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Election

14 articles, sorted by name / date

Scotland goes to the polls »

With the Scottish Parliament elections scheduled for 5 May, voters will determine whether to grant Alex Salmond's SNP government another four years in office. Since devolution in 1999, Scottish voters have been entitled to elect their own government a...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Reviving our 'dead parrot' democracy »

Democracy in the UK is stone dead. Democracy is no more. It has expired and gone to meet its maker. It is bereft of life. It rests in peace. If we didn’t engage in the charade of voting every five years it would be pushing up the daisies. Its met...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Alex Cole-Hamilton | Read more »

NSA censorship: A confederacy of dunces »

There are few real lessons in journalism, but this is one: don’t let yourself become the story. It is doubtful that The Journal would receive a passing mark on the basis of the past two weeks, but if this publication is made to stay after class t...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 | Read more »

ECA president wins without election »

As the only nominee for the position, Jake Rusby has been appointed Edinburgh College of Art's student president without an election. The college cancelled the election, which was scheduled for Friday 6 March, due to lack of opposition. The unopposed ...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Megan Taylor, Laura McCaffrey | Read more »

Mundell apologises for liberation jibe »

Oliver Mundell

EUSA president candidate Oliver Mundell has apologised for alledegedly reducing a disabled NUS liberation officer to tears. “I understand that liberation is a sensitive issue but I have always tried to keep my own personal emotions out of decisi...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Alice Stanes | Read more »

The Rumour mill »

Mill

Like the fearful writhings of a dying beast, the rectorial campaign at the University of Edinburgh has, in passing, delivered one final slash at the guts of the contest’s loser. The slowing revolutions of rectorial rumour mill herald news that th...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 | Read more »

Rectorial candidates face off one last time »

Teviot Debating Hall was the venue of the final battle between the two candidates for the position of rector of the University of Edinburgh on the evening of Tuesday 10 February. Following voting on Wednesday and Thursday, either Iain Macwhirter or Lo...

Thu 12 Feb 2009 by Amy Magowan-Greene | Read more »

Foulkes attacks Sunday Herald while defending Eversheds connection »

George Foulkes

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock MSP, one of two remaining candidates running for the position of rector of the University of Edinburgh, has accused the Sunday Herald of conducting a smear campaign against him ahead of this week's vote. In an interview wi...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Personalities and politics »

George Foulkes A graduate of the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Psychology, the Right Honourable Lord George Foulkes of Cumnock MSP—to quote his full title—currently represents the Lothians region for the Labour party in the Scottish Parliam...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Students won over by inaugural address »

Obama

After the longest presidential campaign in US history, over one million people gathered in Washington on Tuesday 20 January to be present upon the day many American citizens thought would never come. In sub-zero temperatures, huge crowds crammed into ...

Sun 25 Jan 2009 by Ishbel Eunson | Read more »

Civil servants preparing for hung parliament »

Lib Dems

Senior Whitehall figures have met Liberal Democrat representatives in an attempt to thrash out manifestos ahead of a possible hung parliament. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg agreed to meet with Whitehall chiefs to attempt to streamline party differences, i...

Sun 11 Jan 2009 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

Polls predict Labour wipeout »

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Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Ross Melton, Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

SNP £1 billion short on manifesto pledges »

The Scottish National Party

The Scottish government needs an extra £1 billion if it is to fulfill all its election promises.John Swinney, Scottish Finance Secretary was told on 11 November that some of the party's major manifesto commitments could not be fulfilled without t...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 | Read more »

Scots voted for Salmond not independence, claims report »

The Scottish National Party

The number of Scots believed to be in favour of independence has dropped to less than a quarter of the population, according to a recent report.The study claims that many of those who voted for Alex Salmond did so not for his nationalist agenda but b...

Tue 06 Nov 2007 | Read more »

News

Photos: Fire at Strathclyde

News

Censure motion fails in Israel row endgame at EUSA

Features

A case of Life and Limb

Sport

Worcester all bluster as Edinburgh breeze to victory

Arts and Entertainment

2012: Your literary briefing