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Analysis: Mackay’s Budget leaves Swinney in a spin

AS Finance Secretary Derek Mackay took centre stage to unveil his draft Scottish Budget on Wednesday there was a small walk on part...

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Letters: Why a General Election is not the solution to this Brexit mess

MUCH though I normally respect Alison Rowan’s opinions, she is wrong to suggest (“) that the Brexit conundrum can be solved by a...

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A picture of friendship: affectionate portrait of Scottish gallery staff features in portrait exhibition

THEY are used to aiding the public in enjoying works of art, rather than being subject of it. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17297991.a-picture-of-friendship-affectionate-portrait-of-scottish-gallery-staff-features-in-portrait-exhibition/

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Disabled people fear ‘Franks Law’ cash in budget will be clawed back by councils

Disabled people have warned that £40m allocated to bring in free personal care for under-65s could end up leaving them no better off...

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More apologies after fourth working day of ScotRail new timetable disruption

SCOTRAIL’S flagship new Class 385 trains were at the centre of further disruption for travellers during a fourth working day of train cancellations...

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Power to the people… ministers urged to put public in charge in radical Scots local government reforms

A RADICAL ‘genuinely democratic” reform of local government in Scotland which puts the public in charge with new citizens assemblies being proposed to ministers...

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Middle class could spurn promotions in face of tax double whammy

MIDDLE class professionals risk being deterred from chasing promotions and pay rises as a result of a tax double whammy, according to the...

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‘Loss of 150 staff’ warning at scandal-hit Scots firm in waste disposal dispute with the NHS

A SCANDAL-HIT firm says the jobs of all its 150 Scottish staff are in jeopardy while going into dispute with the NHS over...

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“It’s ok not to be ok”…Celtic fans pay tribute to star striker Leigh Griffiths

CELTIC fans have expressed their soliditary with striker Leigh Griffiths after he was taking a break from football in a special tribute before...

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Analysis: confidence vote looms as May’s premiership gets ever weaker

CHRISTMAS, thankfully, will not be cancelled at Westminster. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17297345.analysis-confidence-vote-looms-as-theresa-mays-premiership-gets-ever-weaker/