Scottish government articles
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How a climate U-turn broke the Scottish government
Scotland’s governing coalition has fallen apart — and a stalled drive to cut carbon emissions played a major role.
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Scottish government scraps climate change targets
The annual and interim climate targets will be replaced with a system measuring emissions every five years.
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Edinburgh buildings: Scottish Government headquarters more than half empty
The Scottish Government’s two main buildings in Edinburgh are both more than half empty most of the time, according to newly-released figures. The government’s headquarters at St Andrew’s House in Regent Road, where top ministers are based, and Victoria Quay in Leith, built to house hundreds of civil servants, have typical occupancy rates of around one-third. Figures released under Freedom of Information show the capacity at Victoria Quay was never more than 30.5 per cent used across...