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Profile: David Bol

HeraldScotland:

Political Correspondent

I cover politics at the Scottish Parliament and I'm also interested in writing about the climate emergency, housing and education

Latest articles from David Bol

Scotland's carbon footprint for consumption increased from 2017 to 2018

SNP Government 'falling short' on climate action after carbon footprint increase

SNP ministers have been accused of “falling short” in efforts to cut Scotland’s contribution to the climate crisis after new figures showed the country’s carbon footprint increased annually.

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SNP Drugs Police Minister Angela Constance

Suspected number of drug deaths in Scotland has fallen by eight per cent

THE NUMBER of suspected drug deaths in Scotland fell by eight per cent from 2020 to 2021, according to estimated data.

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The Scottish Government has been told it must do more to protect against the impacts of the climate crisis

SNP warned by advisers that action to mitigate climate crisis has 'stalled'

SNP and Greens ministers have been warned by their independent advisers that “action is not happening at the scale or pace required” to adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis.

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

Sturgeon urged not to backtrack on lifting all Covid rules amid virus surge

NICOLA Sturgeon has been urged to confirm she will follow through with removing all remaining Covid-19 restrictions despite a soaring number of positive cases.

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SNP trying to 'rewrite devolution' to fix flawed children's rights legislation

SNP trying to 'rewrite devolution' to fix flawed children's rights legislation

An SNP minister has admitted her administration is investigating “extending” devolved powers so that flawed legislation to protect children’s rights is deemed legally competent.

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Michael Matheson has ruled out any Scottish Government support for small modular nuclear power reactors

SNP ministers 'putting jobs at risk' over refusal to open nuclear power talks

SNP ministers have been accused of putting skilled jobs at risk after being “blinded by their ill-informed view of nuclear energy”.

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Neil Gray has been given responsibility for refugee resettlement by Nicola Sturgeon

Ukraine: Sturgeon appoints refugees minister amid appeal to oversee sponsorship scheme

AN SNP minister has been handed special responsibility for refugee resettlement after Nicola Sturgeon confirmed she has asked the UK Government to be allowed to oversee for the Ukrainian community sponsorship scheme in Scotland.

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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

UK Government sanctions 386 Russian Putin-backing politicians

The UK Government has sanctioned more than 300 Russian parliamentarians as Tory ministers attempt to “tighten the screw” on Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine.

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Scots are being urged to look out for scammers taking advantage of aid being sent to the Ukrainian people

Ukraine Crisis: Scots warned over scammers taking advantage of humanitarian help

SCOTS have been urged to be aware of scammers trying to exploit the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss

Putin would be making a 'grave mistake' if he resorted to chemical weapons

LIZ Truss has warned that Vladimir Putin would be making a “grave mistake” if he turned to chemical weapons as part of his continued assault on Ukraine.

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