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MMP in New Zealand turns 30 at this year’s election – a work in progress, but still a birthday worth celebrating

In a tidy alignment of round numbers, this year’s general election will also mark the 30th anniversary of the binding referendum that ushered in the mixed member proportional (MMP) system of voting. It will also be the tenth election held under the proportional system, truly a generational milestone in New…

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Scots woman explains how husband's gardening hobby led to major Japanese honour

DESPITE being over 5500 miles away from each other, Scotland and Japan are closely linked.

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Why has the UK public turned against Brexit in record numbers in 2022?

AS 2022 comes to a close, poll after poll is saying the same thing: the UK public is turning against Brexit in record numbers.

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Fewer than one in 10 of Scotland’s councillors live in rented homes

FIGURES showing that more than half of Scotland’s councillors own property while only seven percent are tenants “underlining” barriers for…

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Seymour on battling ‘astonishingly prepared’ Govt

In an end-of-year sit down with Newsroom, ACT Party leader David Seymour discusses the difficulties of opposing the Government's agenda.

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Hypnotists, a vet and posties: Here are the second jobs of Scotland's councillors

ALMOST 60 of Scotland’s councillors have a second job including three posties, two hypnotists and a vet, a data investigation by The National has…

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: Number of Scots councillors with second jobs as political staffers

MORE than 120 councillors have second jobs as political staffers, an exclusive data analysis by The National has found.

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Filmmaker swapped California for Scotland's Book Town

FILM writer-director Jessica Fox was working as Nasa’s storyteller when it occurred to her that her future might lie in a small town in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Scots ‘should be affronted’ by UK loophole which lets Lords be MSPs

BORIS Johnson sparked a mini constitutional crisis when he sought to use his resignation honours list to award peerages to sitting MPs such as…

The National (Scotland)

Bird flu detected among Islay's significant geese population

BIRD flu has been detected amongst an internationally important population of geese on a Scottish island.

The National (Scotland)

‘I’ll stay all f****** night’: MSPs angered by Tory delay 's***housery'

TORY MSPs deployed every “cynical” strategy in their playbook in a bid to push gender reform legislation into the long grass – and

The National (Scotland)

This was the mood among activists on day two of the gender reform debate

TENSIONS were high outside Holyrood as what is scheduled to be the final debate on gender recognition reform in Scotland got underway for a second…

The National (Scotland)

House of Lords spends thousands in taxpayer cash 'playing medieval dress up'

THE House of Lords spent thousands of pounds on upkeep of peers’ robes and other formal attire in the past 12 months.

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Co-governance plan kicked down the road to 2024

The Cabinet agreed on Monday that ministers wouldn’t receive any further reports on developing a draft plan in response to the United Nations declaration until 2024, @jo_moir reports

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Did MSPs vote 'to allow sex criminals to change gender' in the GRR debate?

VITRIOL greeted the Scottish Parliament’s voting down of an amendment to the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, proposed by Tory MSP Russell Findlay,…

The National (Scotland)

Scots trade unionists in call to support CWU hardship fund amid postal strike

THE Dumfries and Galloway Trade Union Council have made a call for people to support a hardship fund for members of the Communication Workers Union.

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Luxon's success with 'deadly serious' plan to diversify

Christopher Luxon promised to address National’s diversity issues ahead of the election, and he says the party’s done exactly that with its new and growing candidate list

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Yikun Zhang associate loses Justice of Peace role

Colin Zheng steps down from community role after conviction over donations to the National Party.

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Tories 'help gender-critical activists fill GRR debate audience', Holyrood staff says

TORY MSPs have been accused of helping campaigners who oppose Scotland’s gender reform fill the public gallery with their allies, to the exclusion…

The National (Scotland)

Shadowy Unionist group dodges fine from election watchdog with legal loophole

A SHADOWY Unionist group which campaigned against the SNP in the run up to the 2022 local elections has avoided punishment from an elections…

The National (Scotland)

Vote for The National to win best front page at top media awards

THE National has made the final shortlist in a competition looking to name the best front pages of 2022.

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Dumfries and Galloway national park would provide a 'long-term boost to the area'

THE chairman of a campaign based in Dumfries & Galloway aiming to make the region home to Scotland’s next national park has said a successful…

Newsroom.co.nz

MP's emails show pattern of personal attacks on ministry

National MP Barbara Kuriger accused Fonterra of "corruption" and pushed for a public official to be fired over the prosecution of her son for ill treatment of animals.

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Greta Thunberg reaches out to Edinburgh students who blocked film screening

CLIMATE activist Greta Thunberg has sent a message of support to Edinburgh students who blocked a screening of a film branded “transphobic” by…

The National (Scotland)

Charities plead for 'urgent' change to asylum system in wake of small boat tragedy

REFUGEE charities and campaigners are pleading for the UK Government to open up more safe and legal routes to asylum in the wake of the deaths of…

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