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Voters want to see a credible plan to finance the green revolution
THE Scottish Government seems to have lost the plot. There can be little argument with the principle of the hate crime legislation, which will probably bed in over time once the fanatics have got it out of their systems, and which received broad
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Joanna Cherry is right: SNP leadership must get a grip and shift focus
I WRITE to support Joanna Cherry in her assertion that the vast majority of the Scottish voting public are sick and tired of the current SNP/Green coalition’s focus (Scotland might be independent by now but for the focus on identity politics, Apr 5
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Discussion around green freeports is welcome - although it may be too late
I’M glad that The National dedicated last week to the issue of freeports. These deregulated tax havens have not been interrogated nearly well enough by our politicians or our media and the information coming from the ports themselves – even when asked
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The Scot who missed out on finding the source of the River Nile
THE English explorer John Hanning Speke is correctly credited with being the first European to discover that Lake Victoria was the source of the River Nile. Speke’s journeys in Eastern Africa made him famous around the world and he was considered a
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'Racism' row Scottish Labour councillor slammed over asylum seeker comments
A SCOTTISH Labour councillor embroiled in a racism row has sparked fresh controversy – by suggesting that asylum seekers get “priority” over native Scots. Glasgow councillor Audrey Dempsey was already facing criticism over her suggestion racist
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'Be careful': Storm Kathleen wind warning extended by Met Office
SCOTLAND is facing another day of adverse weather as the Met Office extended a wind warning and flood alerts remain in force. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has 18 regional flood alerts in place, and 37 local flood warnings.
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ITV 'signs' legendary football pundit for Euro 2024 coverage after Sky Sports exit
Former Liverpool and Rangers footballer Graeme Souness is reportedly set to return to television on ITV this summer over a year after leaving Sky Sports. Souness, 70, left his role as football pundit with Sky Sports last April after 15 years.
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Scottish Reform Party candidate suspended after pro-cannibalism comments
A SCOTTISH candidate for the Reform Party has been suspended for making pro-cannibalism comments and saying the human race should be “obliterated”. Iris Leask is facing an investigation by the party which could derail her candidacy in West Aberdeenshire
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Police launch investigation after 'wilful' gorse fire damages large area
AN investigation has been launched following a “wilful” gorse fire which damaged a large area of ground. Police Scotland has said it is hoping to identify three male youths seen at the Strathlene area between Buckie and Findochty on Saturday evening
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Patrick Harvie: Greens will not seek 'electoral pact' with SNP at General Election
THE Scottish Greens will not seek an “electoral pact” with the SNP at the upcoming general election, Patrick Harvie has said. The party’s co-leader said the Scottish Greens were in favour of “political co-operation” and would try to work constructively
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'Wow': Scottish flight makes dramatic landing amid Storm Kathleen
A SCOTTISH flight made a dramatic and impressive landing on Saturday as Storm Kathleen raged across part of the country. Footage posted on social media by passenger Gary Wilkinson shows the Oslo to Edinburgh flight landing at Edinburgh Airport
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Police break up 'gathering' in Glasgow ahead of Old Firm match
POLICE dispersed crowds after a "disturbance" in Glasgow ahead of Sunday's Old Firm match. Officers were called to the area near Gallowgate in the east end of the city on Saturday at around 8.40pm after reports of a crowd gathered there. Multiple
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Scottish Ballet's 'Swan Lake for a new generation' fails to live up to the hype
THIS revival by Scottish Ballet of David Dawson’s 2016 staging of Tchaikovsky’s great ballet Swan Lake was announced with considerable fanfare. Dawson’s piece certainly breaks radically with the tradition set by Lev Ivanov’s famous 1895 production
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England’s dirty tricks to quash independence are all too familiar
WHILST as a Scottish soldier, doing my two years’ so-called British military “National Service”, and posted to a camp in England in the midst of a Christmas Guard, I collapsed into the snow with Asian Flu, and found myself rushed to the nearest military
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Individual choice should be key to assisted dying debate
I REFER to your article of Wednesday, “Sturgeon veering from backing assisted dying”. Nicola Sturgeon argues that if we normalise assisted dying then we will lose focus on palliative and end-of-life care. Ms Sturgeon is entitled to her opinion,
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Voter suppression remains blatant in Turkish Kurdistan
MORE than 120 international observers went to the predominantly Kurdish regions in eastern Turkey (northern Kurdistan) for the municipal elections this year. Two women joined from Scotland and were sent to different areas where the DEM Party –
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Paisley Book Festival set to welcome big hitters after Aye Write cancellation
AYE Write in Glasgow may have been cancelled due to a funding shortfall but book lovers can still enjoy a stellar line-up of authors in nearby Paisley this month. Now in its fifth year, the Paisley Book Festival is going from strength to strength
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Fundraiser launched as part of Edinburgh Palm House refurbishment plans
A MAJOR public fundraising campaign has been launched to help save two of Scotland’s most significant heritage buildings. It is now 200 years since the Tropical Palm House was built in Edinburgh – the tallest palm house in Britain at the time –
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Orkney festival set to cast spell over island with global cultural presence
AN artificial 50ft life-size sperm whale, runes, tunes and Scandic connections will cast a spell over Orkney this summer during the 48th St Magnus International Festival. On the itinerary includes the new film from director of last year’s world
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Scottish farmers hope for drier summer as rain and crop prices fall
IT’S officially spring and lambs should be gambolling in the fields while farmers sow the barley necessary for Scotland’s world-famous whisky. Instead, the lambs are shivering on sodden ground beside their mothers as the rain lashes down and farmers
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The Stone of Destiny at new Perth Museum is a triumph for Scotland's history
IT’S coming home. That will be a refrain I will hear many times this summer in Germany. But this spring in Perth it already has come home. I’m talking, of course, of the Stone of Destiny, surely the most symbolic stone in the British Isles. Today
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Glasgow woman with cerebral palsy aims to make history at London Marathon
A WOMAN with cerebral palsy who is aiming to become the first female frame runner to complete the London Marathon said using the device has been “life-changing”. Dr Julie McElroy, 38, from Glasgow, was introduced to frame running around three years
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Lifeboat crew rescues four young paddleboarders from 40mph winds at sea
FOUR young paddleboarders were rescued by a Scottish lifeboat crew amid winds of 40mph on Saturday. Buckie’s RNLI were alerted by Aberdeen Coastguard to reports of paddleboarders in the waters off Cullen Bay, near Moray on Saturday April 6, at
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Rishi Sunak silent on UK arms sales to Israel in statement on Gaza
THE Prime Minister has failed to mention the UK’s ongoing arms sales to Israel in a statement on Gaza. Six months on from Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1000 Israelis, Rishi Sunak released a statement
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Power cut warning and travel disruption as Storm Kathleen persists in Scotland
SCOTLAND will continue to face the threat of power cuts and travel disruption as high winds and heavy rain from Storm Kathleen persist into Sunday. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) has 18 regional flood alerts and 43 flood warnings
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Gender critical activists clash with counter-protesters at Edinburgh demonstration
GENDER critical activists and counter-protesters clashed in the Scottish capital in a dispute over the rights of transgender people. Let Women Speak (LWS), an organisation described by supporters as a "gender-critical feminist campaign", led a
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Top travel magazine names the best bothies you can stay at in Scotland
POPULAR travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller has revealed the best bothies across Scotland hikers can stay at for free. Introducing the list, the publication said: "Traditional bothies are free lodgings left open to anyone in need, scattered across
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Andrew Tickell: Scots are clear where they stand on assisted dying - why aren't MSPs?
THE Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill was lodged in Holyrood last week. Sponsored by LibDem MSP Liam McArthur, the bill builds on the work of the late Margo MacDonald in past parliaments. If passed, the bill would create a legal
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How the SNP became engulfed in 'worldwide' hate crime controversy
MOST agree that the controversy around the Scottish Government’s new hate crime law is of a scale not seen before in Scottish politics. The country is used to a bit of political argy-bargy – from the ferocious arguments around transgender law reforms
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UK panned over Israel shift after Britons killed in Gaza
A SCOTTISH-PALESTINIAN woman who fears for the lives of her family in Gaza has expressed “disappointment” it has taken the deaths of three Britons in the region to spark a change in tone from the Government. Glasgow charity worker Doa’a Abu Amer
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Top law professor blames Police Scotland for hate crime misinformation
A TOP law professor has blamed the police for misinformation about controversial new hate crime laws – saying the force has failed to emphasise free speech protections. Professor James Chalmers, regius professor of law at Glasgow University, was
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Scottish Labour MP hopeful helped energy firm battle price cap
A SCOTTISH Labour candidate helped an energy company fight “price controls”, the Sunday National can reveal. John Grady, the party’s candidate for Glasgow East, worked until last year as a partner at top law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn – with
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Humza Yousaf reveals his ‘one wish’ for SNP’s 90th birthday – and his own
HUMZA Yousaf has revealed his “one wish” for the SNP’s 90th birthday today – and coincidentally, his own. “That wish is an easy one. It's a really easy one,” the First Minister told The National. “I wish Scotland was an independent country,
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Scotland is a fascinating political study for young Europeans
POLITICS is an essential part of daily decision-making in the world, and we learn from each other every single day. It brings us together in many ways at, for example, international conferences – such as the upcoming YSI x SNP International Conference
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The 'Hate Monster' campaign fails to address the root causes of prejudice
A VIDEO resurfaced last week from Police Scotland’s campaign featuring the parasitic “Hate Monster”. The monster lurks inside us all apparently, waiting for feelings of insecurity or inadequacy to rise within us so it can feed. Once it’s taken hold
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Young Scots for Independence announce major international event on path back to EU
THE SNP's youth wing is set to hold a major international event to discuss Scotland’s path to independence and a way back to EU membership. Youth leaders from Young Scots for Independence (YSI) are set to host 25 international delegates from several
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Scottish comedians say hate crime law risks dangerous self-promotion
SCOTLAND’S comedians believe the nation’s new hate crime legislation could encourage the use of offensive material – but many feel fears have been overblown. The law was passed in 2021 but only came into effect last week. It makes it an offence
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Pollution from farming and forestry a threat to Scotland’s water courses
ENDANGERED species are being put at risk by pollution from farming and forestry industries, which has led to poorer quality in hundreds of Scottish waterways and dozens being rated “bad” or “poor”. Fertilisers, pesticides, slurry and other
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'Chancer landlord tried to hike my rent 38 per cent - despite Government cap'
CHANCER landlords imposing eye-watering rent hikes on tenants will “exploit every loophole” to stick prices up and boot out those who can’t afford to pay, campaigners have warned. Scots are facing new challenges in the private rented sector after
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Will Scotland be ready to accept a new wave of climate refugees?
IT’S an old-fashioned place to hear about the future. The Boisdale in London’s wealthy Belgravia is all wood panelling, cigar terraces and subdued lighting. It is Caledonian-themed. Pictures of men in kilts firing rifles or standing in glens adorn
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Mary, Queen of Scots was a trailblazer not just a poetic tragedy
NORMALLY the sea fog seeps in slowly from afar. Not today. Today it presses on the Port of Leith like mud pouring from the sky, filling crevices and corners, hiding everyone and everything. Tendrils of fog swirl above me, creeping into my collar
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Rhoda Meek: Posing with lambs isn't enough to convince us we're not being fleeced
’TIS the season for politicians to clutch lambs. At least Humza Yousaf’s effort in Lewis on Friday was streets ahead of Liz Truss’s boarded-up church and ovine in the headlights. The Lewis lamb gave the appearance of grudging consent – although the
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David Pratt: The dangerous ‘shadow war’ between Israel and Iran comes into the open
IN an already highly charged Middle East, things are getting edgier by the day. This weekend both Israel and the US are on high alert after Iran vowed to strike back in retaliation after a suspected Israeli air strike in Damascus last week killed senior
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Ruth Wishart: Arts must be an integral part of Scottish life despite funding issues
ARE the arts underfunded? Yes! Is their potential impact not understood properly? You better believe it! Are the funding models we use adequate? Not entirely. But it’s not their fault either. I spent the best part of two terms sitting on the board
