Liam Kirkaldy
Holyrood magazine
United Kingdom
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Sketch: If the Queen won’t do it, it’ll just have to be Matt Hancock
Someone needs to get vaccinated on live TV and it may have to be Matt Hancock → Read More
Deal or no deal: Brexit is loosening the ties binding the four nations
As trade talks go down to the wire, it’s clear that deal or no deal, Brexit will have huge implications for the future o... → Read More
Care homes trial rapid COVID testing
Lateral flow tests do not need to go to labs and can give results within an hour → Read More
Scottish National Investment Bank tasked with driving move to net-zero
MSPs agree three core aims for the Scottish National Investment Bank → Read More
Scottish Government cannot mitigate impact of Brexit, Kate Forbes warns
Finance Secretary says a lack of information from the UK Government had left businesses unable to prepare for the changes brought by Brexit → Read More
SNP conference: New winter payments for low income families
Families with children in receipt of free school meals will receive a £100 direct payment before Christmas → Read More
Ian Blackford tells SNP conference to "keep the heid"
Ian Blackford claims “the Tories are trying to provoke us”, with the SNP Westminster leader telling party members to “keep heart, keep the heid and ke... → Read More
Sketch: Ian Blackford, devolution and Scotland's tampons
Scotland is bracing itself for the start of the cross-border tampon raids → Read More
Shooting estates to require licenses, under Scottish Government plans
Shooting estates to require licenses, under Scottish Government plans Grouse shooting estates will need a license to operate, under new plans put forward by the Scottish Government in response to concerns over raptor persecution. The proposals come after the Werritty Review recommended a licensing regime should be introduced if estates were unable to demonstrate a reduction in wildlife crime.… → Read More
UK nations discuss COVID-19 restrictions over Christmas
The four administrations have agreed to allow increased household bubbling over Christmas, the Cabinet Office has said → Read More
First COVID-19 vaccinations expected in December, says Jeane Freeman
Freeman said around 2,000 vaccinators would work alongside the military to treat 4.4 million over 18s living in Scotland → Read More
The discovery of a vaccine raises questions over our priorities
While the richest have placed huge orders for new vaccines, the world's poorest may not be given the same lifeline → Read More
Coronavirus "megalabs" expected early 2021
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman welcomed the move, saying the Scottish and UK governments were working to choose a locati... → Read More
MSPs call for action to tackle 'institutional racism' in public sector
MSPs recommend public bodies should be compelled to publish employee ethnicity pay data → Read More
Coronavirus vaccine is “light at the end of the tunnel", says Nicola Sturgeon
Vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, is at an advanced trial stage → Read More
Sketch: Douglas Ross lends Marcus Rashford his support
Douglas Ross took the brave decision to back Marcus Rashford's campaign, by doing nothing at all → Read More
Labour suspends Jeremy Corbyn
New report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission warns of “serious failings” in Labour’s response to complaints of anti-Semitism → Read More
Scots unsure of redundancy rights, CAS finds
Study found that 39 per cent of people in work or on furlough are worried about the security of their job in the next 12 months → Read More
Scottish Greens can overtake Labour, Lorna Slater tells conference
Speaking at the virtual conference, the Scottish Green co-leader said the party now has enough momentum to win a record number of seats at the 2021 el... → Read More
Boris Johnson's move to end EU trade talks an act of “reckless brinkmanship”, Nicola Sturgeon warns
The FM’s comments came after a spokesperson for the Prime Minister said that “trade talks are over” → Read More