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The National +ScotNational
The newspaper that supports an independent Scotland.
 Joined October 2017    www.thenational.scot
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THE human cost of Westminster’s “economic recklessness” has been revealed in a new report which warns it will cause almost as sharp a rise in premature deaths as the Covid pandemic ...
A TRADE association is facing criticism for highlighting the opinion of the one B&B owner who compared the Scottish Government’s short-term let licencing scheme to the Highland Clearances.
PRINCE William has hired a valet responsible for his clothing and appearance to allow him to focus on his royal duties ...
Every year the city's residents get dressed up for the annual Carthaginians and Romans Fiesta. This man's costume had a Celtic theme!
Our political reporter Hamish Morrison explains why the UK Government is fighting to keep polling on support for the Union secret.
SUELLA Braverman has come in for fierce criticism for comments she will make on gay asylum speakers in a speech on Tuesday.
We'll be bringing you all the latest from London as the UK Government faces a court battle sparked by its refusal to publish polling on support for the Union.
RISHI Sunak will soon have been UK Prime Minister for a year and will probably hold on for another year before he reluctantly calls an election. He is not a popular PM, Tory or otherwise, and his ratings are falling – moving inexorably closer to the flatlining Tory ratings.
‘HE’S NOT ON YOUR SIDE” declares the Labour Party in a campaign graphic featuring a grinning Rishi Sunak at a black-tie event.
THE SNP have challenged Douglas Ross and Tory MSPs to “find a backbone” and publicly call-out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
A NEW internal pressure group has been launched in the Alba Party with the aim of pushing the organisation in a more “radical” direction.
COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland had “long term consequences” for women who were pregnant or gave birth during the pandemic, a report has said.
SCOTLAND’S shores, from the rugged beauty of Banffshire and Buchan Coast to the tranquillity of the Western Isles and all along our coastlines, hold a wealth of activity that many may pass by without noticing.
THE UK Government will be challenged in court tomorrow in an ongoing transparency battle sparked by the refusal to publish polling on support for the Union.
ALEXANDER Potts (Letters, Sep 21) claims that there is some kind of misconception of the SNP conference motion proposed by Humza Yousaf and seconded by Stephen Flynn. This is not the case. It is crystal clear that they intend to assume a majority of Westminster seats in 2024 as a mandate to negotiate for Scottish independence – even if a majority of Scottish voters have voted against the idea...
SCOTLAND has “little hope” of ever seeing the benefits of HS2, an MP has claimed, as speculation mounts that the final line will never connect London with Manchester.
THE First Minister has laughed off claims that the SNP are struggling to get parliamentarians and activists to join the campaign trail in Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
AN SNP MP threatened to take legal action against her local party amid a row over dirty tricks around the selection of candidates.
THE UK Government will be challenged in court tomorrow in an ongoing transparency battle sparked by the refusal to publish polling on support for the Union.
I HAVE to respond to Judith Duffy’s piece “Outrage as lords secure seats with just 23 votes” (Sep 24). I totally share Tommy Sheppard’s outrage.
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