
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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scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
This comes as pressure grows for the Scottish Government to update its official guidance on single-sex spaces. A Holyrood body admits people will be “upset” and “anxious” about its ban on trans women using the parliament’s female toilets. Last month the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) ruled that single-sex spaces such as toilets and changing rooms must be interpreted by biological sex only, meaning trans people would not be allowed to use the facilities of their acquired gender.
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msn.com | Rachel Amery
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scotsman.com | Rachel Amery
MSP says it was ‘blindingly obvious’ the deadline at the end of June would not be met. The radio teleswitch service switch-off has been postponed after fears tens of thousands of Scots would be left without hot water and heating. Old meters were due to be switched off at the end of the month, but instead there will now be a “cautious and targeted phase out”. Fuel poverty campaigners said the June 30 deadline was “simply unachievable” and the switch-off was “doomed to failure”.
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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