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Alex Salmond

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Scottish Independence: The bigger picture »

Iain Gray

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 »

Gordon Brown

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 »

Take me to your leader! »

Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea, First Minister Alex Salmond and Professor Michael Fourman at the opening of the Informatics Forum

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Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Poll shows swing in favour of independence »

Alex Salmond

The Scottish National Party’s fight for independence received a timely boost last month, when a poll commissioned by the Sunday Herald found more Scots are in favour of a break up of the union than are against. In the TNS System Three poll, 41...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

...it happens »

No matter what you might think of the exterior, anyone who’s been inside Enrico Miralles’ parliament building has to concede that it is simply a beautiful space. Despite the extensive use of concrete and the low ceiling of the main lobby...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Scottish Labour imploding according to latest opinion poll »

Wendy Alexander

The Scottish National Party’s popularity has soared despite the fact that public support for the party’s principal goal of independence has dropped to its lowest level in recent years.An MRUK poll published last week found that if an electi...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Helen Walker | Read more »

Alex Salmond launches lottery funding bid for Glasgow Games legacy  »

Alex Salmond and Nichola Sturgeon

The Scottish Government will bid for £150 million of National Lottery funding to create a lasting legacy from Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games, First Minister Alex Salmond has announced.Mr Salmond acknowledged the direct relationship between thi...

Tue 26 Feb 2008 by Michael Smith | Read more »

SNP creates more quangos amid criticism »

The Scottish National Party

The SNP has created 24 new quangos since it was elected in May, despite promises by Alex Salmond to cut Scotland's 200 quangos by a quarter at the SNP conference in Aviemore.Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, known colloquially as quangos...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

SNP breaks promise on student debt »

Alex Salmond and John Swinney

Students in Scotland have expressed dismay after the SNP shelved plans to scrap student debt. Nationalist finance minister John Swinney announced last Wednesday that the government would not deliver its manifesto promise to eliminate the debt accrued b...

Mon 19 Nov 2007 by Alastair Sloan, Sarah Clark | Read more »

Salmond backs proposals for presumed consent in organ donation »

Medical Equipment

Scotland’s First Minister has backed the idea of presumed consent for organ donation, amid calls for Scotland to lead the way in the field.The support comes after a British Medical Association (BMA) survey found that Scottish approval of an organ...

Mon 19 Nov 2007 by Helen Walker | 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 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

Political furore over flags »

Scottish Government considers discussions about Edinburgh cause for celebration

There has been considerable uproar after the SNP-led Scottish Government sent out over 2,500 saltire flags to universities and schools across the country in a bid to boost the celebration of St Andrew's Day, celebrated on 30 November.The packs containe...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 by Paul Traynor | 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 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

Hundreds take to the streets to protest Trident renewal »

Trident protest on 3 November 2007

Hundreds of protesters marched from the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood to the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens on Saturday 3 November to campaign against the government's Trident plans. Organised by Scotland 4 Peace, the march - entitled Peop...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Paul Traynor | Read more »

Scottish elections: a recap »

Alex Salmond and Nichola Sturgeon

May 2007, Scotland. After the third general election of the devolved Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) became the largest party in the country. It gained 47 of the 129 available seats compared to Labour's 46, the SNP's largest ...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Matthew Barnes | Read more »

SNP Conference Roundup »

The Scottish National Party

The mood at Aviemore this year was definitely one of consolidation, not triumph, as the SNP held its first conference as a party in power.Falling eerily close to the 40th anniversary of the SNP gaining its first seat in Parliament. Alex Salmond used th...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

Salmond in British foreign policy row over UN »

Alex Salmond and Nichola Sturgeon

Alex Salmond has taken his first venture into foreign policy, an area not included in the devolution settlement and which has traditionally been the sole reserve of the British Foreign Office, with a plea for representation at the next round of nuclea...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Helen Walker | Read more »

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