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Kathleen Nutt
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Political Correspondent, The Herald; contact me on [email protected]
Glasgow, Scotland
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    Exc: Q Manivannan discusses events following their election as an MSP in their first UK interview. They hit back at attacks; encourage more trans people to stand for election & respond to claims about their upbringing in India. @heraldscotland
    Q Manivannan: 'Abuse and threats have reinforced my belief I should be an MSP'
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Aug 3, 2022
    NEW: Liz Truss tells hustings in Cardiff Scottish Government is spending its 'entire resources' on independence. FM revealed in May the £20m set aside for the planned indyref2 next year is 0.05% of Scottish budget
    Truss claims Scottish Government spending 'entire resources' on independence
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    Jan 22, 2021
    BREAKING: Brussels is looking at ways to enable Scotland to remain in the EU's Erasmus scheme. Move follows letter signed by 141 MEPs to European Commission president Ursula Von Der Leyen thenational.scot/news/19030905.…
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Jun 16, 2022
    Nicola Sturgeon tells Holyrood at FMQs that NI's economy is benefiting from the protocol: "If I could get a protocol which would allow Scotland to trade freely across the single market I would take that in a heartbeat."
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Jan 21, 2020
    BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon will update Scotland on independence referendum plans next week, her spokesman has said. Her intention is still to deliver a vote on independence later this year. Story soon on @ScotNational
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Jul 5, 2020
    Prof John Curtice on poll: “Never before have the foundations of public support for the Union looked so weak. Unsurprisingly, for many nationalists, the past 3 months have exemplified how Scotland could govern itself better as an independent, small country. 1/2
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Dec 27, 2020
    EXCLUSIVE Nicola Sturgeon's government to ask UK Government for Scotland to stay in EU's Erasmus scheme. Statement in Holyrood expected tomorrow.
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    Scottish Government not to rule out seeking to rejoin EU's Erasmus scheme
    NICOLA Sturgeon's government is to make a request to the Tory Government to allow Scottish students to continue to take part in the Europe-wide…
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Feb 3, 2020
    Hearing that no Scottish newspaper journalist was invited - or even made aware - of the Downing Street briefing on the UK/EU trade negotiations.
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Jul 6, 2020
    FM @NicolaSturgeon says says levels of virus 5 times less in Scotland than elsewhere in UK.
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    May 29, 2019
    New SNP MEP Christian Allard applauded at euro parliament group MTG after he says he hopes the 28 star on EU flag will be for independent Scotland
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Nov 28, 2021
    Blackford adds that Scotland yet to receive 'a single penny in compensation' from Westminster for Brexit and contrasts this with EU giving Ireland 1 billion euros to mitigate damage of UK leaving EU on the country.
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Mar 22, 2022
    Fundamentally, it is the job of journalists to interrogate statements made by those in power - in the SNP's case that's almost 15 years. But those in power would of course prefer we didn't examine their statements and just kept quiet or rewrite their press releases. 6 END
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Jun 21, 2021
    Interesting note in OECD report: "Evidence from PISA 2018 showed Scots students were among the top performers in central 21st century abilities, incl their capacity to engage with people from different cultures, and to act for collective well-being and sustainable development. "
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    Kathleen Nutt
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    Oct 27, 2024
    Doubt is now being cast on the independence of th Hamilton inquiry into Nicola Sturgeon after a senior civil servant was drafted in to support the probe but continued her role in government - briefing ministers on aspects of the inquiry before publication
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    Doubt cast on independence of Sturgeon probe after 'secret' documents published
    Doubt has been cast over the independence of the inquiry into whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code after revelations a secretariat set…
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