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“For me, the hardest part was the complete lack of any sort of recognition for doing a half decent job. That’s the hardest bit. The second hardest bit is having no explanation of why I was sacked...” www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Ian Murray: 'This is the Ministry of Fun. What's not to like?'
The former Scottish secretary tells Mandy Rhodes about that reshuffle and its aftermath
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December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“For me, the hardest part was the complete lack of any sort of recognition for doing a half decent job. That’s the hardest bit. The second hardest bit is having no explanation of why I was sacked...” www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Justice secretary Angela Constance is expected to face a no-confidence vote tomorrow amid a row over whether she misled parliament www.holyrood.com/news/view,gr...
Greens urged to rethink Angela Constance backing ahead of confidence vote
A vote of no confidence is expected to take place on Tuesday
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December 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Justice secretary Angela Constance is expected to face a no-confidence vote tomorrow amid a row over whether she misled parliament www.holyrood.com/news/view,gr...
Greens urged to rethink Angela Constance backing ahead of confidence vote www.holyrood.com/news/view,gr...
Greens urged to rethink Angela Constance backing ahead of confidence vote
A vote of no confidence is expected to take place on Tuesday
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December 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Greens urged to rethink Angela Constance backing ahead of confidence vote www.holyrood.com/news/view,gr...
Anas Sarwar has written to Greens co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay urging them to rethink ahead of the vote, which is expected to happen on Tuesday. www.holyrood.com/news/view,gr...
Greens urged to rethink Angela Constance backing ahead of confidence vote
A vote of no confidence is expected to take place on Tuesday
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December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Anas Sarwar has written to Greens co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay urging them to rethink ahead of the vote, which is expected to happen on Tuesday. www.holyrood.com/news/view,gr...
A qualified welcome: Are attitudes towards immigration changing in Scotland? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
A qualified welcome: Are attitudes towards immigration changing?
The Cladhan Hotel lies a short walk from Falkirk town centre, a squat construction overlooked by nearby high-rises. Sinc...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A qualified welcome: Are attitudes towards immigration changing in Scotland? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
“For me, the hardest part was the complete lack of any sort of recognition for doing a half decent job. That’s the hardest bit. The second hardest bit is having no explanation of why I was sacked...”
www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Ian Murray: 'This is the Ministry of Fun. What's not to like?'
The former Scottish secretary tells Mandy Rhodes about that reshuffle and its aftermath
www.holyrood.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“For me, the hardest part was the complete lack of any sort of recognition for doing a half decent job. That’s the hardest bit. The second hardest bit is having no explanation of why I was sacked...”
www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
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Let’s face facts: when it comes to violence against women, it is men who are the biggest threat, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
Let’s face facts: when it is come to violence against women, it is men who are the biggest threat
Removing men from women’s single-sex spaces might not be the only answer to this epidemic, but it’s an obvious one.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Let’s face facts: when it comes to violence against women, it is men who are the biggest threat, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
Ian Murray: My wife was ‘absolutely f**king furious’ about sacking from Scotland Office www.holyrood.com/news/view,ia...
Ian Murray: My wife was ‘absolutely f**king furious’ about sacking from Scotland Office
The Labour MP said he still has not had any explanation as to why he was removed from the top job
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December 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ian Murray: My wife was ‘absolutely f**king furious’ about sacking from Scotland Office www.holyrood.com/news/view,ia...
Labour’s support didn’t just slip, it sank - but that doesn't mean the 2026 election outcome is guaranteed, writes @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Reform's first electoral breakthrough in Scotland is a wake-up call for Labour
But the West Lothian Council byelection victory doesn't mean runaway success for Farage
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December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Labour’s support didn’t just slip, it sank - but that doesn't mean the 2026 election outcome is guaranteed, writes @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Amid concern over asylum hotels, are views hardening towards immigration in Scotland? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
A qualified welcome: Are attitudes towards immigration changing?
The Cladhan Hotel lies a short walk from Falkirk town centre, a squat construction overlooked by nearby high-rises. Sinc...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Amid concern over asylum hotels, are views hardening towards immigration in Scotland? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Peggie's legal team has said they will appeal the tribunal ruling that has done little to clarify what the Supreme Court judgment on the definition of woman means in practice. www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Single(-sex) issue: What next after the Sandie Peggie ruling?
Her legal team has said they will appeal the tribunal ruling that has done little to clarify what the Supreme Court judg...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Peggie's legal team has said they will appeal the tribunal ruling that has done little to clarify what the Supreme Court judgment on the definition of woman means in practice. www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Judge Sandy Kemp's ruling has muddied the waters and allowed for nonsense commentary, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
The Sandie Peggie tribunal has ridden roughshod over the Supreme Court ruling
Judge Sandy Kemp's ruling has muddied the waters and allowed for nonsense commentary
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December 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Judge Sandy Kemp's ruling has muddied the waters and allowed for nonsense commentary, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
A death is a death and a tragedy is a tragedy, but when we’re dealing with women killed by men we’re talking about a distinct class of offending, writes @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Italy has criminalised femicide. So where's Scotland's Bella Epoch?
The European country's new law is a decisive step to protect women. What about Scotland?
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December 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A death is a death and a tragedy is a tragedy, but when we’re dealing with women killed by men we’re talking about a distinct class of offending, writes @kirsteenpaterson.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Reform UK has won its first byelection victory in Scotland. www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
Reform win first byelection victory in Scotland
David McLennan described the victory as a “vote of faith' in the party
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December 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reform UK has won its first byelection victory in Scotland. www.holyrood.com/news/view,re...
A qualified welcome: Are attitudes towards immigration changing in Scotland? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
A qualified welcome: Are attitudes towards immigration changing?
The Cladhan Hotel lies a short walk from Falkirk town centre, a squat construction overlooked by nearby high-rises. Sinc...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A qualified welcome: Are attitudes towards immigration changing in Scotland? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn
Among the tributes to playwright Tom Stoppard, who died last month aged 88, was an extraordinary story told by a profess...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
The tribunal ruling has done little to clarify what the Supreme Court judgment on the definition of woman means in practice, writes @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Single(-sex) issue: What next after the Sandie Peggie ruling?
Her legal team has said they will appeal the tribunal ruling that has done little to clarify what the Supreme Court judg...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The tribunal ruling has done little to clarify what the Supreme Court judgment on the definition of woman means in practice, writes @louisewilso.bsky.social www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
"Judge Kemp's opinion has muddied the waters, allowed for nonsense commentary, misinformation, and muddled analysis from media and politicians alike, and will necessitate an appeal," says Mandy Rhodes. www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
The Sandie Peggie tribunal has ridden roughshod over the Supreme Court ruling
Judge Sandy Kemp's ruling has muddied the waters and allowed for nonsense commentary
www.holyrood.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"Judge Kemp's opinion has muddied the waters, allowed for nonsense commentary, misinformation, and muddled analysis from media and politicians alike, and will necessitate an appeal," says Mandy Rhodes. www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
Single(-sex) issue: What next after the Sandie Peggie ruling? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Single(-sex) issue: What next after the Sandie Peggie ruling?
Her legal team has said they will appeal the tribunal ruling that has done little to clarify what the Supreme Court judg...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Single(-sex) issue: What next after the Sandie Peggie ruling? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
"Judge Kemp's opinion has muddied the waters, allowed for nonsense commentary, misinformation, and muddled analysis from media and politicians alike, and will necessitate an appeal," says Mandy Rhodes. www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
The Sandie Peggie tribunal has ridden roughshod over the Supreme Court ruling
Judge Sandy Kemp's ruling has muddied the waters and allowed for nonsense commentary
www.holyrood.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Judge Kemp's opinion has muddied the waters, allowed for nonsense commentary, misinformation, and muddled analysis from media and politicians alike, and will necessitate an appeal," says Mandy Rhodes. www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
Angela Constance has not offered her resignation to John Swinney amid a row over whether she misled parliament. www.holyrood.com/news/view,an...
John Swinney defends Angela Constance amid accusations she misled parliament
Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar has lodged a motion of no confidence in the justice secretary following a row over Profess...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Angela Constance has not offered her resignation to John Swinney amid a row over whether she misled parliament. www.holyrood.com/news/view,an...
Labour leader Anas Sarwar has lodged a bid to force justice secretary Angela Constance from office www.holyrood.com/news/view,an...
Angela Constance: Labour lodges motion of no confidence in justice secretary
Row over Professor Alexis Jay grooming gang comments intensifies
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December 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Labour leader Anas Sarwar has lodged a bid to force justice secretary Angela Constance from office www.holyrood.com/news/view,an...
The new edition of Holyrood - out Monday
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The new edition of Holyrood - out Monday
We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn
Among the tributes to playwright Tom Stoppard, who died last month aged 88, was an extraordinary story told by a profess...
www.holyrood.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
We should be grateful for lovers of language - wherever they learn www.holyrood.com/comment/view...
Angela Constance faces calls to resign over Alexis Jay grooming inquiry row www.holyrood.com/news/view,an...
Angela Constance faces calls to resign over Alexis Jay grooming inquiry row
John Swinney warned 'he's going to lose his justice secretary'
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December 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Angela Constance faces calls to resign over Alexis Jay grooming inquiry row www.holyrood.com/news/view,an...