
Rachel Amery
Correspondent at The Scotsman
Political correspondent at @TheScotsman and @scotonsunday Get in touch at [email protected] Views are my own
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
Several opposition parties are demanding the Scottish Government urgently gives clarity on its single-sex spaces guidance. SNP ministers are coming under increasing pressure to drop self-ID policies, with the Scottish Conservatives having written to the Scottish Government demanding it urgently updates its guidance on single-sex spaces.
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scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
Scottish Labour had backed the SNP’s gender reform plans - but now says mistakes were made. Anas Sarwar says he is not trying to rewrite history on his party’s support for gender reforms which would have impacted on single-sex spaces. The Scottish Labour leader also declined to apologise to women on the stance his party took during the Gender Recognition Reform Bill debate back in 2022.
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scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
The UK Supreme Court has given its verdict in the long-running legal dispute between For Women Scotland and the Scottish Government. The UK Supreme Court says “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex.
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scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
The consulate in Edinburgh has been in operation since 1798 - but has been earmarked for closure by Elon Musk. The US Consulate in Edinburgh is to close as part of Elon Musk’s spending cuts. Leaked documents from the US Government show the consulate on the capital’s Regent Terrace is on a list of embassies and consulates set for closure.
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Following last week's by-elections in England, political parties in Scotland are ramping up their campaigns ahead of next year's general election. @TheScotsman 👇 https://t.co/hmNoL6IXtZ

Millions of Scots could soon be penalised for having a gas boiler under new plans to overhaul energy efficiency standards. Green minister Patrick Harvie says these changes are essential to helping Scotland meet its climate change targets. @TheScotsman 👇 https://t.co/Z8nxM6FqAK

Glasgow United FC have been threatened with being thrown out of their grounds by Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken. This comes after David Goodwillie played for the side in a friendly match last week. @TheScotsman 👇 https://t.co/PiOU4sZwPl