Gary Gibbon
Brexit and Scottish independence
Isn’t there a strong chance that Brexit leads to Scottish independence? How can a self-respecting unionist risk that?
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Gary Gibbon
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Jeremy Corbyn is England’s answer to the SNP – Mhairi Black
Jeremy Corbyn will be able to harness the passion that swept the SNP to victory in Scotland, the party’s youngest MP says.
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FactCheck: what has the SNP failed to deliver?
The Scottish Government has published its plans for this year. But the ruling SNP has failed to keep promises to voters in the past.
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Osborne: Corbyn and SNP would ‘throw away’ Trident
George Osborne announces a £500m investment in the Faslane submarine base, while warning that Labour left-wingers and Scottish nationalists want to scrap Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
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Alex Thomson
Glasgow bin lorry inquiry: ‘remarkable lack of compassion’
Tonight in Glasgow and beyond all the signs are that this painful and tragic accident will remain painful and unresolved in the minds of many, forever.
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Catholic Church in Scotland abuse: ‘criminal and sinful’
The findings of a Commission say the Church has an “unrepeatable chance to make things better” and calls for support for survivors of abuse to be an “absolute priority.”
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Karen Buckley: man admits murder of Irish student
Alexander Pacteau admits murdering Irish student Karen Buckley by strangling and repeatedly hitting her with a spanner.
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Jon Snow
Mhairi Black takes Westminster by storm single handed
It is hard, if not impossible, to remember an MP making the political and verbal splash in his or her maiden speech that Mhairi Black achieved yesterday in the Commons.
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Mhairi Black: ‘Only 20-year-old in UK helped with housing’
Mhairi Black, the youngest MP in the Commons, tells the house that she is the only 20-year-old in the UK the chancellor is prepared to help with housing costs following last week’s budget.
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Mother trapped in crashed car for three days dies
A review of all police call handling in Scotland has been launched after a mother died in hospital, having spent three days lying in the car, next to her dead boyfriend.
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Crash victims may have been left for three days
Fears that a couple involved in a crash in which one man died may have lain in a car off the M9 near Stirling, central Scotland, for three days have sparked an independent investigation.
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FactCheck: is Scotland giving the Queen a pay cut?
Will the Queen really lose millions if the Scottish Government takes over the Crown Estate assets north of the border? Errr… no.
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John Byrne on art, Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish independence
Playwright and artist John Byrne is the kid from Paisley, who made it from the notorious Ferguslie Park housing estate to a life of fame as an artist and writer.
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Europe’s anti-austerity movements: from Podemos to the SNP
The surge in support for the radical left Podemos party in Spain’s regional elections is the latest manifestation of a spectre haunting Europe: the rise of the anti-austerity movement.
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Jim Murphy resigns as Scottish Labour leader
Scottish Labour Party leader Jim Murphy announces his intention to resign – and launches a stinging attack on Unite trade union leader Len McCluskey.
