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Karaganda: The Black Heart of Kazakhstan
On October 28, 2023, an explosion at Kostenko Mine in Karaganda killed 46 workers. As the largest industrial accident since Kazakhstan independence, this deeply shook Kazakhstan to its core and resulted in the nationalization of ArcelorMittal Temirtau, who owned the mine. The effects of this accident were most deeply felt in Karaganda, a region and city, which has long stood as the center of coal mining in the country.
'Huge emotional impact' leads to end-of-life support team being nominated for Scottish Health Award
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Humza Yousaf suggests Michael Matheson should not be forced to quit as MSP over iPad bill scandal
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Live blog: First Minister's Questions
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Number of Scots being made homeless due to housing costs rises sharply
Lalringthara Fanai’s teachers were “amazed” to see him when he walked back into school. He had been absent from the classroom for a long time – decades, in fact. The farmer in north-east India dropped out of school as a small child in the early 50s, partly due to his family’s poverty. Now, aged 78-year-old, Mr Fanai is back, completing his education so that he can learn English and understand the news. He studies alongside 13- and 14 year-olds, proving age is just a number.
NHS Scotland strikes averted as BMA and Scottish Government reach breakthrough
The union representing junior doctors in their pay dispute with the Scottish Government has agreed to put a new pay offer to its members. Planned strikes strikes from NHS Scotland’s junior doctors have been averted, as the BMA has agreed to put the Scottish Government’s latest offer to its members. If the offer is accepted by a ballot of the BMA’s junior doctors, this year the medics will receive a pay rise of 12.4 per cent.
Health system is 'bloated' by too many managers, shadow health secretary claims
In an exclusive interview with The Scotsman, shadow health secretary Dr Sandesh Gulhane claims NHS Scotland is “bloated” by too many managers who are making “vastly more money than our physicians”. NHS Scotland is “bloated” by too many managers who are making “vastly more money than our physicians”, the shadow health secretary has claimed, as he outlined his plan for solving Scotland’s healthcare crisis.
What is a junior doctor?
Junior doctors have voted to strike in an escalation of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) pay dispute with the Scottish Government – but when are the strikes and what impact will they have on NHS Scotland? Here's what you need to know about Scotland’s junior doctors’ planned strike action and pay dispute with the Scottish Government. What is a junior doctor?
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SNP Depute leader warns 'Labour will give way to the Tories'
The SNP’s depute leader Keith Brown is set to tell his party’s annual conference that “independence is Scotland’s only chance to escape Tory chaos”. Opening the SNP’s 88th annual conference in Aberdeen, Brown is expected to say that although recent polls show a UK Labour government will likely enter power in Westminster, it will inevitably be replaced by another Conservative government.
Sturgeon: It is 'unacceptable' patient had to wait 32 hours for ambulance
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said it is “unacceptable” that a patient was forced to wait 32 hours for an ambulance, following questioning at FMQs. Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross highlighted the plight of patients waiting for ambulances, saying: “Amber incidents involve patients who should have an ambulance within 19 minutes. We found that one individual from Ayrshire and Arran categorised as an amber incident who waited more than 32 hours.
Swinney refuses to rule out Covid inquiry delay
Deputy First Minister John Swinney has refused to rule out any delays to the Scottish Covid inquiry after several lawyers and the chair quit. Douglas Ross KC and three junior counsel sent their resignations to Lady Poole, the inquiry chairwoman, last Thursday before Poole herself quit the following day. The departure of key personnel led Labour MSP Jackie Baillie to raise an urgent question in the Scottish Parliament today, which called on Swinney to explain if the inquiry would be delayed.
Liz Truss: I’m the first prime minister to go to a comprehensive school
Liz Truss has come under fire for claiming to be the first prime minister to have attended a comprehensive school - despite several other PMs having gone to state schools. Giving her first speech as leader to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Truss said: “I stand here as the first prime minister of our country to have gone to a comprehensive school.” Truss attended Roundhay School, in Leeds, before obtaining a PPE from Oxford University’s Merton College.
Jeremy Balfour on growing up disabled: 'You've got to have thick skin'
Self-pity, doubt, and complacency are not words you would associate with Jeremy Balfour. Born with just one arm, and with the remaining appendage shortened at the elbow, and with just two fingers, it’s easy to assume Balfour’s life has been one of enduring hardship. But Balfour will have absolutely none of it. “I think one of my biggest challenges,” said Balfour, “is a slight over estimation of my abilities. I’ve got to recognise that I need other people’s help sometimes.
Rise in National Insurance to be scrapped
The rise in National Insurance is set to be reversed in November, following an announcement from the Treasury. As well as scrapping the 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has also unveiled plans to cancel the planned Health and Social Care Levy, a separate tax which was due to come into force in April.
New Tory hire fired after 'fabricating CV'
A political aide has been fired by the Scottish Conservatives before his first day, after being accused of fabricating aspects of his career history. Craig Paterson was only recently hired by the Tories, who touted him as a former “senior political adviser” to Jim Murphy, the former Scottish Labour leader. The Scottish Conservatives hired him as the party’s new head of research. However, Murphy was quick to rubbish the claims on Twitter, writing: “This story caught my attention.
Scottish Government insists music funding is 'secure'
The Scottish Government has insisted Youth Music Initiative (YMI) funding is “secure”, following a “temporary pause” that caused disruption to children’s music tuition. The distribution of some funding was paused while the Scottish Government completed its Cost of Living Emergency Budget Review, leading to Creative Scotland informing partners there would be a pause in funding payments.
In Context: The Programme for Government
The Scottish Government’s plans for the next parliamentary year include some eye-catching and radical proposals to tackle the cost-of-living crisis; including a rent freeze, a moratorium on rent evictions and an uplift in the Scottish Child Payment. What is the Programme for Government? Unveiled by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the Scottish Parliament on September 6, the Programme for Government sets out what the government hopes to achieve over the coming parliamentary year.
Man charged after Prince Andrew heckled on Royal Mile
A 22-year-old man has been charged with a breach of the peace after shouting at the Royal cortege as it passed along the Royal Mile. Footage posted on social media showed a man shouting at Prince Andrew as he followed the Queen’s coffin along Canongate, towards St Giles’ Cathedral, before being tackled to the floor by police. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a breach of the peace on the Royal Mile around 2.50pm on Monday.
Maree Todd hints at Scottish smoking ban
Public Health minister, Maree Todd, has hinted at a New Zealand-style ban on the total sale of tobacco. At Holyrood’sHealth and Care Festival, the minister for public health reaffirmed the Scottish Government’s commitment to tackling smoking, alcoholism and childhood obesity, and hinted at a possible smoking ban.
The legacy of Covid and the future of lockdowns
With the legacy of the pandemic still lingering, and with Covid still continuing to infect people across the globe, attention has now shifted to defining ‘the new normal’ – and how we will live in a post-pandemic world.
Humza Yousaf accuses Sunak of 'Trumpism' over lockdown comments
Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has accused Rishi Sunak of “desperate Trumpism”, after the former Chancellor claimed it was a mistake to “empower scientists” to make decisions on lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. The former Chancellor said the government should have acknowledged “trade-offs” such as the long-term impact on the economy, schools and the NHS when Britain went into lockdown in 2020.
Who are Scottish Tories backing ahead of Perth hustings?
Scottish Conservative MSPs are split on who to back to succeed Boris Johnson ahead of a crunch hustings in Perth this evening. Liz Truss is a nose ahead, however, following a public backing from nine Holyrood colleagues earlier this month, eclipsing Rishi Sunak’s seven Scottish Tory backers.
Truss and Sunak visit Perth on the campaign trail
Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are on the campaign trail in Perth today, where they will face Scottish Conservative Party members in a hustings event. The hustings will give local Tory members the chance to question the candidates on Scottish issues as well as other topics such as the cost of living. Both candidates have voiced their opposition to granting the Scottish Government a second independence referendum, which the SNP government plans to hold in October 2023.
Boris Johnson: 'Cost-of-living relief is a matter for next PM'
Boris Johnson has insisted that “making significant fiscal decisions” to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis is a matter for the next Prime Minister. This morning Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi and business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng met industry leaders from the electricity sector to discuss rising energy prices.
Truss or Sunak: Who are Scottish Tories backing to be the next PM?
Liz Truss has pulled ahead of Rishi Sinak among Scottish Conservative MSPs, after a raft of them confirmed they were backing the foreign secretary on Monday. Sunak, the more centrist of the two candidates, has won the support of seven Scottish Tory MSPs, while Liz Truss, an ardent Johnson supporter, has won the backing of nine. Just less than half of Tory MSPs have not yet said who they will be supporting.
Funding to tackle drug deaths 'woefully inadequate'
The Scottish Drugs Death Taskforce has called for more resources to be spent fighting Scotland’s drug-related deaths problem – after calling current resource levels “woefully inadequate”. The taskforce, which brings together partners from policing, medicine, and social work, has published its final report, aimed at tackling the nation’s drug-related deaths, which is currently the highest rate in Europe.
Sunak and Truss through to final round as Mordaunt eliminated
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have made it to the final round in the Conservative Party leadership election, after Penny Mordaunt was eliminated. Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee, announced that Sunak again topped the poll of Conservative MPs, with 137 votes, while Truss received 113 and Mordaunt 105. The two remaining candidates will now face the wider Conservative Party in an election, after a series of hustings throughout August.
Johnson calls campaign for independence 'pointless' in last ever PMQs
Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his last ever appearance at PMQs to accuse the SNP of running a “pointless” campaign for Scottish independence. Johnson, who resigned as leader of the Conservative Party two weeks ago after facing a raft of cabinet resignations, has said he will stay on as Prime Minister until a new Tory leader is elected in September. The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford criticised the Prime Minister’s legacy, saying: “His Tory Brexit slashed £31bn from the economy.
Kemi Badenoch eliminated in Conservative Party leadership election
Kemi Badenoch has been eliminated as a candidate in the latest round of voting for the Conservative Party leadership election. Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee, announced that Rishi Sunak again topped the poll of Conservative MPs, with 118 votes, while Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Badenoch finished second, third and fourth respectively, with 92, 86 and 59 votes.
Sturgeon unveils new paper on independence
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled the second in a series of papers outlining her government’s case for Scottish independence. At Bute House, Edinburgh, Sturgeon published a paper titled ‘Renewing Democracy through Independence’, which outlines her government’s belief that Scotland was not able to decide on Brexit on its own, and how subsequent Westminster governments have been installed despite not being voted for by Scotland.
The rise and fall of Boris Johnson
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to exit 10 Downing Street, Holyrood looks back on the rise and fall of one of the most controversial Prime Ministers in recent memory. Early life Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born in Manhattan, New York, before his parents moved back to England to continue their studies at Oxford University.
Ian Blackford challenges Johnson to call early general election
The SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has challenged the ‘dead parrot’ Boris Johnson to call a snap general election, despite Stirling MP Alyn Smith saying the party is instead focussed on an independence referendum. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, where Johnson faced down calls to resign from both opposition parties and from within his own party, Blackford said: “A few weeks ago I compared the Prime Minister to Monty Python’s Black Knight, actually turns out I was wrong.
Rishi Sunak is an honourable man
“Here, under leave of Sunak and the rest, for Sunak is an honourable man; so are they all, all honourable men - come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.” But just as Mark Antony’s speech decimated Brutus’ claims to be ‘honourable’, so too does Rishi Sunak’s track record in government undermine his new-found morals.
Douglas Ross' position on PM 'hasn't changed'
Scottish Conservative Party leader Douglas Ross’ position on Boris Johnson “hasn’t changed”, according to the former’s spokesperson. Ross previously voted against Johnson in a vote of confidence, after submitting a letter to the Conservative’s powerful 1922 Committee, calling for the vote to be held.
In Context: Parliament recess
From July 2nd the Scottish Parliament shuts down for its annual summer recess, before returning on September 4th – but what does this mean, and why does parliament take the summer off? What is recess, exactly? Recess is defined as a period of time when parliament is not dissolved (such as for a general election), but is not meeting for a particular length of time. The dates of recesses are decided by MSPs on a motion from the Parliamentary Bureau that also sets Scottish school holidays.
How one small square of Scotland influences global politics
In Simon Milne’s office stands a very unremarkable sideboard, that nonetheless tells the remarkable story of the Regius Keeper and the centuries-old organisation he protects. There’s a glimmering statue of an oriental dragon – a gift from the Prime Minister of Nepal, in recognition of the two centuries of ecological activity between the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and the Himalayan region.
Sarwar unveils alternatives to independence
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for “joint governance councils” to be formed between the UK and Scottish governments as an alternative to independence. Giving a speech to the Fabian Society in Westminster, Sarwar also called for further constitutional change with the abolition of the House of Lords, to be replaced by a “Senate of Nations and Regions”. Sarwar said: “It’s easy for politicians to pretend that it’s only Westminster which is the problem and needs fixed.
Staffer David Hill set to be honoured at Holyrood Political Awards
Conservative staffer David Hill, who tragically died earlier this year, is set to be honoured at the annual Holyrood Garden Party and Political Awards. Tributes were paid to Hill from across Scottish politics after he died at the age of 30 while playing rugby for the cross-party Scottish Parliament team in March. Hill, who worked for Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene, will be named Political Staffer of the Year at this year’s awards following a unanimous decision by the judges.
Sturgeon: 'there are issues to solve' before introducing buffer zones
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said her government will try to introduce a blanket ban on protests outside abortion clinics, but in the meantime city councils should trial exclusion zones themselves. Sturgeon held an emergency summit on the issue, at which she gave the Scottish government's backing to a member's bill protecting access to terminations.
Section 30 orders: what are they, and can a referendum be held without one?
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a second referendum on Scotland’s independence next year, but what is the process the Scottish Government must follow to hold a vote? A transfer of powers The Scottish Government does not have the legal power to hold a referendum on constitutional matters itself – that is reserved to the UK Government in Westminster, just like other areas of policy such as defence and immigration.
Conservatives handed heavy defeats in by-elections
The Conservatives have been dealt two heavy defeats in English by-elections, at the hands of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats won the Tiverton and Honiton constituency by-election, overturning a Conservative majority of more than 24,000 with a swing of almost 30 per cent.
SNP accused of 'support for the perpetrator, not the victim' in Patrick Grady scandal
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of “support for the perpetrator, not support for the victim”, as her party came under fire for its response to the Patrick Grady sexual harassment scandal. At First Minister’s Questions, Sturgeon was criticised by Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross for suspending Grady, an SNP MP who made unwanted sexual advances towards a member of staff, for only two days. Sturgeon said: “Patrick Grady’s behaviour was wrong.
More Scots will need palliative care in coming years, says terminal illness charity
More and more Scots will be need palliative care towards the end of their life, according to terminal illness charity Marie Curie, meaning inequalities in healthcare accessibility could be exacerbated in the coming years. At an event hosted by Holyrood, in partnership with Marie Curie Scotland, attendees heard how 90 per cent of the 62,000 people who died in Scotland last year required palliative care before their death. By 2040, 10,000 more people will require palliative care before death.
Scotland braces for rail chaos
Scotland’s commuters are set to be hit by widespread rail strikes today, with around 90 per cent of services being cancelled. The first of three 24-hour strikes will see about 40,000 Network Rail staff strike over pay, working conditions and redundancies. The RMT union, which is involved in the dispute, says Network Rail's plans to cut 2,500 jobs will put safety at risk.
Acts of war: Ukraine and Scotland's agriculture
“We can’t go green if we’re in the red,” said Andrew Connon, a sheep farmer from Quilquox, Aberdeenshire, and vice president of NFU Scotland. Connon, who lives with his wife Pauline, son Andrew and daughter Sarah, says post-pandemic inflation, and the effects of the Ukraine war on supply chains, are driving farmers closer to bankruptcy. “Agriculture’s main objectives are to produce food, and to be stewards for biodiversity in nature,” said Connon.
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