Kieran Andrews
Political Editor at ITV News Border
Political Editor at Representing Border
Political Editor @ITVBorderRB; Scottish political journalist of the year 2025; coauthor Break-Up; prev @thetimes @thecourieruk @sunday_post + Brechin Advertiser
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Kieran Andrews
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2 months ago |
itv.com | Kieran Andrews
Exclusive Thursday 3 April 2025 at 8:38amScotland’s fire and rescue service is in the grip of a bullying “crisis” with more than one in five employees having been victim of or witnessed inappropriate behaviour. An ITV Border investigation has uncovered a series of concerns around discrimination and harassment which has worsened in recent years.
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2 months ago |
itv.com | Kieran Andrews
More than £200m has been spent by the Scottish government on external consultants to help run a subsidy system for farmers, ITV News has learned. Official figures show that on average more than £20m has been paid out each year to companies to advise and administer agricultural support payments over the last nine years. The total spend is just over £203m since 2016, the vast majority of which went to three external companies.
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2 months ago |
itv.com | Kieran Andrews
And they’re off. Nominations opened on 17 March for potential SNP candidates in next year’s Holyrood election. But it’s not just the fresh blood putting their names forward to be MSPs that has raised eyebrows. Over the weekend, Michael Matheson, the former Health Secretary, became the latest to announce he will stand down at that contest. In total, 23 sitting nationalist MSPs are quitting, not including John Mason, who was elected for the SNP but is sitting as an independent.
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2 months ago |
itv.com | Kieran Andrews
Nicola Sturgeon’s time in office will be judged on many levels. Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister. An election-winning machine. The first woman to hold the post and to many an inspiration as a strong female role model. To her critics, she was a divisive politician who was more focused on selfies than policies. It’s probable that Ms Sturgeon does not want to be judged by her own measure.
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