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The Scotsman
7 Mar, 2020
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Robert Peston: ‘BBC pulled my indyref report over backlash from Alex Salmond fears’
Robert Peston has claimed that the BBC pulled his report on the economic impact of Scottish independence minutes before broadcast because bosses feared it might offend the First Minister.
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Why women have a right to call ourselves ‘women’ – Susan Dalgety

Supporters of the term ‘cisgender’ use so much doublethink that George Orwell would have rejected it as too outlandish for his dystopian fiction, writes Susan Dalgety

SNP majority victory in Holyrood election should be ‘mandate for independence’

An SNP majority victory in next year's Holyrood election should be seen as a mandate for independence if Boris Johnson continues to block a second referendum, one of the party's MPs has said.

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Disabled Scottish man ‘sat in car for hours’ to keep warm after 6-month wait for council to fix broken window

Disabled man forced to freeze as council stalls on window repair

Plans for SNP’s investment bank don’t add up – Brian Wilson

While the cupboard is bare for existing development agencies like Scottish Enterprise, hundreds of millions are promised for a bank that does not yet exist, writes Brian Wilson.

Sport Update
Hearts boss Daniel Stendel says Hamilton’s win at Rangers helped him write team-talk

On a derby high on Tuesday night, Hearts were brought back down to earth when relegation rivals Hamilton triumphed at Ibrox to send them back to the foot of the Premiership table just 24 hours later.

Vandalised Hampden mural on course to be repaired as donations pour in

Eye-catching tribute was damaged by graffiti

Six Nations: Scotland aim to slam door on France’s grand plan

Gregor Townsend spent five happy seasons in France during his playing career, was Fabien Galthie’s half-back partner when the current Les Bleus coach played his last-ever top level match for the French Barbarians against Australia in 2003, and is an avowed Francophile who is impressed with how the current team have set about claiming a first Six Nations title in a decade.

And finally...
Carrie Gracie interview – How she forced the BBC to pay fair

When the Scottish journalist discovered the men were earning more, she fought back

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