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Truss call for Scottish nuclear power is to make up for UK mistakes – Swinney

Calls for more nuclear energy in Scotland are to “to make up for the failure of energy policy in the United Kingdom”, John Swinney will tell SNP members on Sunday. John Swinney will use his address to the SNP conference in Aberdeen to talk up ...

08 Oct 2022 at 23:30

Scotland

Supreme Court indyref2 judgment could take ‘six to eight weeks’, Lord Hope says

The Supreme Court’s judgment on the legality of a Scottish independence referendum could be provided within six to eight weeks, its former deputy president has said. The court will hear arguments this week after a referral from the Lord ...

09 Oct 2022 at 15:45

Scotland

‘Credibility test’ for Scottish Government as it hosts climate conference

The Scottish Government faces a “crucial credibility test” ahead of an international conference on addressing climate-induced loss and damage, an environmental group has said. More than 60 civil society organisations are set to arrive ...

09 Oct 2022 at 14:00

Fireworks ban for under-18s to come into force

Legislation to improve public safety by banning the supply of fireworks to under-18s is set to come into force on October 10. In addition, the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics (Scotland) Act will see attacks on emergency workers using ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:06

Sturgeon: UK Government should be ‘clamouring’ for indyref2 if confident of win

The UK Government should be “clamouring” for another vote on Scottish independence if it is confident of winning, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the First Minister said her ...

09 Oct 2022 at 13:55

SNP members back abortion buffer zones

Members of the SNP have backed the push to implement abortion buffer zones. On the first day of the party’s conference, delegates voted “overwhelmingly” to pass a motion which seeks to “ensure that national buffer zone ...

08 Oct 2022 at 18:20

Scotland

Ministers must respond to growing demand for allotments, MSPs say

MSPs have urged the Scottish Government to respond to Scotland’s spiralling demand for allotments. In 2015, the Community Empowerment Act recognised the importance of growing spaces for communities and individuals, ...

06 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Nursing union ballots members on strikes for the first time in history

Nursing leaders have said they had “no option” but to ask members to go out on strike for the first time in their union’s 100-year history. The Royal College of Nursing Scotland is balloting its members on ...

06 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Councils: Delay social care reforms as sector faces ‘perfect storm’ in next year

County councils in England say long-awaited social care reforms should be delayed due to the sector facing a “perfect storm” of staffing and financial pressures. Reforms to protect against unsustainable ...

06 Oct 2022 at 09:16

Campaigners protest with dead fish to highlight ‘tragedy’ of salmon industry

Campaigners have staged a protest at the Scottish Parliament blindfolded and gagged with dead fish to highlight the “environmental tragedy” of salmon fishing. The Ocean Rebellion activists staged the ...

07 Oct 2022 at 17:56

Sturgeon: It is absurd I’ve had no contact from Truss since she entered No 10

Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “absurd” she has not heard from Prime Minister Liz Truss since she took office. Speaking to the BBC ahead of the SNP conference, the Scottish First Minister said she ...

07 Oct 2022 at 16:02

Scotland

Committee urges Swinney to publish budget on December 15

Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee has urged the Deputy First Minister to publish the draft budget on December 15. John Swinney, who is in charge of Scotland’s finances while ...

05 Oct 2022 at 16:50

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