Thursday 09 September 2010

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Labour calls for heads to roll over Sturgeon fraudster defence »

The Scottish Labour Party has called on Deputy Minister Nicola Sturgeon to resign following her controversial decision to lobby for a convicted fraudster. Sturgeon’s letter to a sheriff on behalf of Abdul Rauf sparked outrage from opposition MSP...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Steven Campbell-Harris | Read more »

SNP accused of 'misleading' public with TV debates poll »

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has been accused of asking “misleading questions” in a poll which claims that the vast majority of Scots disagree with broadcasters excluding them from televised leaders’ debates. The SNP-commissione...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Scottish parties scrap over dual mandates »

The SNP has accused two Conservative and two Labour MSPs of “lacking respect for voters” over their decisions to stand as MPs in the upcoming general election. ‘Dual mandates’—as holding office in two parliaments is known...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Salmond describes cutting-edge environmental future for Scotland »

First Minister Alex Salmond has described Scotland as a future environmental world leader during a lecture delivered in Edinburgh. The ‘Choosing Scotland’s Future’ talk was given at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, in t...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Jon Baldie | Read more »

First minister congratulates record breaking cyclist »

Alex Salmond has paid tribute to a former Edinburgh University student who has set a new world record by cycling from the top of Alaska to the bottom of Argentina in less than four months. Scott Napier from Fife completed the 13,500 mile journey, kno...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by John Hislop | Read more »

Lothians are Britain's bankruptcy hotspot »

Bankruptcies in Scotland have soared by a third in the past year, according to the quarterly report by the Insolvency Service. Collating figures provided by Accountant in Business and Companies House, the report showed that nearly twice as many Scots ...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Sophie McFarlane | Read more »

SNP tables legislation for independence referendum »

First Minister Alex Salmond has announced plans for a referendum on independence as part of the Scottish Government's plans for the next parliamentary year. The plans form the flagship bill in the SNP’s third legislative programme, which - if ...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Former St. Andrew's PhD student wins fight against deportation »

An Indian national who faced deportation after ten years of living in Scotland won his fight against the Home Office last week. Swarthick Salins, who holds a PhD from the University of St. Andrews, was told he and his family would have to leave the co...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Interview: Jim Murphy »

Reality television, as George Galloway will tell you, is a fabulous way for a politician to raise his public profile. Still, one imagines Jim Murphy could have thought of better ways to make his mark on the national consciousness than being outed as a...

Sun 22 Mar 2009 by Simon Mundy | Read more »

On time and on budget: high-tech campus officially opened »

First Minister Alex Salmond has officially opened a new state-of-the-art campus at Dumfries and Galloway College. At the Crichton campus last week, Mr Salmond commended the collaboration of all parties involved and expressed confidence in the centre's...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Pippa Russell | Read more »

Scottish budget: Downhill fast »

The recent passage of the latest Scottish budget—voted down mere days before—by a formidable margin of 123-2, is a political achievement unlikely to be seen anywhere this side of Pyongyang. Bringing together the SNP, Labour, Tories and Libe...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Sam Karasik | Read more »

Scotland set to play key role in renewable energy supergrid »

Scotland will play a key role in the development of the North Sea Energy Grid (NSEG), the government announced last week. The electricity grid, identified as a European infrastructure priority, will be constructed below the North Sea and will create a...

Sun 08 Feb 2009 by Lidija Liegis | Read more »

Salmond stalling independence, says MSP »

A prominent MSP has claimed that Alex Salmond is holding back Scotland’s path towards independence, arguing that the government “has not campaigned enough” on the issue and criticising Alex Salmond’s uncompromising style of lead...

Mon 12 Jan 2009 by Evan Beswick | Read more »

Drunken philanderer to front homecoming »

It was never meant to be particularly controversial. One might reasonably have suspected that the positioning of Robert Burns alongside whisky, clans and golf as the PR face of Scotland’s Homecoming 2009 would have attracted little attention othe...

Mon 12 Jan 2009 by Evan Beswick | Read more »

National pride or tartan tat? »

It is, according to the now substantial mountain of PR material, ostensibly an event to celebrate Scottishness. But reactions to Homecoming Scotland have proved, at best, mixed, with criticisms of politicisation, tokenisation and profligacy taking a li...

Mon 12 Jan 2009 by Amy Grant | Read more »

Scottish Independence: The bigger picture »

When Alex Salmond tried to invoke the spirit of Barack Obama in the last issue of The Journal, he missed the key point of what was the new president’s appeal to the American people. It was the politics of thoughtfulness. Gone were the glib soundb...

Sat 22 Nov 2008 by Iain Gray | Read more »

Brown credit crunch success reaps rewards in Glenrothes poll »

The bailout of Scottish banks has been seized on by Unionist parties who have been weighing in against first minister, Alex Salmond's plans for Scottish independence this week.In the cauldron of the Glenrothes by-election, Labour, the Conservatives and...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

Holyrood sketch: Salmond's metamorphosis »

It's been a happy few weeks for the prime minister, as he gets his economist's hands dirty trying to deconstruct a financial crisis that a decade of Blairism helped to build. Ironic, isn't it, that Gordon Brown spent the better part of that decade wait...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Matthew Moore, Ross Melton | Read more »

McConnell attacks First Minister over sectarianism policy »

First Minister Alex Salmond has been accused of letting “his foot off the pedal” in the fight against sectarianism by his Scottish Labour predecessor Jack McConnell.McConnell´s attack, which came in an unusually outspoken interview wi...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Salmond seeks to protect Scottish HBOS jobs »

First minister, Alex Salmond has held meetings with business leaders in Scotland in a bid to minimise Scottish job losses in the wake of Lloyds TSB’s proposed takeover of the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS).The £12.2 billion takeover packag...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Nick Eardley, Francesco Cirillo | Read more »

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