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Alastair Dalton

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Transport Correspondent & columnist, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday. [email protected]

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On World Press Freedom day, enjoy a read about The Scotsman's wee victory over the absurd complaints of Trump International after we reported - accurately - on food hygiene issues at one of The Donald's Scottish resorts.

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'The Scottish Government has still to set out exactly how it will achieve a 20% reduction in road traffic in practice. An even more ambitious target [than in 2002], but so far without any indication of how it might be met' - David Gray & Iain Docherty scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

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'The fanbase was still there, just waiting for Britpop and grunge to go away please' - The Scotsman Magazine editor Alison Gray on ABBA scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

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Inside Transport in The Scotsman: CalMac delayed ferries fiasco overshadows sorry Ardrossan harbour saga - guess which will be finished first? scotsman.com/news/transport…

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NEW: The vexed issue of currently-illegal electric scooters on roads should be addressed because there's an 'inevitability' they will become part of transport of the future, Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has told me. scotsman.com/news/transport…

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WATCH: BBC show Scotland's Home of the Year judge and interior designer Anna Campbell-Jones takes Scotland on Sunday on a trip on one of the GlasgowSubway trains she helped revamp as they enter their last months in service. Video: John Devlin scotsman.com/news/transport…

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NEW in The Scotsman on Saturday: ScotRail peak fares suspension could continue if trial successful – Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop tells me scotsman.com/news/transport…

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NEW: CalMac ferry disruption: Islanders 'staring down the barrel of a summer of more chaos' - Jamie Greene MSP scotsman.com/news/transport…

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WATCH: Roseburn Path: The battle over whether an old Edinburgh rail line should become a tram route. Video: Lisa Ferguson of The Scotsman scotsman.com/news/transport…

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NEW: CalMac ferry Caledonian Isles repairs completion delayed two months to August scotsman.com/news/transport…

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Inside Transport in The Scotsman: It’s time to call out the Scottish Government’s transport targets. scotsman.com/news/transport…

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Light aircraft with two on board crashes near Prestwick Airport with emergency services on scene - @pa scotsman.com/news/transport…

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In a significant U-turn after previously planning to halve and then abolish a tax on air passengers, the Scottish Government now wants to increase it to help reduce emissions, reports David Bol scotsman.com/news/politics/…

In a significant U-turn after previously planning to halve and then abolish a tax on air passengers, the Scottish Government now wants to increase it to help reduce emissions, reports @mrdavidbol scotsman.com/news/politics/…
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'Unacceptable' further two month delay to Glen Sannox ferry completion until July - Wellbeing Economy Secretary Màiri McAllan. Full story in The Scotsman.
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'Unacceptable' further two month delay to Glen Sannox ferry completion until July - Wellbeing Economy Secretary @MairiMcAllan. Full story in @TheScotsman. scotsman.com/news/transport…
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Furious political reaction to a further two month Ferguson Marine ferry delay: 'SNP’s monumental incompetence” - Scottish Conservatives. “Horrendous mismanagement of public funds” - Scottish Labour scotsman.com/news/transport…

Furious political reaction to a further two month Ferguson Marine ferry delay: 'SNP’s monumental incompetence” - Scottish Conservatives. “Horrendous mismanagement of public funds” - Scottish Labour scotsman.com/news/transport…
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