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Parties launch Holyrood campaigns against backdrop of voter indecision https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/parties-launch-holyrood-campaigns-against-backdrop-of-voter-indecision #ScottishPolitics #Scotland #UkNews #Politics #NigelFarage #AnasSarwar #JohnSwinney #Labour #ScottishNationalPartySnp #ReformUk #GreenParty #Conservatives

Parties launch Holyrood campaigns against backdrop of voter indecision

Change is on offer across the political spectrum, but no one knows whether apathy or tactical voting will prevail

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 3d ago

‘Anyone but Labour’ or ‘anyone but Reform’? Clash of animosities likely to define May local elections https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/23/anyone-but-labour-or-anyone-but-reform-clash-of-animosities-likely-to-define-may-local-elections #LocalElections #Politics #Labour #Conservatives #ReformUk #GreenParty #LiberalDemocrats #UkNews #Scotland #Wales #PlaidCymru #ScottishNationalPartySnp #ScottishPolitics #LocalPolitics

‘Anyone but Labour’ or ‘anyone but Reform’? Clash of animosities likely to define May local elections

While Labour braces for a rout that could see off Starmer, a rising drive to keep out Farage is complicating expectations

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 18

Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill frustrated by lack of backing from Labour MSPs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/18/supporters-scotland-assisted-dying-bill-frustrated-lack-labour-msps #AssistedDying #Scotland #Labour #ScottishPolitics #Politics #UkNews #Society

Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill frustrated by lack of backing from Labour MSPs

Just three of Labour’s 20 MSPs in Holyrood voted for bill, despite support for legislation in House of Commons

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 17

Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/17/scottish-parliament-votes-against-legalising-assisted-dying #AssistedDying #ScottishPolitics #Scotland #Law #Politics #Society #UkNews

Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying

MSPs reject bill after concerted campaign to block it and despite amendments intended to placate critics

The Guardian

Dr Craig Dalȝell Mar 12

I see the Southron politicians who say that it would utterly break their wee hearts if Scotland left the UK appear, once again, to be utterly ignorant of things that are so normal up here that we don't even notice them while they lose their minds at how unBritish that same thing might be.

Animals on banknotes? How dare they?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/11/winston-churchill-to-be-replaced-by-wildlife-on-banknotes/

#UKPolitics #ScottishPolitics #currency #badgers

World news | The Guardian Mar 11

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/keir-starmer-warned-cabinet-devolved-governments #Devolution #UkNews #Politics #WelshPolitics #NorthernIrishPolitics #ScottishPolitics #PlaidCymru #Wales #Scotland #NorthernIreland #KeirStarmer #Labour

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leak of memo comes after a third of Labour Senedd members raise alarm devolution is being rolled back

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US Mar 2

Scotland becomes first UK country to legalise water cremations https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/02/scotland-becomes-first-uk-country-to-legalise-water-cremations #DeathAndDying #Scotland #ScottishPolitics #UkNews #Society #Environment

Scotland becomes first UK country to legalise water cremations

Hydrolysis uses alkaline and water to break down body in a few hours and is part of demand for more sustainable funerals

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Feb 26

Sarwar gambles on break with Starmer as Holyrood race tightens https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/26/anas-sarwar-keir-starmer-holyrood-snp-voters-scottish-labour #ScottishPolitics #Labour #ScottishNationalPartySnp #AnasSarwar #KeirStarmer #JohnSwinney #ReformUk #Politics #Scotland #UkNews #LabourPartyLeadership #Glasgow

Sarwar gambles on break with Starmer as Holyrood race tightens

Scottish Labour leader hopes distancing himself from PM will shift focus to SNP’s record, but voters remain unconvinced

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Feb 25

Role of Scotland’s top law officer questioned after ‘bombshell’ over Peter Murrell charges https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/25/role-scotland-top-law-officer-dorothy-bain-questioned-peter-murrell-charges #ScottishPolitics #Scotland #Politics #UkNews #Law

Role of Scotland’s top law officer questioned after ‘bombshell’ over Peter Murrell charges

Lord advocate, Dorothy Bain, informed first minister of embezzlement charges against former SNP chief executive a year before they were made public

The Guardian

NewsletterTF Feb 24

Lord Advocate Faces Scrutiny Over Email to First Minister Regarding Peter Murrell Charges

Why did the Lord Advocate email the First Minister about Peter Murrell's charges? Find out what the Crown Office says and why it matters for justice in Scotland.

#PeterMurrell, #LordAdvocate, #ScottishPolitics, #CrownOffice, #OperationBranchform

https://newsletter.tf/lord-advocate-explains-email-to-first-minister-about-peter-murrell-charges/