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Glasgow Women's Aid has criticised Sabrina Carpenter over her new album cover, which is objectively a very funny thing for them to do www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

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Reform has gained another councillor in Scotland. Lauren Knight is on Aberdeenshire Council, and was previously a Tory. Takes the party to 15 in Scotland

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Recording our podcast is the best part of my week, which makes it all the lovelier for our work to be recognised. Delighted to have won two years in a row 🥰

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Good morning - here is today's front page of The Scotsman: £9.1bn boost leaves Scots 'short-changed', claim SNP, via @alexofbrown.bsky.social

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Mel Stride's Spending Review response makes Ian Blackford look concise

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That's two billion bigger at an inflation rate of zero, 0 billion bigger at an annual inflation rate of 1%, and 2 billion less at an annual inflation rate of 2%.

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Scotland to get devolution settlement totalling £52 billion by 2029, Rachel Reeves announces. That's two billion bigger than the current block grant

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Rachel Reeves says Tory austerity was a "destructive choice for the fabric of our society" and for the economy

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EXC: Labour would end the ban on new nuclear projects in Scotland if they win Holyrood, Michael Shanks has announced www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

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I've written a staggering amount of words about zonal pricing, so it would be great if you read it www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

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Wrote about everyone but Labour getting it totally wrong www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

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Zia Yusuf quitting Reform and going back two days later

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The EHRC commissioner saying trans people must accept reduced rights is obviously the headline, but this quote is also chilling www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Labour would celebrate this perhaps even more than the by-election result

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Scottish Labour MPs felt many who backed the party at the general election in Scotland were now undecided on supporting them again. They bet that when it came to it, anger over the SNP record on public services would trump concerns over the first year of a new government

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It sucks to watch other people live out your dreams (Relentlessly posting about former colleagues you hated, knowing you can't get fired and nobody expects you to do any work)

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The Speaker is so cross with Labour announcing things in the media before the Commons that he's now interrupting statements to make jokes about it

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For the councillor defecting to Reform, it's been quite a journey

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Starmer absolutely floundering under questions from Scottish hacks this morning. Asked for a timeline on jobs, he says the SNP want to get rid of Trident. Asked why he's avoiding Hamilton, he says only Labour can beat the SNP and he likes people working together. Total evasion

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EXC: Every classroom support worker in Edinburgh has either been a victim of violence or seen it. Survey of staff has led GMB Scotland to call for "honest conversation" about crisis in Scottish schools www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

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Wrote about social decline, and why Robert Jenrick is far more responsible than fare-dodgers www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

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PSG winning the Champions League and Newcastle qualifying for it while ending the trophy drought. Big year for sportswashing

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🚨 New episode of The Steamie out now: ‘A camp maverick who loves the drama’ We discuss the Hamilton by-election + Douglas Ross’s ejection from the Holyrood chamber. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3BOi... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Robert Jenrick is now filming himself chasing fare dodgers on the tube, like a vigilante Alan Partridge

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Surely not this same Nigel Farage? www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfjP...

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Anas Sarwar has described Nigel Farage's sectarianism comments as "poisonous". He said:

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If nothing else, Farage's language continues to inspire solidarity and support between other parties

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Nigel Farage has accused the Scottish Labour leader of "introducing sectarianism into Scottish politics". He was defending a Reform advert which claimed Anas Sarwar will "prioritise" the Pakistani community in Scotland

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Reform outflanking Labour on child poverty and pensioners not dying from cold, however hollow, is a total disaster. When the Government does U-turn, and it will, it will look opportunistic. Doing the right thing, eventually, and getting no bounce from it

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Something fishy about this sob story (1) The photos are stock shots taken in 2012 and 2014, available from Shutterstock and Alamy—links below. (2) There’s no trace of bankers Al and Alexandra Moy anywhere other than the Telegraph 🤔 www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/... www.alamy.com/stock-photo-...

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Wrote about Big Ange, Elon Musk, and escapism www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

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Super Tottenham

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It's hard to remember how I spent my time before Spurs won the Europa League. Best day of my life and it only gets better with every clip or photo I see about it, which is all of them #COYS

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