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The Courier's view on the Scottish Government response to the Dundee University crisis so far: “Like an arsonist setting a house on fire and then berating the homeowner for not having better smoke alarms.” www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/5...

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Dundee University: SNP government told to provide £75 million ‘industrial style bailout’ www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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John Swinney 'deeply troubled' by Dundee University job losses www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University chief reveals institution could close if jobs aren’t cut www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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"I believe in loyalty. I hate this idea of ‘thoughts of the day’, just putting them out no matter the consequences. It feels self-indulgent.” I spoke to Shona Robison about her career highs and lows as she prepares to leave elected politics www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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John Swinney’s lodestar is delivery above politics. He didn’t back Stephen Flynn’s “easy” demand for the UK to revoke the state visit offer to Trump because as one insider said - what would it achieve? www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/opinion/5...

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Exc: Finance secretary @shonarobison.bsky.social is stand down at the next election after 27 years in parliament - most of which she has spent at the centre of government www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/... Taken a look with @alasdairclark.bsky.social at what the £15 million emergency loan will mean for Dundee University. It's welcome for the institution, but won't go particularly far in solving the financial crisis.

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Lots of good points from @stephengethins.bsky.social. Government is too often a series of “if X do Y” options. If you need to ramp up defence spending you cut int. aid. If the NHS isn’t seeing enough patients you give it more cash. There’s never been a worse time for it

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EXCLUSIVE: Fife Labour politicians feud over two-child cap www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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There is something incredibly camp about how they describe the medical condition of figures like the Pope

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My 2026 vote goes to the party who renames the Firth of Forth to the Gulf of Fife.

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www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/... Exclusive in @thecourier.co.uk tonight with @alasdairclark.bsky.social - Dundee University is set to axe its highly acclaimed forensic science research hub, with 24 jobs put at risk.

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Dundee University staff to stage three-week strike over redundancy threat www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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EXCLUSIVE: Fears Dundee University job losses could hit 500 as John Swinney urged to step in www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dund...

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New: Keir Starmer has been told to pause the appointment of Dundee University vice principal Wendy Alexander to the Lords until a probe into the financial crisis is complete www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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NEW: Veteran Dundee MSP @joefitzsnp.bsky.social is to stand down in 2026 after nearly three decades in frontline politics. He won his seat with over 60% of the vote in 2021 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University negotiating bank loan to fund redundancies www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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Nurses locked in seven-year pay row with NHS Tayside take fight to Holyrood www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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MP hopes lottery law change will hand hundreds of millions to charity www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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This headline reads like the BBC is terrified of being sued for libel by the rhino.

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A lot said about grooming gangs and institutions failing recently, so it’s only fair to point out when it goes right. This is a horrible story but the system worked www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dund...

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This week I am as angry as I have been since I was elected. The cynical manipulation, misinformation and ego we have seen has damaged our politics and, most importantly, could have put children and young people at more risk. youtu.be/SatVLa9Wr3k?...

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EXCLUSIVE: Fife hospital chaos as pictures show ambulances queued outside A&E www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife...

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EXCLUSIVE: SNP universities chief refuses to commit to saving Dundee University www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

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🧵 When Sheku Bayoh died I was working at the college where he studied. I vividly remember opening the email notification of his death as I stepped off a train. I spent time with students who knew him. I’ve no intention of sharing that experience, but it impacted me very deeply.

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I can’t stop thinking about London Zoo doing an annual stock take. On the surface it’s silly, of course they know how many monkeys they have. But then you learn some poor sod is counting how many midges and bluebottles they have, and clearly just gave up

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Who is good to read on the Kremlinology of Meta? I realise this is nerdy, but it’s fascinating. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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