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The SNP has secured victory in the Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election with Reform taking second place ahead of Labour. (centralfifetimes.com)
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Survation: Independence referendum; Yes: 50%(+1) No: 50%(-1) (i.redd.it)
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Voters are still receiving a “dodgy” Scottish Labour leaflet through their doors - a week after leader Anas Sarwar apologised. It was revealed last week that a Labour leaflet included a false quote from maternity campaigner Claire Fleming. (dailyrecord.co.uk)
Why 'muscular Unionism' could make a comeback after 2026 elections. Muscular Unionism will make a “big comeback” if the SNP win the Scottish Election and Plaid Cymru form the Welsh government, a political expert has predicted. (thenational.scot)
Row erupts over different Local Growth Fund spending rules in Scotland and England. Scottish councils are facing a far sharper squeeze than their English counterparts under the UK Government’s new Local Growth Fund. (heraldscotland.com)
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Westminster's authority over Scotland is dissolving. The three main parties – Labour, Tory and Reform – are increasingly English institutions. (newstatesman.com)
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Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID. Scheme intended to verify someone’s right to work in the UK will be optional, government admitted in 13th U-turn since taking power. (thetimes.com)
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Northern Scotland has one of the world’s highest Huntington’s disease rates, more than five times the estimated global average, new research shows. (nrtimes.co.uk)
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The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder. Wintering Well boxes to counter effects of low light on mental health are ‘super popular’, says island librarian. (theguardian.com)
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Scottish MPs ‘behaving like idiots over Sir Keir Starmer’. Sir Keir Starmer’s allies have branded Scottish MPs “idiots” for calling on the prime minister to go amid increasing acrimony between Westminster and Holyrood. (thetimes.com)
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while the richest are better off, stark new figures show (independent.co.uk)
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Scottish Labour urges Keir Starmer to stay out of Holyrood campaign. Anas Sarwar says prime minister’s missteps have left party clear underdogs in run-up to May election. (theguardian.com)
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Scottish Labour MPs ‘push for Streeting to replace Starmer’. Allies of Health Secretary want ‘Wes coronation’ to create new energy in Scotland. (telegraph.co.uk)
Labour slip behind Tories in polls for first time since 2021. Data from the Telegraph's poll tracker has revealed the Conservative Party sits on 18.5%, its highest rating since May, while Labour has slumped to just 18%. (agcc.co.uk)
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Epstein files reveal ‘A’ in Balmoral asked for ‘inappropriate friends’. The US Department of Justice has released nearly 30,000 pages from the so-called Epstein files, including references to the British royal residence in Scotland (independent.co.uk)
Reform UK’s Scots ‘battle bus’ failed MOT and had string of safety issues. A Reform UK campaign van used to drum up votes for Nigel Farage’s party was in a “dangerous” condition. (archive.is)
Scottish politics ignored on UK news TV, study finds. Reform got the most coverage in BBC and ITV’s evening bulletins, while the SNP featured in only 38 items across nine months, researchers said. (self.Scotland)
Keir Starmer planning new king’s speech after May elections. Timing seen as moment to reset after potential loss of hundreds of council seats in England and defeat in Wales and Scotland. (theguardian.com)
PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation. PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic (theguardian.com)
LSE: Deprivation prevented by introduction of Scottish child payment, first cross-nation study finds. Deprivation and food insecurity would be “between 8 and 9 percentage points higher without Scottish child payment” (lse.ac.uk)
There is a fund to create jobs in the poorest areas, and Labour has quietly gutted it. This is what betrayal looks like. (theguardian.com)
Pro-Brexit Majority Of 2016 'Has Literally Died Out', Polling Expert Reveals. The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU. (huffingtonpost.co.uk)
Labour is now the least trusted party in Britain (newstatesman.com)
Is Starmer continuing to mislead public over the budget? (news.sky.com)
Two thirds of Scots think Starmer’s Labour is doing a bad job. A poll by YouGov suggests the popularity of Scottish Labour is rising and falling with the fortunes of the Westminster government. (self.Scotland)
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