Analysis

Shoppers in Glasgow's Argyle Street saturday.Pic Gordon Terris/The Herald/Sunday12/12/20

Scott Wright: Is it fair to hike business tax by billions of pounds?
Leading shop bosses warn tax hike will lead to job cuts and higher prices

The civil legal aid sector faces an

The civil legal aid sector faces an

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

Legal aid crisis leaving domestic abuse survivors without lawyers

Kate Forbes has been shortlisted for The Herald's Politician of the Year Award.

Kate Forbes has been shortlisted for The Herald's Politician of the Year Award.

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Kate Forbes: Do not underestimate the threat of a successful woman

Anas Sarwar has been shortlisted for The Herald's Politician of the Year Award.

Anas Sarwar has been shortlisted for The Herald's Politician of the Year Award.

1

Is Sarwar FM in waiting or is his allegiance to Starmer a roadblock to Holyrood?

Legal aid at tipping point

Legal aid at tipping point

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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Crisis looms as over a third of legal aid lawyers in Scotland prepare to retire

Does Labour have a Scotland problem under the leaderships of Starmer and Sarwar?

Does Labour have a Scotland problem under the leaderships of Starmer and Sarwar?

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Keir Starmer, Anas Sarwar and why Labour has a Scotland problem

The US is bigger than one man

The US is bigger than one man

Personal Finance

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The US is bigger than one man

The UK economy slowed sharp

The UK economy slowed sharp

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Disappointment over UK performance as new figures published

How many more red pandas need to die to fuel our firework obsession?

How many more red pandas need to die to fuel our firework obsession?

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How many more red pandas need to die to fuel our firework obsession?

President-elect Donald Trump's actions could impact on Scotland

President-elect Donald Trump's actions could impact on Scotland

4

Scotland can expect some challenges and opportunities after US election result

Stephen Flynn's path to Holyrood may not be clear

Stephen Flynn's path to Holyrood may not be clear

4

Stephen Flynn's bid for Holyrood could face party pushback

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5

Analysis: The long battle to succeed John Swinney as SNP leader has now begun

Unspun: Was Neil Gray wrong to use a ministerial car for football trips?

Unspun: Was Neil Gray wrong to use a ministerial car for football trips?

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Why are ministerial cars used to chauffeur politicians to football games?

Scottish Parliament

Scottish Parliament

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Graeme Roy: Does style overshadow substance in Scottish economic debate?

The election of Donald Trump has raised concern about reproductive rights in the US

The election of Donald Trump has raised concern about reproductive rights in the US

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'Fear for women across the world' under Donald Trump's presidency

For many Americans, Donald Trump’s rise to power revealed that we don’t know each other very well.

For many Americans, Donald Trump’s rise to power revealed that we don’t know each other very well.

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On Election Day, people tell you who they really are

What does the US election mean for Scotland?

What does the US election mean for Scotland?

#nostalgia #scottish heritage

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What the US election means for Scotland?

The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates next week

The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates next week

3

Prospect of faster rate cuts quelled by Reeves' seismic Budget

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7

Budgets should no longer be a space for dull men trying to overcomplicate things

Pall bearers carry the coffin into the funeral service of the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, at Strichen Parish Church. The former Alba Party and SNP leader died of a heart attack while attending a conference in North Macedonia.

Pall bearers carry the coffin into the funeral service of the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, at Strichen Parish Church. The former Alba Party and SNP leader died of a heart attack while attending a conference in North Macedonia.

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Analysis: Alex Salmond's passing casts a long shadow over the SNP

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Scottish Greens

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Are the Greens all talk or will they use budget as ultimate revenge on SNP?

Chancellor Reeves mustn't remain hidebound to rules rigged against growth

Chancellor Reeves mustn't remain hidebound to rules rigged against growth

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Chancellor Reeves mustn't remain hidebound to rules rigged against growth

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2

Why can’t we be friends? Navigating friendships across the political divide

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Why is there already controversy around the SNP interim chief executive appointment?

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Scottish Government

4

Should Holyrood impose 'accountability with teeth' on Scottish football?

Klarna is the UK's leading buy-now-pay-later provider

Klarna is the UK's leading buy-now-pay-later provider

Business Voices

BNPL buyers beware as legislation looms ahead of festive season

Alex Salmond was alienated from the SNP during the last years of his life

Alex Salmond was alienated from the SNP during the last years of his life

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Analysis: Anger over Salmond's treatment will only intensify

Time to play the long game as high-stakes budget crunch approaches

Time to play the long game as high-stakes budget crunch approaches

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Time to play the long game as high-stakes budget crunch approaches

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Will Alex Salmond's death unite the Scottish independence movement?

What will happen to Alex Salmond's unfinished business?

Labour mark its 100 days in power

Labour mark its 100 days in power

General Election 2024

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Analysis: SNP bounce back as Labour mark 'dreadful' 100 days in power

Graphic showing police tent in Nicola Sturgeon's garden

Graphic showing police tent in Nicola Sturgeon's garden

9

Why is Operation Branchform taking so long?

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, Conservative Party leadership candidates

Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, Conservative Party leadership candidates

Conservative Party

10

Tories lurch to the Right as Cleverly voted out

Sue Gray - Keir Starmer - Morgan MacSweeney montage - Please credit Damian Shields

Sue Gray - Keir Starmer - Morgan MacSweeney montage - Please credit Damian Shields

Morgan McSweeney

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Morgan McSweeney: Starmer’s new ‘unassuming’ top aide with a ‘ruthless’ streak

Nearly half of Scots expect the economy to get worse

Nearly half of Scots expect the economy to get worse

Scottish politics

10

Voters blame Tories (closely followed by the SNP) for the state of Scottish economy

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Russell Findlay

1

Can Findlay really stop debate of splitting the Scottish Tories from Westminster?

Can Russell Findlay make himself heard over the moonhowlers?

Can Russell Findlay make himself heard over the moonhowlers?

Russell Findlay

Can new Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay make himself heard over the moonhowlers?

Growing tensions in the Middle East are among the uncertainties facing the global economy

Growing tensions in the Middle East are among the uncertainties facing the global economy

Personal Finance

Have no fear in the hunt for quality and value

Russell Findlay celebrated as he was named leader of the Scottish Conservatives. (Image: PA)

Russell Findlay celebrated as he was named leader of the Scottish Conservatives. (Image: PA)

Scottish Conservatives

Russell Findlay is smiling now but wait until he sees Scots Tory challenge ahead

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A diverging tale of two criminal justice bills

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Lady Victoria

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Lady Victoria

1

Keeping the faith: Are voters willing to share Starmer's struggle?

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar (left) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

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Starmer promises 'light at the end of the tunnel,' but does Sarwar have time to wait?

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Can Labour win again in 2029?

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Picture date: Monday September 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Labour. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar speaks during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Picture date: Monday September 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Labour. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

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Anas Sarwar says SNP have 'lost ambition for Scotland' as he makes Bute House pitch

1

Should investors act now as Budget speculation mounts?

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5

The peculiar Holyrood jousting style of Douglas Ross

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4

Has the independence referendum had a positive or divisive legacy?

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Are pro-independence parties still speaking for those who want it?

Jamaica's Usain Bolt takes a selfie with fans after winning the men's 4x100 metre relay at Hampden Park

Jamaica's Usain Bolt takes a selfie with fans after winning the men's 4x100 metre relay at Hampden Park

Business Voices

Commonwealth Games 2014

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Why does nobody want the Commonwealth Games?

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Commonwealth Games

7

Are the 'Poundland' Commonwealth Games worth the risk to Glasgow's reputation?

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Neil Mackay: Scottish spymaster at heart of Ulster dirty war may be put in spotlight

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Analysis: Could cut to winter fuel cost Anas Sarwar keys to Bute House?

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5

Is travelling by train supposed to be so miserable and expensive?

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I know what it’s like to go to school hungry – does John Swinney?