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Labour debate to call for resilience fund for islanders affected by ferry cuts

Local businesses are estimating losses of £50,000 per day due to tourism, imports and exports being hit by lost services

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Two Labour MSPs reject party's plan to block new oil and gas development in North Sea

TWO Labour MSPs have reportedly rejected their own party’s policy of blocking all new North Sea oil and gas developments.

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Labour MSPs reject Keir Starmer planned ban on new North Sea oil and gas developments

EXCLUSIVE: Two MSPs used a Labour group meeting to express concern about the mooted policy.

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Scotland faces £1 billion spending gap next year – which could double in three years

Disposable income fell by 4.1% between 2021-22 and 2023-24 - and is not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2026-27

Insider UK

Labour MSP calls GERS critics 'sad little men in their bedrooms'

A SCOTTISH Labour MSP called critics of a controversial set of financial figures about the country’s economy “sad little men in their…

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Nine of Nicola Sturgeon's best moments at FMQs

NICOLA Sturgeon is set to face her final FMQs as leader of the SNP on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

Councils fear SNP/Green Government 'sanctions' on £145m funding for extra teachers if numbers fall

EXCLUSIVE: A document by council umbrella group COSLA suggests the Government may opt for a financial punishment.

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Five of the best still to come at Celtic Connections

Here are five top picks for Celtic Connections...

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Sturgeon 'gobsmacked' over Labour attack on deprived students at top university

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she is “gobsmacked” by Scottish Labour’s claims the SNP Government was effectively barring people from “ordinary”…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's gap between richest and poorest pupils remains above pre-pandemic levels

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made it one of her key aims to reduce the gap between the most and least well off pupils across the country.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon: Pay offer to teachers was fair and on par with other council workers

NICOLA Sturgeon has defended the “fair pay offer” made to teachers as school staff prepare for more walkouts over the dispute.

The National (Scotland)

'Disappointing': Labour MSP seeks to water down gender reform bill

A LABOUR MSP has proposed an amendment to the gender reform bill that “could make it harder” for people to legally change their gender than if…

The National (Scotland)

Gender recognition reform bill could be tightened under plan lodged by Labour MSP

Michael Marra wants to create an additional step in a reformed gender recognition process that sparked a rebellion among SNP MSPs.

Daily Record

School pupils’ pass rates fall in Scotland for Highers and National 5s

Decline coincides with end of teacher-led grading after cancellation of exams in 2020 and 2021

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Minister hints Scottish Government could intervene in Dundee drug death crisis

Angela Constance told MSPs that the Scottish Government could intervene in the work being done in Dundee if progress is not deemed satisfactory.

Daily Record

Scots drugs crusader backs Dundee MSP after he misses summit on city death rate

Peter Krykant says any suggestion that Joe FitzPatrick had deliberately missed the meeting, which heard from Dundonians affected by drug addiction, was "blatantly false".

Daily Record

Dundee MSP meets with drug activists as Holyrood debate on city deaths delayed

The Dundee City West SNP MSP sat down with Peter Krykant and the charity Cranstoun in Edinburgh to hear out their requests for an overdose prevention centre in Dundee.

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Labour MSP ‘undermines’ his own leader with Wales question at FMQs

A LABOUR MSP has been accused of “undermining his own leader” after he brought up Wales at FMQs – just minutes after Anas Sarwar had taken a…

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SNP 'complacent' over covid in classrooms Scottish Labour claims

Scottish Labour's Michael Marra MSP has slammed the government over the rising number of covid cases in school pupils while demands for proper ventilation in classrooms have not been met.

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