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thenational.scot > news > 26545086.westminster-must-prepare-post-uk-future--john-swinney-says

Westminster 'must prepare for a post-UK future,' says John Swinney

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (510+ words) THE momentum for constitutional change is “undeniable” and Westminster “must prepare for a post-UK future”, John Swinney has said ahead of meetings with the first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland’s First Minister will speak to Plaid Cymru leader…...


thenational.scot > politics > 26545598.dangerous-right-wing-populists-must-challenged-every-turn

Dangerous right-wing populists must be challenged at every turn

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (575+ words) THEY call themselves Patriot Platform, but in truth, there’s nothing very patriotic about the black-clad mobs which invaded Dover and Portsmouth. A patriot, after all, is defined as somebody with an overweening love of their country, not people who seek…...


thenational.scot > news > 26545594.shattering-myth-scottish-exceptionalism-will-move-us-forward

Shattering the myth of Scottish exceptionalism will allow us to move forward

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (813+ words) DENIAL is a hell of a drug. Yes, from an electoral point of view, Scotland had become very different from the rest of the UK. From that, though, came Scottish Exceptionalism, ­hanging like a perfumed cloud over towns, villages and…...


thenational.scot > culture > 26544942.scottish-crime-writer-may-rinaldi-reveals-changed-life

10 things that changed my life with Scottish crime writer May Rinaldi

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1277+ words) SOME friends and I decided we wanted to get away for the summer between leaving school and starting university, so I stuck a pin in a map and found Nairn. We got jobs in the Royal Marine hotel, learned silver…...


thenational.scot > news > 26545180.unionists-fume-donald-trump-triggers-row-united-ireland

Unionists fume as Donald Trump triggers row with backing for united Ireland

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (671+ words) UNIONISTS have been left fuming after US president Donald Trump backed a united Ireland on a visit to Dublin on Saturday, saying it “may as well happen now”. Trump's comments have brought a stern rebuke from the Conservatives in the…...


thenational.scot > news > 26539660.john-swinney-faces-backlash-ditching-world-leading-autism-bill

John Swinney faces backlash after ditching world-leading autism bill

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (717+ words) MORE than 1000 campaigners and MSPs have called on John Swinney to reconsider ditching world-leading legislation aimed at improving lives for those with autism. In his Programme for Government last week, the First Minister dropped the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence…...


thenational.scot > news > 26538028.green-party-launches-bid-regulate-tech-firms-ai

Greens launch bid to regulate AI over warning tech firms 'gambling with our lives"

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (592+ words) THE Green Party have launched a bid to regulate AI giants following warnings that tech firms are "gambling with our lives". It comes after industry insiders claimed that "the people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all…...


thenational.scot > news > 26535190.bbc-radio-4-host-accused-proper-jew-slur-ed-miliband

BBC Radio 4 host accused of??€??proper Jew??€?? slur against Ed Miliband

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (656+ words) THE BBC is under fire after one of the hosts of its flagship Radio 4 Today programme was accused of questioning whether Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is a “proper Jew”. The Labour minister appeared on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday morning to…...