Dec 12, 2021

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	Kate Forbes’ only big idea in Scottish Budget was to make cash-starved councils the whipping boys – Brian Wilson

	With a £10 billion increase in Scotland’s block grant, one might expected a little creativity in how the money is spent to bring real change where it is needed most.

Stephen Cashman: Royal Navy engineer, 25, found dead at Faslane is named

A Royal Navy serviceman whose death at a nuclear submarine base is being treated as unexplained has been named.

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Man dies from gunshot wounds after police standoff near Kensington Palace

A man has died from gunshot wounds after armed officers were called to an incident close to Kensington Palace in London.

Scotlad on Sunday readers’ letters: Chaotic and unreliable rail service needs urgent attention

When is someone going to sort out the shambolic rail service to and from Lockerbie’s West Coast mainline rail station.

Music bosses accuse UK ministers of leaving Scotland at ‘significant disadvantage’

Music industry bosses have accused the UK Government of leaving Scottish artists at a "significant disadvantage compared to their counterparts in England".

Scotland on Sunday: The Full English – Episode 18

"Not being invited to a party in your own house must really suck"

Call for talks over Edinburgh-specific rate of pay to combat cost of living crisis

The development of an Edinburgh-specific rate of pay could help deal with the city's spiralling cost of living, it has been claimed.

‘How did we get here?’ – Dani Garavelli on the state of Westminster politics

It wasn’t the initial story of the No 10 Christmas party that brought all the pain flooding back for Laura Kelly.

Football legend Elsie Cook: ‘I had to prove that women could play’

Elsie Cook is feeling emotional.



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