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Scots claiming SNP disability benefit eight times less likely to have payments withdrawn
The Scottish Fiscal Commission said light-touch’ health checks allow clients to ‘simply tick a box’ if their circumstances have not changed
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SNP income tax cut only enough to ‘buy selection box from Poundland’, Swinney told
Scottish Tory leader says the ‘thank you’ to workers for paying more tax than elsewhere in UK is worth ‘roughly £1 per month’
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Our £1-a-month income tax cut is a ‘thank you’ to Scottish workers, says SNP
Finance Secretary offers ‘insulting’ gesture as she unveils rises in NHS spending and benefits in Budget package
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SNP claims Scots will not face year-long NHS waits by 2026 – two months after missing same target
Scottish Tories claim SNP’s only vision for the NHS is ‘rehashing old promises they have already broken’
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Scots brace for huge council tax rises as SNP set to scrap Humza Yousaf’s freeze on bills
Senior Lib Dem source says ending tax cap is a ‘red line’ for next Scottish Budget and calls local government cuts ‘poison pills’
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Handing £100 fuel payments to millionaires ‘fair’, insists SNP
‘Hard to understand’ how policy helps John Swinney’s ‘stated priority’ of ending child poverty, economists say
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John Swinney booed and called ‘traitor’ at Alex Salmond memorial service
Hundreds of Saltire-waving supporters shout ‘shame on you’ at Scotland’s First Minister outside cathedral in Edinburgh
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How did my MP vote on assisted dying Bill?
Sir Keir Starmer and a number of senior ministers backed the plans including Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper
Analysis and opinion
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Russell Findlay attacks steep early learning curve by grinning to win it
Scottish Tory leader continues to show Holyrood he is very different proposition to previous incumbents
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How the spectre of Alex Salmond continues to haunt his successors
One policy hangs like a dark cloud over almost everything the SNP tries to do
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John Swinney is not up to the job but he’s no ‘traitor’
First Minister’s political record and separatist credentials are still more impressive than Alba’s
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SNP accused of ‘ultimate betrayal’ of Scottish Highlands after abandoning 2030 road dualling pledge
Minister admits A96 won’t be upgraded to dual carriageway within the promised time frame as an alternative package is unveiled as an option
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Reform UK can become kingmaker in Scotland, says Tice
MP predicts party will become third largest in Holyrood after 2026 election and put Labour into power at expense of SNP
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SNP to give Scots pensioners minimum £100 winter fuel payment
The Scottish Government initially followed suit when Labour decided to means-test the benefit
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Elderly Scots to be given extra help with winter fuel bills
First Minister says his party recognises seriousness of situation given Scotland’s ‘colder climate’
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Church of Scotland signs up to agenda ‘that would make Jeremy Corbyn blush’
Tories accuse the Kirk of backing ‘simplistic, student union policy’ as it joins call for tax rises
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SNP leader forced to admit that men cannot become pregnant
First Minister’s admission raises questions as to ‘why his Government’s lawyers argue the opposite’
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Scotland’s NHS ‘getting worse while England’s hospitals improve substantially’
Critics say study findings are ‘damning verdict on SNP’s mismanagement’
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SNP to slash speed limits to 50mph
Ministers claim move could reduce collisions and casualties
