Xander Elliards

Content Editor

Writing on politics at Holyrood and Westminster, Scottish independence, social affairs, wildlife, and whatever else comes up

Writing on politics at Holyrood and Westminster, Scottish independence, social affairs, wildlife, and whatever else comes up

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Archive image of affordable homes under construction at Scalasaig in Colonsay

Scottish rural housing charity announces closure after 23 years
A CHARITY working to secure affordable housing in Scotland’s rural communities has announced that it is to close down after more than 20 years ...

Channel 4 will not have to spend a proportionate amount of its budget outside England under Ofcom rules

Ofcom ignores devolved calls and allows Channel 4 to focus budget in England

OFCOM has risked drawing anger from the devolved nations after confirming plans to allow Channel 4 to spend a disproportionate amount of its budget in England – despite warnings that doing so was “not acceptable” ...

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Alex Salmond (left) and Fergus Ewing appearing on an episode of Scotland Speaks with Alex Salmond which was released in October

SNP's treatment of Alex Salmond 'pathetic and Stalin-esque', Fergus Ewing says

THE SNP’s treatment of former first minister Alex Salmond has been described as “pathetic” and “shameful” by one of the party’s most prominent rebel MSPs ...

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Highview Power hand-out image of what the new power plant facility in Ayrshire will look like

John Swinney hails plan to build 'world's largest liquid air energy site' in Scotland

FIRST Minister John Swinney has hailed the announcement that an energy firm will look to build the “largest liquid air energy facility in the world” in Ayrshire ...

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Brendan O’Carroll was filming for the festive special of Mrs Brown's Boys

Mrs Brown's Boys star apologises after BBC probe into 'clumsy' racial joke

BRENDAN O’Carroll, the star of the hit comedy show Mrs Brown’s Boys, has apologised over a “clumsy” joke where a “racial term was implied” ...

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Stock image of a Job Centre window. Scotland's unemployment rate has fallen below the UK-wide figure

Scotland's unemployment rate now below UK-wide figure, new data shows

UNEMPLOYMENT in Scotland has dropped in the last quarter and is now below that of the UK as a whole, the latest figures indicate ...

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From left: John Swinney, Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Salmond, and Michael Russell

John Swinney lodges Holyrood motion marking Alex Salmond's 'substantial' impact
FIRST Minister John Swinney has lodged a Motion of Condolence in the Scottish Parliament after the death of his predecessor ...

Former first minister Humza Yousaf issued a statement after shocking images of people burning in an Israeli air strike were released

Humza Yousaf speaks out after 'innocent people burned alive' by Israeli air strike

FORMER first minister Humza Yousaf has spoken out after “unimaginable horrors” in the Gaza strip saw people burned alive in an Israeli air strike ...

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Tributes are left to former first minister Alex Salmond outside the Scottish Parliament after his death on Saturday

'Charismatic but controversial': How global media reported Alex Salmond's death
ALEX Salmond’s sudden death on Saturday, while at a conference event in North Macedonia, has sent shockwaves across Scotland and sparked headlines across the world ...