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Neil Pooran

Edinburgh

Political Reporter at PA Media

Scottish Political Correspondent with @PA based at Holyrood. Formerly @STVNews and @EdinburghLive_ All my own views etc.

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  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Neil Pooran

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Neil Pooran

    The new policy comes into effect on Friday, ahead of the previously agreed date of spring next year. Neil PooranThe Scottish Government is now ending the use of WhatsApp and other messaging services on its mobile devices, following criticism in the wake of the Covid inquiry. The Government had previously agreed to end its use of WhatsApp and other non-official messaging applications by spring next year.

  • 1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Neil Pooran

    The UK Government will step in to provide funding for a Rolls-Royce welding skills centre, following Scottish ministers’ refusal to back the proposal. Scottish Secretary Ian Murray offered his guarantee that the UK Government would step in, via the Ministry of Defence, to ensure the investment is made. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has signalled the Scottish Government will not be changing its “principled” position on providing public money for the defence industry.

  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Neil Pooran

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 1 week ago | scotsman.com | Neil Pooran

    Holyrood’s public audit committee heard the profession is at ‘crisis point’GPs in Scotland are using IT systems that are more than two decades old amid an ongoing “crisis” in the profession, it has been warned. Holyrood’s public audit committee heard recent measures have failed to address workload and capacity issues. MSPs were told the infamous “8am rush” is endemic and cannot be addressed until capacity is increased.

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Neil Pooran
Neil Pooran @neilpooran
6 Jun 25

Voice artist Gayanne Potter has welcomed the FM’s comments. Her voice recordings were the basis for ‘Iona’, the AI announcer model.

The Herald Politics Team
The Herald Politics Team @HeraldPols

ScotRail is 'fixing' AI train announcer after voice controversy https://t.co/3t8LvzvjXy

Neil Pooran
Neil Pooran @neilpooran
6 Jun 25

An upset in Hamilton, where bookies had largely assumed Labour would come third. Plenty more reaction coming later today.

PA Media
PA Media @PA

People will need to “change the script” on Scottish Labour after the party’s surprise win in Hamilton, the party’s leader has said https://t.co/ajI5mSsbuT

Neil Pooran
Neil Pooran @neilpooran
4 Jun 25

Anas Sarwar and John Swinney have both been campaigning in Hamilton ahead of the by-election. Polls open tomorrow. https://t.co/cOtR24HMmD