Scotland is well placed to build a fairer disability benefit system

This week the MS Society launched their report ‘PIP: A step too far’ which outlined the impact of the ‘20 metre rule’ – the rule that bars anyone who can walk that distance unaided from receiving the enhanced rate of PIP – has had on those living with multiple sclerosis.

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How you can help us build a better Scotland

In government, we’re working every day to build a better Scotland.

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Two years on from the Brexit referendum: here’s what we know

On 23 June 2016 Scotland voted decisively to remain in Europe. Since then the Tory government has been so riven by infighting that they are left united on just one issue – a power grab on the Scottish Parliament which rips up the founding principles of devolution.

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Brexit Minister Michael Russell’s statement to Parliament on the EU Withdrawal Bill

Below is a statement given to the Scottish Parliament by the Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe, Michael Russell MSP.

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Scotland will not be silenced on Tory power grab

The Tories really do think they can do whatever they like to Scotland and get away with it.

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