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Number of student complaints increases by 25% »
by Michael HuntLitigation lawyers blamed for rise
Poll shows swing in favour of independence »
Support for independence now outweighs unionism, poll suggests
Brown faces mutiny over abolition of 10p tax »
MPs rally to the defence of low-income workers as students set to bear the brunt
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26 Mar On a day when opposition parties fail to make a dent in unveiling of local income tax, only the birds have the political backbone to mount a challenge
Equality chief calls for ‘extra points’ for immigrants coming to Scotland »
26 Mar New points system should reduce pressure on south-east by encouraging immigration to Scotland
Business leaders warn of wealth drain under new income tax plan »
26 Mar Business warns that proposals to replace council tax may encourage wealthy and talented to leave
Scottish Labour imploding according to latest opinion poll »
26 Mar SNP riding high in the polls as independence drops off political agenda
Business organisations call for Trump resort plans to proceed »
26 Mar Business groups say refusal of US tycoon's £1bn Aberdeenshire development will damage Scottish investment prospects
Edinburgh loves men in uniform »
16 Mar After Gordon Brown's suggestion that troops wear uniform in public, two "officers" from The Journal brave the mean streets of Edinburgh
European heart disease map confirms health fears »
16 Mar South-west Scotland worst area in Britain despite government efforts
University staff cuts blamed on SNP budget »
26 Feb 100 redundancies at Dundee University as Vice-Chancellor says decision forced by "poor" funding provision
Lib Dem inconsistencies cause rows at Holyrood »
26 Feb Allegations of hypocrisy levelled at the party
Green as I say, not as I do »
15 Feb Red-faced SNP minister used ministerial car to be chauffered 200 metres - then left the motor running
New guidance to universities on tackling extremism »
15 Feb Student representatives claim new advice against Islamic extremism is "contradictory"
Opposition parties join forces to increase funding for universities »
03 Dec Labour, Lib Dems and Conservatives consider forming alliance
Alexander apologises for illegal funding »
03 Dec The leader of the Scottish Labour Party apologises as the SNP attack on funding fiasco
Expert calls for graduate payment rethink »
03 Dec An academic has demanded a fresh look at the contribution graduates make towards the cost of higher education.
SNP breaks promise on student debt »
19 Nov John Swinney announces council tax freeze but first SNP budget ditches promise to scrap student debt
Edinburgh hosts Liberal Democrat leadership debate »
19 Nov Candidates debate policies and the direction of the party after the turbulence of the last few weeks
Salmond backs proposals for presumed consent in organ donation »
19 Nov A new BMA survey has shown that support for an opt-out policy towards organ donation is significantly stronger in Scotland
Government under pressure to extend rape definition to include prostitution »
16 Mar Rape Crisis Scotland calls for victims of trafficking and forced sex workers to be protected
Anti-terrorism legislation threatens Scottish legal autonomy »
16 Mar Proposed counter-terrorism bill takes responsibility for terror suspects away from Scottish judiciary
Liberal Democrats lay seige to mental health policies »
16 Mar Nick Clegg takes government to task over reliance on anti-depressants
Election fiasco could lead to lower turnout »
16 Mar Strathclyde University study finds electorate has been put off by 2007's spoiled ballots
Scotland may lose some devolved powers, claims Brown »
26 Feb Review will not be a "one-way-street", says PM
Alex Salmond launches lottery funding bid for Glasgow Games legacy »
26 Feb First Minister demands equal funding for Glasgow Commonwealth games
Sheridan’s wife and father-in-law charged with perjury »
26 Feb Family of former Scottish Socialist Party leader family implicated in attempts to mislead the law
New hope for families of Mull of Kintyre pilots »
15 Feb Pressure mounts on Defence Secretary to undo 14 year-old miscarriage of justice
Scottish Labour leader spared by Electoral Comission verdict »
15 Feb Wendy Alexander told she took "significant" steps to solve campaign donation error. Still facing procurator fiscalinvestigation, Scots Labour leader now fighting to regain credibility
Protestors picket anti-abortion rallies »
15 Feb The Passion for Life tour, featuring Conservative MP Anne Widdecombe, is met by protests in Glasgow and London.
More capital needed for Edinburgh »
03 Dec Scotland's capital needs more money in order to run, say councillors
Tories race ahead in polls »
03 Dec The Conservative Party have opened up their biggest lead over Labour since Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister in the 1980s, according to an opinion poll
Scottish history questions to be compulsory in exams »
03 Dec Students sitting Higher history exams will be examined on Scottish history questions under new curriculum guidelines
