Kathleen Nutt
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Here's why defence lawyers believe Murrell's legal aid was withdrawn (opens the original)
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There is currently much speculation about why the former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has had his entitlement to legal aid withdrawn. Joanna Cherry KC, a former SNP MP, and well-known as a critic of Murrell's estranged wife Nicola Sturgeon, who was also a close ally of the late Alex Salmond, wondered if a false statement had been given to the Scottish Legal Aid Board in the first instance to allow Murrell to qualify for legal aid. "I trust enquiries will now be made into whether a false sta
Poll: Scottish Labour would hold onto most of its MPs if PM promises to rejoin EU (opens the original)
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Scottish Labour would hold onto most of the 37 Westminster seats it won in 2024 if the Prime Minister pledges to rejoin the European Union at the next General Election, according to a new poll. The party would hold on to 32 of the seats won two years ago if the UK government vowed to rejoin the bloc, an analysis of modelling from YouGov commissioned by the pro-EU think-tank Best for Britain found. It also revealed that a failure to do so could lead to a “near total wipeout” with the party left w
Rural Scotland faces ‘economic brake’ from growing digital divide (opens the original)
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SNP and Labour ministers have been warned of an economic impact of a 'growing digital divide' between rural and urban Scotland. The message has come from the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland and follows a report published by the watchdog Consumer Scotland last weekend. It found that rural and island communities are being left behind in a £1.4 billion rollout of the most advanced broadband and mobile services. The study underlined a widening digital gap with more than 500,000 households
Historic safeguard against false convictions 'no longer exists' for sex cases accused (opens the original)
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A safeguard dating back centuries in Scots law to reduce the risk of wrongful convictions no longer exists in relation to people standing trial for sexual offences, according to one of Scotland's most senior lawyers. In a major intervention Roddy Dunlop KC, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, argued that the historic rule ensuring evidence in a criminal trial had to be corroborated by more than one source before someone can be convicted is "dead" when it comes to people on trial for rape or seriou
Plan to merge environment bodies causing 'stress, uncertainty and concern' (opens the original)
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John Swinney's plan to merge up to four public sector environmental organisations has sparked fears over jobs cuts as well as stress and uncertainty among staff, according to leading trade unions. Plans to merger of SEPA, NatureScot, Zero Waste Scotland and potentially Scottish Forestry were announced in the Scottish Parliament by the First Minister in his Programme for Government on September 1 as part of his administration's aim to "substantially reduce the number of public bodies". The strate
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