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Holyrood would lose tax income if it matches stamp duty promise but save buyers hundreds of pounds, experts claim
July 8 2020
At a glance: Chancellor’s summer spending plans including vouchers to eat out and a cut in VAT for tourism and hospitality
July 8 2020
First Minister will not ‘rubber stamp’ rules made ‘elsewhere’, amid warning lockdown could still return
July 7 2020
‘A shameful picture’: First Minister says government still to identify which pupils require ‘unused’ laptops
July 7 2020
Creators warn money to help arts and culture groups survive effects of Covid-19 pandemic must not stay solely in central belt
July 6 2020
Former First Minister and Labour leader – ‘Scots have not warmed yet to the idea of independence’
July 1 2020
Fife MP writes to Anne-Marie Trevelyan seeking answers on UK Government’s merger ‘mistake’
June 29 2020
Wendy Chamberlain: Loss of international development department will hamper Britain on the world stage
June 29 2020
‘Very strange priorities’ sees Scottish Government ‘prioritising pints over prayer’, says Perthshire MSP Murdo Fraser
June 29 2020
BMA warns twice the capacity needed to clear smear test backlog caused by coronavirus pandemic
June 29 2020
High Street gets set to reopen as Scotland continues to emerge from lockdown
June 29 2020
Moves to reopen NHS as stats show sharp decline in cancer trial take-up
June 29 2020
Calls for ‘bold’ cut to VAT for Scotland’s tourism industry
June 28 2020
Government discourages public from buying over-the-counter coronavirus blood tests
June 26 2020
Brexit: Michael Gove says leaving fisheries policy means ‘more money and jobs’ for Scotland
June 25 2020
Backing business: More help needed for rural and island businesses to mitigate delayed tourist season
June 25 2020
Coronavirus: Farmers’ union says bid to build furloughed fruit force withered on the vine
June 24 2020
‘We now need action’: Scottish fishing experts set out Covid-19 recovery strategy as Brexit looms
June 24 2020
This way, that way, forwards and backwards, over the Irish Sea – calls for clearer guidance on when families can visit other UK relatives
June 23 2020
Two-metre rule to remain in place in Scotland as First Minister hails NHS for not ‘coming close to being overwhelmed’
June 23 2020
Line of inquiry: First minister’s phone records called for evidence into government’s harassment complaint handling
June 22 2020
Scottish economy not set to recover from pre-coronavirus level until 2023
June 5 2020
Tipping point: Tories calling for changes to fly-tipping laws that leave farmers liable for cost
June 5 2020
The Man Who Would Be King? Douglas Ross denies planning to take Jackson Carlaw’s crown
June 4 2020