Alistair Grant
Political Editor at The Scotsman
Political Editor at Scotland on Sunday
Political editor @TheScotsman and @scotonsunday. Email [email protected]
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4 days ago |
scotsman.com | Alistair Grant
Sir Keir Starmer's industrial strategy will "drive tens of thousands of new jobs" in Scotland, the Scottish Secretary has claimed. Ian Murray said the areas featured in the decade-long plan "are really a microcosm of the entire Scottish economy". The strategy includes specific funding to train people for work in defence, engineering, digital and construction roles.
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5 days ago |
scotsman.com | Alistair Grant
Up to 7.5 billion barrels of oil and gas could still be produced from the North Sea, 3.2 billion more than current government estimates, a new report says. An independent study by Westwood Global Energy Group on behalf of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) found the additional production could add £165 billion in economic value. David Whitehouse, chief executive of OEUK, called on ministers to “back pragmatic homegrown production” and protect 200,000 jobs across the UK.
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5 days ago |
msn.com | Alistair Grant
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5 days ago |
scotsman.com | Alistair Grant
The former SNP veteran announced on Friday he will run as an independent in Inverness and NairnFergus Ewing has predicted the SNP will throw “the kitchen sink and perhaps even the campervan” into trying to stop him winning at next year’s Holyrood election. Mr Ewing, who has represented the SNP in the Scottish Parliament since 1999, announced on Friday morning that he will instead run as an independent in Inverness and Nairn in 2026.
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Alistair Grant
No family has contributed more to the SNP and the independence cause than the Ewing family. That was the view of James Mitchell, professor of public policy at Edinburgh University and an expert on the party, when I spoke to him back in March for an article about this extraordinary political dynasty. Winnie Ewing’s victory in Hamilton in 1967 remains one of the defining moments of modern Scottish nationalism. Her son, Fergus, has now set the scene for another remarkable election battle.
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