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Latest census data highlights country’s demographic challenges, with 23% rise in over-65s
Increase in social security budget to £6.3bn comes as SNP’s Yousaf seeks to outflank a resurgent Labour party
Also in today’s newsletter, the falling cost of renewable energy projects
Former top civil servant’s claim PM had cut funding to fix school problems when chancellor makes it a personal problem too
Government pledges to cover costs linked with collapse-prone concrete days before new term starts
A Scottish redevelopment of a spendthrift’s seat raises the question of what to do with the stranded trappings of privilege
Cheek by Jowl’s adaptation at the Edinburgh International Festival ricochets from solemn to chaotic and back
Murray Foote rejoins party after stepping down over membership figures row
Keir Starmer’s socially conservative stance threatens to alienate voters in Scotland ahead of general election
Public body to appear at High Court in Aberdeen over 2020 collision
Drug-related fatalities last year fell by 21% from 2021 but levels remain far higher than the UK average
Plus: aid workers tell their gripping stories in the verbatim production As Far As Impossible
Also in this newsletter, Scotland responds to Tory plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil
The appeal is obvious in ‘Nan, Me and Barbara Pravi’ while ‘Concerned Others’ offers a different view of addiction
Results signal examiners’ shift away from more ‘generous’ approach to assessment, says regulator
Neither tenants nor landlords are happy as the country’s rental crisis deepens
Constituents trigger recall vote after Margaret Ferrier was found to have broken Covid travel rules
Property owners warn tourist accommodation will be cut under new licensing system as UK housing shortage fuels Airbnb backlash
Arts jamboree returns after a ‘traumatic’ pandemic but financial pressures continue to loom large
The radio presenter, author and chair of the Edinburgh Art Festival on ceilidhs, swimming and vintage shopping in the Scottish capital
Humza Yousaf seeks to reverse population decline and address shortage of workers
With awards cancelled and artists who can’t afford to come, this year’s Edinburgh Fringe shows the threat facing radical, experimental work
Probe has moved beyond ‘initial complaints’ as scandal continues to trouble party leadership
Bid to make UK network more efficient could produce large variations in price
Ruling SNP calls for ‘bold and radical’ policy changes to reduce harm and deaths
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