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News / Colin Mackay

Colin Mackay

Colin Mackay

Political Editor

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Colin is Political Editor for STV News and reports on Scottish politics, mainly from Holyrood. He has covered every Scottish Parliament election, several General Elections, the 2014 Independence referendum and the 2016 Brexit referendum.

Hubris, secrecy and a £122m bailout: Dundee scandal is a wake-up call for all universities
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Hubris, secrecy and a £122m bailout: Dundee scandal is a wake-up call for all universities

Colin Mackay
Colin Mackay
Insight: A minimalist reshuffle at Bute House, but is John Swinney just rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic?
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A minimalist reshuffle, but is Swinney just rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic?

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Colin Mackay
Labour win shows how far SNP still has to go to rebuild trust with voters
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Labour win shows how far SNP still has to go to rebuild trust with voters

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Colin Mackay
‘Scunnered’: The mood in crucial by-election battleground
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'Scunnered': The mood in crucial by-election battleground

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Colin Mackay
Why are only SNP and Reform putting up candidates for Hamilton by-election debate?
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Why are only SNP and Reform putting up candidates for by-election debate?

Colin Mackay
Colin Mackay
Assisted dying in Scotland is not a done deal
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Assisted dying in Scotland is not a done deal

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Colin Mackay
‘Grangemouth no more’: Decline of Scotland’s industry and hundreds of jobs lost
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‘Grangemouth no more’: Decline of Scotland's industry and hundreds of jobs lost

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Colin Mackay
John Swinney’s ‘anti far-right’ summit didn’t invite Reform – but they were the elephant in the room
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Swinney's 'anti far-right' summit didn't invite Reform - but they were the elephant in the room

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Colin Mackay
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Thunderstorms set to hit Scotland as yellow weather warning issued

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Man who left woman with brain damage in murder bid caught on CCTV jailed

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NHS Fife says staff have faced violent threats as it defends tribunal actions

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