Tomorrow's front page: Josh Simons has been cleared by an investigation β but a journalist at the heart of the Labour Together spying scandal said his requests to give evidence were ignored
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Tomorrow's front page: Josh Simons has been cleared by an investigation β but a journalist at the heart of the Labour Together spying scandal said his requests to give evidence were ignored
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It's a hopeful moment, but we need to brace ourselves, writes Owen Jones. βοΈ
From the 'Project Fear' Scots are so familiar with, to the brutal demonisation of Jeremy Corbyn, modern history shows us the tactics the establishment will use against Zack Polanski and the Greens
π¨Big night for the Greens in England and big news for the Scottish Greens today
New poll from the Scottish Election Study finds they're set to overtake Scottish Labour in the election (pushing them into FOURTH)
SNP set for 57 seats, Reform on 22, Greens on 16, Labour on 15
Read the full story here
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π¨Big night for the Greens in England and big news for the Scottish Greens today
New poll from the Scottish Election Study finds they're set to overtake Scottish Labour in the election (pushing them into FOURTH)
SNP set for 57 seats, Reform on 22, Greens on 16, Labour on 15
Labour have deployed egregiously dirty tricks in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Is it a sign of things to come for the Holyrood campaign? James Walker writes βοΈ
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McCrone report special: How Scottish oil wealth was hidden from us
This is the van that has been seen outside a polling station in the Gorton and Denton by-election, prompting the Greens to report Labour to the police for allegedly breaching electoral law.
The National has not yet been able to confirm who has paid for the van.
Pictures: Ujan Natik
You can also watch the brilliant Lucy Jackson explain the whole saga here
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Read the timeline of the absolute mess of GB Energy here, as part of our week-long energy series (all about how successive UK governments have threatened Scotland's energy potential)
www.thenational.scot/news/2587121...
From hiring more staff in London than Scotland as a whole, to backtracking on promises of new jobs, and taking 18 months to even find a permanent base ... It's frankly become a bit of a joke.
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And what about GB Energy in general? Wasn't it supposed to be a groundbreaking project to make bills affordable and bring 1000 jobs to Aberdeen?
Unfortunately for Labour we have made a timeline of its achievements so far and it's not looking good.
π§΅Labour are boasting about energy bills going down, but are they being totally honest?
Well, firstly, Labour said GB Energy would cut bills by Β£300. So if we're going on that pledge, the Ofgem cap cut of Β£117 on average is pretty disappointing
Thank you to FM John Swinney for contributing to our Energy Week series, digging into the threats from successive UK governments
"If there was ever an example of the redundant nature of this so-called Union of equals, it is Scotland's energy sector"
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A New Scot, Julian Grant, may be forced out of the country by the UK Government's new immigration rules, despite having lived here for 13 years β οΈ
Read his full story: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
If ever there was an example of the redundant nature of this so-called union of equals, then it is Scotlandβs energy sector, writes First Minister John Swinney in an exclusive op-ed βοΈ
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Latest poll shows SNP on course for majority giving 'mandate for second independence referendum'
Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Scotland's Energy Secretary has said in an exclusive interview with The National that fighting the βfalse narratives of the far-rightβ on net zero will be crucial in the upcoming Holyrood election campaign as opposition to wind farm developments rises
Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine has been called out for sharing a "vile" post comparing Green Party leader Zack Polanski β who is Jewish β to Adolf Hitler
Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
The Scottish Government have rejected plans to build a Flamingo Land resort on the banks of Loch Lomond after they were approved
Read more: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
As part of our Energy Week series, we took a look at how Nigel Farage's Reform UK are threatening Scotland's renewable energy sector π
24.02.2026 13:48 β π 18 π 12 π¬ 1 π 1Royal fawning continues in the UK media after Andrew's arrest last week. Our reporters discuss the worst examples they've seen...
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BREAKING: Peter Mandelson has been arrested amid a police probe into misconduct in public office.
He was pictured being led out of his London home by plain-clothed police officers this afternoon
LATEST: More than 400 landowners own half of all privately-owned rural land in Scotland, a report has found
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Reform UK is pledging to 'scrap stupid net-zero' policies, force grid upgrades underground, ban battery energy storage systems, and raise a generation tax on renewable energy projects
Our special report looks at the big picture as part of our McCrone series this week π
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has opened a formal investigation into a Labour minister accused of falsely linking journalists to pro-Russian propaganda.
Josh Simons was running think tank Labour Together at the time
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π¨From today to the Scottish election, we are taking you inside every single seat up for grabs - and explaining all the politics at play.
We start with Aberdeen Central, where Labour and Reform face a serious uphill battle to take it from the SNP
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Tomorrow's front page π°
The National's energy week series begins
Tomorrow's front page π°
Demand for answers after disgraced former prince Andrew is arrested
