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Salmond sets out Scottish plans for Defence Force »

Alex Salmond has announced that the recommendations of the UK Defence Review could offer a blueprint for the military in an independent Scotland. In an interview with the BBC, the First Minister outlined a “defence force” of one naval base...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Rory Scothorne | Read more »

Lord Steel warns against bungled intervention in Independence debate »

A former Holyrood presiding officer has warned David Cameron and other senior English politicians to stay out of the Scottish independence debate at the risk of handing victory to the SNP. Lord Steel, a Liberal Democrat peer, accused the coalition Gov...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

NUS target Clegg over tuition fees »

The National Union of Students (NUS) has called on Nick Clegg to explain his party’s stance on the raising of tuition fees for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The controversy surrounding the rise in tuition fees has been exace...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Fury as Nick Clegg brands independence supporters “extremists” »

On a visit to Scotland last week, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg branded independence supporters “extremists” and claimed the Liberal Democrats held the “centre ground” of the debate on Scotland’s future. During the vis...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Andrew Barr | Read more »

No RUK fees respite for Scottish Government as students march in Edinburgh »

Protesters march against rest-of-UK (RUK) fees

Edinburgh students last week staged another demonstration in the Scottish capital, the latest in a series of recent protests against rising tuition fees and swingeing cuts to higher education. The march from the Scottish Parliament to the Scotland Off...

Mon 28 Nov 2011 by Marcus Kernohan, Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Vince Cable rolls into Glasgow »

Government minister Vince Cable arrived in Glasgow last week ahead of a by-election for the City Council. The UK business secretary joined local Liberal Democrat and Hillhead by-election candidate Ewan Hoyle on the campaign trail to highlight the vita...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Siân Davies | Read more »

A very private privatisation plan »

Andrew Burns

Back in February 2009, nearly two years after they took control of the local Council, the SNP/Lib-Dem Coalition that runs Edinburgh approved a budget that included the decision to look at the potential privatisation of essential front-line services. T...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Andrew Burns | Read more »

Officers' "no legal right" to remove student protesters, inquiry reports »

The Free Hetherington

Police and university bosses have come under fire over efforts to end a student occupation that culminated in “considerable public disorder and disturbance”. An internal inquiry into the attempted eviction of protestors inside the Hetherin...

Tue 13 Sep 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

SNP triumphant in unexpected Holyrood landslide »

Scottish Parliament

Incumbent First Minister Alex Salmond's Scottish National Party secured the first overall majority in Scottish Parliament history last week, after an historic electoral landslide which forced three other party leaders to resign. The SNP gained 23 seat...

Thu 05 May 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

'Easy, tiger': Lib Dem candidate in sexism row at EUSA hustings »

Ms Boyack and Mr Cole-Hamilton at the hustings

Students expecting a dramatic showdown at the Edinburgh University Students' Association-hosted hustings for the key battleground constituency of Edinburgh Central bore witness to a strange spectacle last week, after a lacklustre performance from all f...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Clegg's redemption? »

Speaking in the House of Commons on 5 April, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg valiantly took up the cause of the 'informal intern', condemning employers who exploit them and arguing that unpaid internships are a barrier to social mobility because they ...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 | Read more »

Clegg announces fight against unpaid internships »

Clegg launching his "Opening doors, breaking barriers" social mobility campaign

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched a social mobility strategy designed to halt the growing trend of unpaid internships, stating that people should gain opportunities based on “what they know”, not who they know. Deputy Leade...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Andrew Barr | Read more »

Labouring the point »

Last weekend, the Scottish Labour Party performed a surprise U-turn, reversing its stance on university funding and pledging not to introduce either tuition fees or a contribution for Scottish students in the next parliament. The party’s intentio...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 | Read more »

A new phase of Scottish politics »

Four years ago, in May 2007, an insurgent SNP made Scottish electoral history, pushing Labour to their first Holyrood defeat in the history of the devolved parliament. “It’s time,” sermonised Alex Salmond in party broadcasts. “I...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Evan Beswick | Read more »

The House moves... »

The 2010 iteration of the EUSA annual general meeting is upon us, and with it comes the usual eclectic assortment of motions tabled for consideration by the student body of the University of Edinburgh. And, as usual, it seems to be creating something o...

Wed 24 Nov 2010 by Editorial | Read more »

Edinburgh MP thinks twice on tuition fee pledge »

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Edinburgh MP Mike Crockart has refused to uphold the 'Vote for Students' pledge he made before the 2010 general election.  Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) has initiated the campaign after Mr. Crockart refused to confirm to EUSA ...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Marcus de Wilde | Read more »

Clegg suggests tuition fees cap »

Clegg

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has indicated that tuition fees will be capped in England and Wales, apparently contradicting the advice of the Browne Report. In a Sunday morning interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr, the Liberal Democrat leader made ...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Referendum to be held on voting reform »

Fair Votes

MPs have moved closer to sanctioning a referendum on the Alternative Vote (AV), backing the proposal, a key plank to the Con-Lib coalition, at the opening of the new session of Parliament on 6 September. The referendum passed with 328 votes to 26...

Sun 12 Sep 2010 by Marcus de Wilde | Read more »

A chance for something different »

Clegg

You have a choice at this election. A choice to back a government in Westminster that will do what’s right for Scotland, for young people, and for you. You can sit back while Labour and the Conservatives fight over whose turn it is this time, con...

Wed 21 Apr 2010 by Nick Clegg | Read more »

'We disagree on the colour of our ties' »

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Wed 21 Apr 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

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