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Sturgeon knows there were ‘catastrophic failures’ in handling of Salmond investigation, says writer Iain Macwhirter
Iain Macwhirter is a writer and columnist who's supported independence but is critical of the Scottish government and its treatment of Alex Salmond.


Is Sturgeon/Salmond feud changing voters’ minds ahead of elections?
For eight hours today, politicians on the committee investigating whether the Scottish government mishandled harassment complaints against Alex Salmond grilled his successor Nicola Sturgeon over whether she had breached the ministerial code.


How will Sunak’s ‘green revolution’ help the UK become carbon zero?
With time running out in a climate crisis, what did Rishi Sunak actually deliver today to put the UK on track to carbon zero by 2050?


Businesses worry about customers returning after pandemic
Will we even be buying the same things from the same businesses as we did before the lockdowns?


Tory MSP Ruth Davidson: ‘There is a whole lot of backside covering in this government, for a government that did something wrong.’
We speak to the SNP's Mike Russell, who is the Scottish government's Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, and Ruth Davidson, leader of the Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament.


Sturgeon ‘never wanted to get Alex Salmond’
It was billed as the fight of her life: Nicola Sturgeon, accused by her predecessor Alex Salmond of being part of a conspiracy against him.


Budget 2021: Spend, spend, spend followed by aggressive tax hikes
The latest forecast from the government's Budget watchdog, the OBR, points to a stronger recovery from the Covid crisis than previously predicted.


The way forward for our fiscal position is to get the economy growing, says treasury chief secretary
We talk to Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Stephen Barclay.


Budget 2021: Sunak promises giveaway now and tax hikes later
There are giveaways and takeaways from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with an immediate plan to support both businesses and individuals followed by a move to claw the spending back.


Sick for a year: my life with long Covid
As most of us look ahead to a life without Covid, we’ve been speaking to some of the people who feel like normality is still a long way off.


‘In the back of my mind I always wonder if I’ve brought something home’ – hospital porter Bash Rafiq
We speak with Carlie, an ITU nurse, and Bash, a porter. Both work at Warwick Hospital.


Some parents in England are not consenting to their children being tested for Covid in school
In one academy in Nottingham, as many as 50 per cent of parents are trying to stop their children being tested.


Pontins targeted Traveller community by blocking bookings from people with Irish surnames
Pontin’s has agreed to change its working practices after a whistleblower revealed it used a list of Irish surnames to stop people from the Traveller community booking holidays.


ICU staff reflect on Covid horrors of last few months
In an intensive care unit at Warwick Hospital, where the number of patients has dropped dramatically in the past fortnight, those that are here are still very sick.


Sturgeon ‘has serious questions to answer’ – Labour MSP Jackie Baillie
MSP Jackie Baillie is deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party and a member of the inquiry committee.



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