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We must ensure homes are for living in, not for profiteering, writes Maggie Chapman

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Maggie Chapman: Rent control plans fall far short of what’s needed

It's still a budget that has been set far away from Scotland and with a focus on somewhere else, writes Craig Dalzell

It's still a budget that has been set far away from Scotland and with a focus on somewhere else, writes Craig Dalzell

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Breaking down the Budget’s impact on Scotland

This is about wealth redistribution within the powers of the Scottish, writes Alan McCombes

This is about wealth redistribution within the powers of the Scottish, writes Alan McCombes

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We’re bringing people together to talk about mass campaign to scrap discredited tax

A consensus is emerging on what council tax reform could look like, Professor Ken Gibb explains

A consensus is emerging on what council tax reform could look like, Professor Ken Gibb explains

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Professor Ken Gibb: 'PPT' is a system that can replace council tax. Here's how

Common Weal looks into an alternative to council tax

Common Weal looks into an alternative to council tax

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Common Weal: We all know council tax is bad – let's do this instead

Members of the Beltane Fire Society take part in Samhuinn Fire Festival on October 31 in Edinburgh

Members of the Beltane Fire Society take part in Samhuinn Fire Festival on October 31 in Edinburgh

Emma Guinness: Halloween festivities are embroiled in the Scots language

Hamish Trench gives his verdict on a land value tax

Hamish Trench gives his verdict on a land value tax

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Why a land value tax system offers governments a real alternative

Rachel Reeves delivered the Budget on Tuesday, October 30

Rachel Reeves delivered the Budget on Tuesday, October 30

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Lesley Riddoch: Here's what I made of the Labour Government's first Budget

Benjamin Netanyahu's son Avner's wedding was reportedly supposed to be held on November 26

Benjamin Netanyahu's son Avner's wedding was reportedly supposed to be held on November 26

Benjamin Netanyahu

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David Pratt: It’s time to face the unsavoury fact that Netanyahu is 'winning'

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving Downing Street

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving Downing Street

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Kelly Given: Rachel Reeves is no feminist hero – she’s the same as the rest

Keir Starmer is applauded by Scottish Labour MPs in Downing Street

Keir Starmer is applauded by Scottish Labour MPs in Downing Street

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

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Wee Ginger Dug: Labour MPs rejecting bid to reduce energy bills is another betrayal

Ellie Gomersall, Caitlin Logan and George Kerevan shared their thoughts

Ellie Gomersall, Caitlin Logan and George Kerevan shared their thoughts

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'Poor Scotland': National columnists give verdict on Labour Budget

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions

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Polling expert: Here's how today's Budget could impact Labour's support

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and First Minister John Swinney photographed in Glasgow in August

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and First Minister John Swinney photographed in Glasgow in August

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What was in Rachel Reeves's Budget for Scotland? See the key points

A land value tax is one potential alternative to council tax

A land value tax is one potential alternative to council tax

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Scotland needs to introduce a land value tax – here's why

The Labour Party have struggled to define

The Labour Party have struggled to define

Assa Samake-Roman: I can’t believe we’re debating who counts as a working person

Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch, during the GB News Conservative leadership debate

Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch, during the GB News Conservative leadership debate

Conservative Party

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Seamus Logan: Welcome to the 'voluntary' union you can never leave

Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves

Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves

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Caitlin Logan: Labour have given us no reasons for optimism ahead of first Budget

The SNP has been given only one seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee

The SNP has been given only one seat on the Scottish Affairs Committee

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

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Wee Ginger Dug: SNP's one seat on Scottish Affairs Committee shows Labour's pettiness

The UNRWA has been banned by the Israeli Knesset

The UNRWA has been banned by the Israeli Knesset

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The UNRWA ban is a catastrophe which will have ramifications for decades

Kirat Assi’s extraordinary story is told in the new Netflix documentary Sweet Bobby

Kirat Assi’s extraordinary story is told in the new Netflix documentary Sweet Bobby

Shona Craven: Don’t be too confident a catfish couldn’t trick you

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 26: Signs showing support for both Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump sit along a rural highway on September 26, 2024 near

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 26: Signs showing support for both Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump sit along a rural highway on September 26, 2024 near

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Jonathon Shafi: America’s reputation is in tatters as the world wakes up

Anders Povlsen is Scotland’s largest landowner

Anders Povlsen is Scotland’s largest landowner

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Scottish Socialist Party: This is our plan for an income-based Scottish Service Tax

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a community rally at the Alan Horwitz

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a community rally at the Alan Horwitz

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Ellie Gomersall: Kamala Harris shows the same disdain for core support as Labour have

Tiger Woods is one of the main driving forces behind golf's new indoor golf league

Tiger Woods is one of the main driving forces behind golf's new indoor golf league

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Nick Rodger: Will Tiger and Rory's indoor league capture golfing hearts and minds?

Before the election, Labour was forced to admit that the new GB Energy energy company would not in fact be an energy company

Before the election, Labour was forced to admit that the new GB Energy energy company would not in fact be an energy company

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The predictable truth about promises made by Labour? They are deceptive

Telegraph Money claims it fights for its readers' rights

Telegraph Money claims it fights for its readers' rights

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Move from England to Scotland for a better life, Telegraph article urges

Former first minister Alex Salmond urged the Scottish Government last year not to allow businesses in the rest of the UK to gain a competitive advantage over Scotland

Former first minister Alex Salmond urged the Scottish Government last year not to allow businesses in the rest of the UK to gain a competitive advantage over Scotland

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Chris McEleny: We must treat businesses better to help drive case for independence

The poorer in society rely far more on local services than the better off do, so any cuts then affect them far more

The poorer in society rely far more on local services than the better off do, so any cuts then affect them far more

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A Scottish Service Tax would be a good, solid start to getting rid of inequity

The BBC reports Gaza from Jerusalem through an Israeli prism and with an absence of Palestinian voice

The BBC reports Gaza from Jerusalem through an Israeli prism and with an absence of Palestinian voice

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Tommy Sheppard: Israel’s new Gaza plan is for a full-scale massacre

If you never see an otter again without thinking about a septic tank and a goose burger, then my work here is done

If you never see an otter again without thinking about a septic tank and a goose burger, then my work here is done

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Rhoda Meek: Gooseburgers, otters and a perfect septic tank starter

Mostly I think we are lost, lost for words, and that shows we are alive

Mostly I think we are lost, lost for words, and that shows we are alive

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Alison Phipps: Seven words to save our sanity in the midst of the terror in Gaza

In Moldova last week, we saw a truly historic vote

In Moldova last week, we saw a truly historic vote

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Alyn Smith: Moldova’s narrow Yes victory highlights tensions

On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will present her long-deferred Budget statement to the House of Commons

On Wednesday, Rachel Reeves will present her long-deferred Budget statement to the House of Commons

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Andrew Tickell: Extraordinary General Elections – what needs to happen

The racism of today is deeply rooted in the racism of yesterday, writes Graham Campbell

The racism of today is deeply rooted in the racism of yesterday, writes Graham Campbell

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Graham Campbell: Keir Starmer yet again turns the other cheek to racism

The election really is too close to call and that in itself is making many people – not just Americans – very nervous indeed

The election really is too close to call and that in itself is making many people – not just Americans – very nervous indeed

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David Pratt: The US election is set once again to go down to the wire

You don’t need to know that we’re a country not a county to understand democratic deficits, writes Ruth Wishart

You don’t need to know that we’re a country not a county to understand democratic deficits, writes Ruth Wishart

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Ruth Wishart: PM’s silence over slavery reparations the latest example of lost Labour

The rise of the radical right is a symptom of bitterly divided, unequal, insecure societies and failed democracies

The rise of the radical right is a symptom of bitterly divided, unequal, insecure societies and failed democracies

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Gerry Hassan: With fascism on the rise again, how can we defeat it?

Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater photographed in Greenock

Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater photographed in Greenock

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Are the Scottish Greens ready to get serious? Here's what we learned at conference

A protester calling on the Scottish Government to reinstate Creative Scotland funding

A protester calling on the Scottish Government to reinstate Creative Scotland funding

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Pat Kane: A new manifesto is needed to address the crisis in Scottish arts

I was delighted to formally open the distillery yesterday

I was delighted to formally open the distillery yesterday

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Kate Forbes: New whisky distillery offers us an optimistic vision of regeneration

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump (Carlos Osorio/AP)

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump (Carlos Osorio/AP)

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Mhairi Black: Let's hope voters in the US decide to dump Donald Trump in election

Owen Jones writes about the censoring of one Big Brother contestant's T-shirt

Owen Jones writes about the censoring of one Big Brother contestant's T-shirt

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Owen Jones: Why ITV's erasure of one pro-Palestine shirt says so much

Scottish Green Party co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie ahead of the Scottish Green Party conference earlier this year

Scottish Green Party co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie ahead of the Scottish Green Party conference earlier this year

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Lorna Slater: Scottish Greens conference comes after a turbulent six months

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves

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Richard Murphy: It’s no mystery why Rachel Reeves is in a mess ahead of the Budget

The Kremlin must have been a very busy place these past weeks, writes David Pratt

The Kremlin must have been a very busy place these past weeks, writes David Pratt

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David Pratt: Putin is pulling out all the stops to widen Russia’s sphere of influence

What I have come to recognise is that it’s the friendships you forge that are the be-all and end-all

What I have come to recognise is that it’s the friendships you forge that are the be-all and end-all

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Kelly Given: Our real friendships can stretch across oceans

Scotland is one of the most centralised nations in Europe, writes Lesley Riddoch

Scotland is one of the most centralised nations in Europe, writes Lesley Riddoch

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Lesley Riddoch: The lessons Scotland can learn from Iceland

John Robertson worked as an SNP researcher until this year

John Robertson worked as an SNP researcher until this year

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I worked for the SNP for years. Now I'm in the Scottish Socialist Party

After weeks of scandal, unforced errors and infighting, it’s a quite spectacular fall from grace. writes Seamus Logan

After weeks of scandal, unforced errors and infighting, it’s a quite spectacular fall from grace. writes Seamus Logan

Seamus Logan: Storm Rachel is coming and Anas Sarwar isn’t ready

People here have been through the worst possible year that you can imagine and yet are still going

People here have been through the worst possible year that you can imagine and yet are still going

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Our charity has seen horrors in Gaza – but we can make a difference

As a young person, I don’t want to inherit a Scotland whose oceans are in decline

As a young person, I don’t want to inherit a Scotland whose oceans are in decline

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Alex Gill: It’s sink or swim for Scotland’s ocean

It felt surreal how easily this life-changing moment had arrived, writes Assa Samake-Roman

It felt surreal how easily this life-changing moment had arrived, writes Assa Samake-Roman

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Assa Samake-Roman: Why I've stopped feeling conflicted about British citizenship

Rachel Reeves is expected to further freeze income tax thresholds in next week’s Budget

Rachel Reeves is expected to further freeze income tax thresholds in next week’s Budget

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Shona Craven: Expect stealth tax rises from loophole Labour

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