Martyn McLaughlin Journalist
  • Glasgow
  • National World

Martyn McLaughlin is the investigations correspondent and a columnist for The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. He was named Daily Reporter of the Year at the UK Regional Press Awards in 2019, and again in 2020.

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  • Investigations

391 Articles
4 months ago
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New book tells story of 'hero of the poor' who raged against Highland Clearances

Donald Ross documented ‘savage butchery’ of police attacking women

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4 months ago
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Sturgeon planned ‘radical’ move to scrap prescription charges earlier

Cabinet papers show then health secretary pushed to accelerate key manifesto pledge

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4 months ago
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Scottish cabinet papers highlight concerns over emergency planning during Grangemouth strike

Warning that plan was ‘not fit for purpose’ during industrial action that sparked fuel panic buying

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4 months ago
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SNP's football sponsorship deal a ‘waste of money’, cabinet papers reveal

Declassified documents reveal concerns over government’s Scottish Cup tie-up

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4 months ago
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Legal move to introduce video and telephone links for Lockerbie bombing trial

Politicians in US say move would bring ‘transparency’ for those impacted by terrorist atrocity

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4 months ago
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Reform of 'archaic' land ownership crucial to Scotland's economic future, claims new report

Calls for tighter threshold around public interest tests for large land sales

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4 months ago
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Minister accused of being 'all at sea' over flooding prevention as Storm Gerrit clean up continues

Thousands still without power after flooding, blizzards and gales batter country

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5 months ago
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Scottish Budget exposes SNP’s failure to achieve meaningful reforms – Martyn McLaughlin

The tax rises announced by Finance Secretary Shona Robison will do little to shore up stretched public services, as t...

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5 months ago
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Calls for Taser ban after Police Scotland statistics show weapons used 131 times against children

Children and Young People’s Commissioner for Scotland ‘very concerned’ by figures

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5 months ago
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Passions: The wonderfully indiscreet memoirs of David Niven

Actor’s account of Hollywood’s golden age still entertains decades later

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5 months ago
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Rizz named word of the year by leading lexicographers

Word popularised by Generation Z hailed by Oxford dictionary publishers

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5 months ago
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Attacks on Police Scotland officers could be ‘sign of things to come’ without adequate funding, s...

New president of Association of Scottish Police Superintendents says business case for single nationwide force is ‘at...

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