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              <title><![CDATA[The one reason why Boris Johnson might allow Scottish independence referendum in 2020 – John McLellan]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[An independence referendum in 2020 could happen, but only if SNP are going to lose, writes John McLellan.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election: Why SNP and Tories should seek a compromise – leader comment]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/general-election-why-snp-and-tories-should-seek-a-compromise-leader-comment-1-5062388</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The Conservatives and SNP seem set for a fight over Scottish independence that would be in no one&#8217;s interest &#8211; including their own.]]></description>
              
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              <title><![CDATA[Source of Tory disinformation does not deserve anonymity – Brian Wilson]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/source-of-tory-disinformation-does-not-deserve-anonymity-brian-wilson-1-5062348</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A claim that a Conservative aide was assaulted outside the Leeds hospital where a sick boy was forced to lie on the floor was untrue, but the source of this disinformation is still not known, writes Brian Wilson.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General election: Three big mistakes that handed victory to Boris Johnson – Brian Wilson]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/general-election-three-big-mistakes-that-handed-victory-to-boris-johnson-brian-wilson-1-5062346</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson&#8217;s general election win was precipitated by a series of mistakes by people who refused to compromise and are now about to discover the consequences, writes Brian Wilson.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Columnists</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 07:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Brexit deal before MPs by end of week as EU issues trade warning]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/brexit-deal-before-mps-by-end-of-week-as-eu-issues-trade-warning-1-5062402</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Brexit legislation will be reintroduced in parliament within a week after Boris Johnson won a thumping majority and pledged to deliver Brexit by 31 January.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Labour heads for civil war as moderates turn on hard left Momentum]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/labour-heads-for-civil-war-as-moderates-turn-on-hard-left-momentum-1-5062398</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Labour faces civil war over the soul of the party as moderates blamed Jeremy Corbyn and the hard-left Momentum group that backed him for its catastrophic defeat.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Politics full of flags and spin, fake climate action and a war of feminism – Susan Dalgety]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/politics-full-of-flags-and-spin-fake-climate-action-and-a-war-of-feminism-susan-dalgety-1-5062213</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Hope is hard to find amid misogyny of some on the left, a lack of effective action on global warming,  and the rebranding of Boris Johnson as &#8216;the People&#8217;s Prime Minister&#8217;, writes Susan Dalgety.]]></description>
              
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                                  <category>National</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA['Not my Prime Minister' - protesters descend on Westminster and clash with police]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/not-my-prime-minister-protesters-descend-on-westminster-and-clash-with-police-1-5062394</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of protesters have descended on the capital in the wake of Boris Johnson's election victory.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 20:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Boris Johnson reiterates opposition to second Scottish independence vote in call to Nicola Sturgeon]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/boris-johnson-reiterates-opposition-to-second-scottish-independence-vote-in-call-to-nicola-sturgeon-1-5062390</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson has dismissed the SNP’s landslide victory in Scotland and said he will not allow a second independence referendum, as he welcomed a historic Conservative majority with a call to “let the healing begin”.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 20:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General Election 2019: research shows how results could have looked under proportional representation]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-research-shows-how-results-could-have-looked-under-proportional-representation-1-5062379</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created a model of how the General Election results could have looked under proportional representation.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 19:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Calls for Corbyn Road name change after local seat swings to Tories for first time ever]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/calls-for-corbyn-road-name-change-after-local-seat-swings-to-tories-for-first-time-ever-1-5062358</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[People living on Corbyn Road have launched a bid to change the street name after the seat swung to the Tories for the first time ever.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Human Interest</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[House of Representatives committee approves two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/house-of-representatives-committee-approves-two-articles-of-impeachment-against-donald-trump-1-5062298</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A House of Representatives committee has approved two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Online petition calling for Scottish independence reaches 350k signatures]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/online-petition-calling-for-scottish-independence-reaches-350k-signatures-1-5062250</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[An online petition calling for support for an independent Scotland, which was launched during the SNP conference earlier this year, has reached over 350,000 of its 400,000 signature target.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Scottish Labour was undermined by Jeremy Corbyn and now faces fight to survive – Labour MSP]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/scottish-labour-was-undermined-by-jeremy-corbyn-and-now-faces-fight-to-survive-labour-msp-1-5062240</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scottish Labour must make serious changes if it is to avoid becoming a detail of history, writes Scottish Labour MSP Daniel Johnson.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jackson Carlaw promises Scottish unionists: We can still stop IndyRef2]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/jackson-carlaw-promises-scottish-unionists-we-can-still-stop-indyref2-1-5062199</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Jackson Carlaw has pledged to supporters of the Union that his party will continue to oppose an IndyRef2, despite what he described as a &#8220;disappointing&#8221; election result for the Tories in Scotland.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
                                  <category>Scottish Conservative Party</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General Election 2019: Social enterprise chief calls on PM to 'ditch business as usual']]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/business/general-election-2019-social-enterprise-chief-calls-on-pm-to-ditch-business-as-usual-1-5062182</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The head of an organisation representing tens of thousands of social enterprises across the UK has called on Boris Johnson to &#8220;ditch business as usual&#8221; to unleash the country&#8217;s potential.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn defies mounting calls to quit immediately]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-jeremy-corbyn-defies-mounting-calls-to-quit-immediately-1-5062178</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn has refused to bow to pressure for his immediate departure, saying he will remain as Labour leader into the new year.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[How general election reinforced two great political divides: Leave-Remain and Scotland-England border – Professor John Curtice]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/how-general-election-reinforced-two-great-political-divides-leave-remain-and-scotland-england-border-professor-john-curtice-1-5062157</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson's Conservative party won backing of nearly seven-out-of-ten Brexiteers, but just one-in-five Remainers, while the Tory vote fell in Scotland in contrast to its performance at UK level, writes Professor John Curtice.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[General Election 2019: Nicola Sturgeon's victory speech in full]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-2019-nicola-sturgeon-s-victory-speech-in-full-1-5062155</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A second vote on Scottish independence is now a "democratic right" after the SNP's victory in Scotland in a "watershed" General Election, Nicola Sturgeon has declared in a speech following the general election.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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                                  <category>Nicola Sturgeon</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Scottish actor John Hannah: Like it or not we are a country of racists]]></title>
              <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-actor-john-hannah-like-it-or-not-we-are-a-country-of-racists-1-5062144</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Scottish actor John Hannah has vented his fury following the general election results.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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