Alistair Grant
Political Editor
Alistair Grant
Political Editor

Alistair Grant is political editor of The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday 

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Politics SNP MP cleared of sexual misconduct on appeal after 'flawed' investigation Alistair Grant

Politics Sturgeon under fire as councils hit out amid industrial action threat Alistair Grant

Politics Ministers urged to intervene over 'disgraceful' delays to Edinburgh tram inquiry Alistair Grant

Politics Train drivers offered improved pay deal in bid to end ScotRail crisis Alistair Grant

Politics Female councillors 'literally cannot afford' childcare due to poor pay Alistair Grant

Politics Less than a third want independence referendum next year, poll suggests Alistair Grant

Retro Members of slave trade legacy group 'fear for safety' if identities made public Alistair Grant

Politics Nicola Sturgeon denies care home Covid transfers in Scotland were 'unlawful' Alistair Grant

Politics Almost 100,000 children in Scotland on social housing waiting list Alistair Grant

Politics SNP pledges to restrict private rents in Edinburgh if returned to power Alistair Grant

Traffic and Travel SNP pledge to push ahead with tram extensions if returned to power in Edinburgh Alistair Grant

Politics Labour MSP demands emergency Scotland-wide rent freeze Alistair Grant

Politics SNP council candidate dismissed account of racism as 'a load of s***' Alistair Grant

Politics Concerns over closure of 140 police stations in Scotland since 2013 Alistair Grant

Politics UK ministers rule out energy rationing amid fallout from invasion of Ukraine Alistair Grant

Politics SNP urged to lower fares and increase services now ScotRail is nationalised Alistair Grant

Politics CalMac ferries fiasco: Former minister Derek Mackay offers to be quizzed by MSPs Alistair Grant

Politics Headteachers to receive half a billion pounds to help close attainment gap Alistair Grant

Politics Unions warn of 'huge period of unrest' as strike ballots loom Alistair Grant

Politics Scottish Child Payment to increase to £25 a week by end of 2022 Alistair Grant

Politics Fireworks crackdown 'risks being undermined by bad legislation' Alistair Grant

Politics Councils face 'significant' challenges amid SNP funding cuts, finds watchdog Alistair Grant

Politics Controversial gender reform legislation published by Scottish Government Alistair Grant

Politics Scotland's NHS 'financially unsustainable and under severe pressure' Alistair Grant

Politics SNP ministers deny workplace parking charges amount to ‘tax on workers’ Alistair Grant

Politics Business leaders call for workplace parking levy to be scrapped Alistair Grant

Politics SNP MSP apologises for suggesting abuse suffered by Sarah Smith was ‘imaginary’ Alistair Grant

Politics Three-quarters of Scots households to receive £150 cost of living support Alistair Grant

Politics SNP say opponents ‘misrepresenting’ proposal to chop bottom of school doors Alistair Grant

Politics Scottish Tories call for shift away from blanket Covid measures in new roadmap Alistair Grant

Politics Concerns for independent publishers amid soaring print costs Alistair Grant

Politics ‘Serious failure’: What are the key findings of Sue Gray’s partygate report? Alistair Grant

Politics Scotland’s tougher winter restrictions ‘worth it’, says Nicola Sturgeon Alistair Grant

Politics Nicola Sturgeon to set out legislative timetable for Indyref2 in 'coming weeks' Alistair Grant

Politics Legalising assisted dying ‘long overdue’, says MSP behind new plans Alistair Grant

Politics Use of face masks in secondary schools 'should be regularly reviewed' Alistair Grant

Politics SNP ministers to make statement on fire alarm changes amid calls for delay Alistair Grant

Politics Nicola Sturgeon 'cautiously optimistic' as Tories urge scrapping of restrictions Alistair Grant

Politics More than 850 babies born 'addicted' to drugs in Scotland since 2017 Alistair Grant

Politics Nicola Sturgeon under pressure to cut self-isolation as she updates Holyrood Alistair Grant

Politics Tories call for state-funded mobile phones to be withdrawn from prisons Alistair Grant

Politics Alex Salmond demands immediate help for private hire and taxi drivers Alistair Grant

Politics Nicola Sturgeon accused of being 'too cautious' on Covid self-isolation rules Alistair Grant