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  • Scottish Government issues statement as UK ministers quit X over 'abuse'
  • Scottish Government launches consultation on higher council tax for properties over £1m
  • Scottish Government will be 'bold' with Scotland's industry, Stephen Flynn vows

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thenational.scot /1 week ago

Scottish Government issues statement as UK ministers quit X over 'abuse'

THE SNP Government will remain on Elon Musk’s X platform, it has been confirmed after two UK Government departments quit the controversial website ...

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /1 week ago

Scottish Government launches consultation on higher council tax for properties over £1m

‘Our approach to tax is based on fairness – asking the wealthiest among us to contribute a bit more’ - Jenny Gilruth

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Scottish Government will be 'bold' with Scotland's industry, Stephen Flynn vows

Stephen Flynn has vowed the Scottish Government will be “bold, innovative and ambitious” in shaping Scotland’s industry sector ...

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Scottish Government calls for cross-party backing on public sector cuts

THE Scottish Government has urged cross-party support for public sector cuts targeting “inefficiency.”

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Scottish Government urged to address 'major shortcomings' in data centre policy

The Scottish Government is facing calls to 'urgently address' what has been described as 'major shortcomings' in its policy on data centres

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Scottish Government agency panned for plans to attend major defence industry event

A Scottish Government agency has been slammed as it prepares to attend a major defence industry event in Glasgow on Wednesday

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thenational.scot /3 weeks ago

Scottish Government to 'consider planning guidance' for AI data centres

JOHN SWINNEY has confirmed that the Scottish Government is "considering planning guidance” for the proposed AI data centres across Scotland ...

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /2 weeks ago

John Swinney to consider whether approval for hyperscale data centres should be decided locally

‘Councils cannot make those decisions in a co-ordinated and planned way without the Scottish Government stepping in’ - Gillian Mackay MSP

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thenational.scot /3 weeks ago

Scottish Government will not appeal 'unlawful' transgender inmates guidance

THE Scottish Government has confirmed it will not appeal a judge’s decision ruling that it is unlawful for trans women to be housed in the female prison estate ...

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thenational.scot /2 weeks ago

Scottish Government gives £250,000 in aid after devastating Venezuela earthquakes

The Scottish Government has provided aid for Venezuela as the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service send members to assist after devastating earthquakes in the region

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thenational.scot /2 weeks ago

Scottish Government to support 10 more Gaza families as evacuation scheme renewed

THE Scottish Government has said it “stands ready” to support at least 10 more Palestinian families after the UK Government announced it will resume a scheme to evacuate critically...

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dailyrecord.co.uk /1 month ago

John Swinney urged to implement EHRC biological sex ruling 'without delay'

The SNP Government has said it will consider "carefully" Equalities and Human Rights Commission guidance.

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dailyrecord.co.uk /1 month ago

Scottish Government 'risks breaching own child poverty law'

The Scottish Government is being urged rewrite its child poverty delivery plan after a charity warned it was at risk of breaching its own law.

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thenational.scot /3 weeks ago

Scottish Government announces urgent review of business rates hikes

THE Scottish Government has commissioned an independent review into “anomalous” business rates hikes ...

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

Scottish government found in contempt in 'bombshell' Salmond files ruling

It comes after ministers failed to comply with a freedom of information request

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computerweekly.com /1 month ago

Scottish minister clarifies police facial-recognition approach

The Scottish government has confirmed its intention to ensure police use of facial recognition is lawful before deployments start taking place, unlike in England and Wales where th...

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /1 month ago

Scottish Government to decide whether crumbling West Lothian nursery school will be demolished

Final decision to be taken by Scottish Government Reporter

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dailyrecord.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Scottish Government 'break pledge' to reform 30-year rules on sewage dumping in rivers

Sewage leaked into Scottish waters at least 23,672 times in 2025, discharging 22billion litres of waste water into the environment.

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scotsman.com /6 days ago

SNP government quietly disbands tax advisory group

The Scottish Tories called the decision a ’deeply worrying sign’

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Scottish Government to intervene to stop Wallace letter being sent back to England

THE Wallace letter “should remain in Scotland”, Scotland’s Culture Secretary has said, vowing to work with UK Government to keep the historical document in Edinburgh, rather than i...

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

MSPs asked to declare sex and trans status by Scottish Parliament after website row

THE Scottish Parliament has asked MSPs to declare their sex and transgender status following a row about Holyrood’s website’s gender search function

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Scottish Parliament to restore MSP gender search after trans survey

The Scottish Parliament has asked MSPs to disclose their sex and trans status as part of a new survey.

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

2600 young people tell Scottish Government what they should prioritise

YOUNG people want the Scottish Government to make tackling child poverty a “priority from day one”, according to a new poll

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dailyrecord.co.uk /1 week ago

Responsibility for ambulance delay death lies with Scottish Government

Record View says it’s up to ministers to ensure a 999 call does not lead to fatal delays.

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