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Council taxes will increase because of the SNP budget settlement, warns local government body

The Scotsman 22 Jan 2026
Cosla says the budget is a ‘very poor settlement’ despite Finance Secretary Shona Robison hailing ‘record’ local government funding ....
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Scottish Budget: The truth behind the SNP's big claim about income tax

The Scotsman 14 Jan 2026
Don’t be fooled into thinking that Scotland is a low-tax country by talk of 55 per cent of people paying less than those south of the border ....
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Scottish Parliament election: Why Labour's 'idiotic' rebels are a gift to the SNP and Reform

The Scotsman 08 Jan 2026
By making Labour appear weak and divided, the rebel MPs are undermining their own cause ....
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The SNP is up to its old referendum tricks

The Spectator 07 Jan 2026
There will not be another referendum on Scottish independence if the SNP wins a majority in May’s devolved elections ... tell the SNP to bog off ... The SNP refuses to accept the outcome and wants to keep holding referendums until they win.
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We won't be fooled by the SNP's wild World Cup wheeze

Yahoo Daily News 07 Jan 2026
Surely this is just another SNP wheeze to try to convince the electorate that an independent Scotland, under its governorship, will be a land of milk and honey ... Sounds great, doesn’t it? But as ever with any SNP announcement, there’s a catch.
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Scottish Budget: The case for tax cuts is crystal clear but the SNP aren't listening

The Scotsman 06 Jan 2026
Cutting taxes would stimulate the economy, reduce the cost of living, help businesses and generate the higher tax revenues to fund public services ....
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Stemship rounds up busy year on the SnP front with bulker recycling sale

Tradewinds 05 Jan 2026
Handy bulker operator bought three ships, sold two for further trading and recycled another two during 2025 ....
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How the SNP helped turn Reform UK into a political force in Scotland

The Scotsman 03 Jan 2026
Both John Swinney and Nigel Farage want the Scottish Parliament election to be a ‘straight fight’ between their two parties ....
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Readers’ letters: The SNP is marking its own education homework

The Scotsman 24 Dec 2025
The SNP will do anything it can to avoid scrutiny of its education policies, a reader says ....
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Stephen Flynn: Reform can learn from the SNP

The Spectator 23 Dec 2025
Last year’s general election decimated the SNP group in Westminster ... Next year’s Scottish parliament elections could see an insurgent party swoop into second place and the SNP emerge as the largest party once again.
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The SNP Government should be ashamed of its record on homelessness

Daily Record 22 Dec 2025
In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar hits out at the SNP over their record on the housing emergency ... .
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Only the SNP can battle against poverty and inequality

Yahoo Daily News 20 Dec 2025
I remember when I first joined the SNP. I was confidently assured by Unionists that a Scottish Parliament would never come into being, and that there was absolutely no chance that the SNP would ever be in government.
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The SNP needs to deal with the Angela Constance distraction

The Scotsman 14 Dec 2025
Did the justice secretary make a general comment without context, or did she mislead parliament? ....
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Why the SNP needs to realise the importance of the NHS to the economy

The Scotsman 11 Dec 2025
Long NHS waiting lists mean people may struggle to perform well at work or have to give up their job completely until they receive the treatment they need ....
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