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Scottish Labour needs sharp dividing lines with the SNP if they are to put up ...

Daily Record 22 Mar 2026
Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Labour are miles behind the SNP in the polls and need to ditch their innate caution and small c conservatism ... .
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Why John Swinney is kidding himself about public 'confidence' in the SNP

The Scotsman 15 Mar 2026
The SNP may find themselves firmly in control of the Scottish Parliament after May’s election, but unpopular among the two-thirds of voters expected to vote for another party ....
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Inside the Stirling hotel summit that hatched the SNP's Holyrood election campaign

Daily Record 14 Mar 2026
As the SNP meet for a one day conference in Edinburgh, Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon reveals how a two day event in Stirling laid the foundations for John Swinney's Holyrood election campaign ... .
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How the SNP has turned its fortunes around under John Swinney

The Scotsman 13 Mar 2026
Party is topping the polls again after disastrous 2024 general election result ....
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From no evidence to a public inquiry: How the SNP U-turned on grooming gangs

The Scotsman 28 Feb 2026
After announcing a full public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse, the SNP needs to demonstrate it’s more than cynical electioneering ....
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Readers Letters: Wake up and smell the SNP failure

The Scotsman 26 Feb 2026
Continued support for the SNP bamboozles reader ....
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Readers' Letters: Is taxing people more really the SNP's only idea?

The Scotsman 24 Feb 2026
SNP government should concentrate on making wealth, not taxing it, says reader ....
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The SNP's next walk-in GP clinics to open 'in a matter of weeks'

The Scotsman 24 Feb 2026
More locations are set to open across the country ....
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Why Scotland will be all the poorer if the SNP brings in a wealth tax

The Scotsman 23 Feb 2026
More than a dozen European countries that once had wealth taxes abolished them because of their negative effects ....
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How the SNP's regional list selections could ensure Westminster class enters Holyrood

The Scotsman 19 Feb 2026
Several prominent current and former Westminster MPs have been given a second bite of ensuring they enter Holyrood by the SNP ....
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The SNP have wreaked havoc on public services and let down Scotland

Daily Record 16 Feb 2026
In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calls out the SNP Government for what he says is a long list of failures ... .
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Scottish Budget: 300 million reasons why the Liberal Democrats were prepared to negotiate with the SNP

The Scotsman 13 Feb 2026
Scotland needs politicians more concerned with getting things done than the cheap political point-scoring of his former party, writes Jamie Greene ....
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How Highlands and Islands farmers have come to expect to be let down by the SNP

The Scotsman 12 Feb 2026
The treatment of small farmers and crofters is emblematic of the growing disconnect between rural Scotland and the Scottish Government ....
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How the tiny number of shoplifting convictions in Scotland shows the SNP just does not care

The Scotsman 10 Feb 2026
Only a fraction of shoplifting offences end up in a conviction ....
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