Scotland, Wales and Ireland’s Nationalist Movements Join Forces in Challenge to Westminster Rule
SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin sign Cardiff pact declaring ‘constitutional change is coming’ The leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin have signed an agreement in Cardiff asserting their nations’ right to determine their own futures and
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NHS Scotland Awards New £100,000 Contract for Pelvic Mesh Removal
A new NHS Scotland contract will continue specialist pelvic mesh removal treatment for women living with complications from procedures that were halted in Scotland eight years ago. The £100,000 agreement maintains access to independent treatment alongside the national specialist service in Glasgow. NHS Scotland has awarded a new £100,000 contract for specialist pelvic mesh removal services, continuing treatment for women affected by complications from implants used for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. The contract award was published by Public Service Delivery Scotland on 15 September 2026. It covers clinically led assessment, treatment and mesh removal procedures for eligible
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Westminster Set India Trade Terms as More Than Half of Scotland’s £3bn Trade Projection Flows From India to Scotland
The Scottish Government presented India as a £3 billion opportunity for Scottish businesses. Its own central model tells a more complicated story. Technology and digital services make up £1.994 billion of the £3.20 billion scenario, and the methodology assumes 90 per cent of that trade runs from India into Scotland. That is about £1.795 billion, roughly 56 per cent of the entire model, before any India-to-Scotland trade in the other sectors is counted. The trade agreement that changed the market was negotiated by the UK Government. Scotland could press its interests, but it could not set the terms. The Scottish
Scotland, Wales and Ireland’s Nationalist Movements Join Forces in Challenge to Westminster Rule
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SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin sign Cardiff pact declaring ‘constitutional change is coming’ The leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin have signed an agreement in Cardiff asserting their nations’ right to determine their own futures and calling on the UK Government to prepare for constitutional change,
Scotland Is About to Rewrite the Map of Its Public Bodies
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The Scottish Government has begun a five-year programme to reduce a public sector landscape containing more than 130 national bodies. Transport Scotland is to return to government, four environmental organisations may be brought under one body, food regulators are to be combined, transport organisations reviewed for merger and Scotland’s health-board
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