which is a bad sign for his ambition to take Scotland out of the UK.
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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A Scottish parliamentary committee is investigating whether the nation’s laws to protect journalistic freedoms need to be tightened.
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Does the law that created the Scottish parliament allow it to call indyref2?
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Scotland needs to facilitate referendum debate which doesn’t rely on misinformation, half-truths and personality-led rhetoric fed by a toxic social media environment.
1922 and all that: Ireland had a reality check after gaining independence.
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After 1922, the people that had supported independence often weren’t the ones who benefited from it.
Nightclubs in Scotland will require vaccine certification for entry soon.
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By putting the onus on individuals to decide if they want to be double vaccinated to attend events, the Scottish government can claim it is being proportionate.
BBC Scotland reporter Lucy Adams explored the symptoms and challenges of her own long COVID for Panorama,
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While the Scottish government is funding long COVID research projects, specific funding has yet to be provided to develop assessment and rehabilitation services for the condition.
In 2018 Ireland voted to repeal the eighth amendment of its constitution and legalise abortion, following proposals from a citizen’s assembly.
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It worked in Ireland – now Nicola Sturgeon is asking selected citizens to examine the big constitutional issues facing the country.
Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
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In Scotland, researchers have been at the heart of police reforms – all very different to south of the border.
Safe and sound?
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Scotland is in the late stages of deciding whether to become the first country in UK to outlaw all corporal punishment against children.
Grave injustice.
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Guess how much the average funeral now costs. Hint: it’s more than most people pay for a second hand car.
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An algorithm based on commuting patterns makes new ‘Greater Glasgow’ the biggest local authority in the UK.
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Scotland’s commitment to providing all students with free monthly supplies is showing the world how period poverty can be tackled.
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Abortion provision in the 21st century needs to be treated like any other medical procedure: without judgement
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Designed to ease budgetry pressures, households in Scotland on Universal Credit can now opt for a fortnightly payment instead of being paid monthly.
Scottish parliament with Calton Hill in the background.
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Scotland voted for its own parliament in September 1997, but has yet to make its mind up about the biggest issue of all.