Thursday 20 June 2013

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Matheson's political career under threat »

Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson's political career is under threat after an arrest in December for an alleged indecency. The 46-year-old was reported to the procurator fiscal after he was caught performing a sex act on another man in a car...

Mon 21 Jan 2013 by Aoife Moore | Read more »

Northern Ireland 'held to ransom' by Belfast rioters »

Theresa Villiers has claimed that Northern Ireland is being “held to ransom” by protestors in Belfast. The Northern Ireland secretary's remarks came as last night marked the sixth night of violence in east Belfast as loyalist protestors cl...

Wed 09 Jan 2013 by Aoife Moore | Read more »

Students urge Scottish Government to reverse college cuts »

Student leaders in Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to reverse proposed cuts to college funding in the draft budget. The battle cry came as the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland launched its latest campaign - Fund Scotland&rsquo...

Tue 11 Dec 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Edinburgh College staff have no confidence in Michael Russell »

Staff at the newly merged Edinburgh College have passed a unanimous motion of no confidence in beleaguered education secretary Mike Russell. The move came amid ongoing concerns over his misleading figures on cuts to college budgets and widespread oppo...

Thu 06 Dec 2012 by Greg Bianchi & Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Students held after rooftop Palestine protest at Scottish Parliament »

Several people, including several Edinburgh students, have been detained by police today after a rooftop protest at Scottish Parliament against the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip. The Journal has confirmed that ten protesters are in the custody of...

Thu 22 Nov 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Scottish Government launches high-speed rail proposals »

Scottish ministers have launched proposals to boost the Scottish economy with high-speed rail linking Glasgow and Edinburgh to England. The SNP aim to create a faster service between Scotland's two principal cities which could see journey times cut to...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Keira Murray | Read more »

Scottish Government accused of 'misleading parliament' »

The Scottish Government was accused of misleading parliament about cuts to college funding last week, when it emerged that figures quoted by first minister Alex Salmond and his education secretary Mike Russell were incorrect. Under questioning from Sc...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Coalition embarrassed by Corby by-election defeat »

The Westminster coalition government has been left embarrassed after a crushing defeat to Labour in the Corby by-election in Northamptonshire. Labour's Andy Sawford enjoyed a 12.67 per cent swing to overturn a 1,951 majority from the 2010 election to ...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Hundreds turn out for Gaza solidarity demo »

Hundreds of activists have turned out in Edinburgh to march from the First Minister’s residence at Charlotte Square to the Scottish parliament to protest the ongoing crisis in Gaza and Israel. The event attracted a diverse crowd, with students, ...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Imperial Tobacco launch challenge to display ban »

Imperial Tobacco last week announced launching a challenge through the Supreme Court against the implementation of a cigarette display ban in Scotland. The Scottish government believe the ban on displaying cigarettes in shops will protect young people...

Wed 21 Nov 2012 by Louise Wilson | Read more »

Russell under fire amid 'bullying' allegations from college sector »

The resignation of a college chairman has raised questions of bullying by education secretary Mike Russell amid controversial college reform. The allegations surfaced during a public spat between Russell and Stow College chair Kirk Ramsay who stood do...

Mon 19 Nov 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Student paper under fire over Griffin interview »

An English student newspaper has found itself at the centre of a fresh row over ‘no platform’ after publishing an interview with the leader of the far-right British National Party. Leeds Student, the student newspaper of the University o...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Hannah Dowe Standring | Read more »

Scottish Liberal Democrats endorse proposals for home rule »

Party delegates at the Scottish Liberal Democrats' conference in Dunfermline have voted to support a motion advocating the transfer of further fiscal and political powers to the Scottish parliament, on Saturday 27 October. The ‘Home Rule and Com...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Jonathan Langley | Read more »

SNP rift opens over NATO membership »

MSPs John Finnie and Jean Urquhart have resigned from the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) in the wake of the party's U-turn on membership of NATO in the case of independence. The SNP has long opposed NATO membership on the grounds that the def...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Jonathan Langley | Read more »

Experts predict postgraduate crisis »

A report into the state of the postgraduate market in Britain has stressed the urgent need for reform in this sector so as to avoid the “potential time-bomb” that Alan Milburn, an MP until 2010 and a frequent commentator on social mobility,...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Benjamin Lebus | Read more »

Milburn calls for improvement in equality of admissions »

Former Labour minister and independent reviewer of social mobility and child poverty, Alan Milburn, has called upon the government to reassess its approach to social mobility for university admissions, insisting a 'classless system' cannot be reached u...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Hannah Chandler | Read more »

Drive towards renewable energy skills through higher education »

Rumours have emerged from the official Scottish parliament meeting report that the Scottish government is planning a drive towards renewable energy sector skills through higher education. This comes following the SNP's promise that an independent Scot...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Benjamin Lebus | Read more »

Lothian patients may be sent abroad for surgery to meet targets »

NHS Lothian has admitted that patients awaiting complex operations may have to be sent abroad in order to meet new legally binding targets on treatment. Legislation introduced by the Scottish government at the start of October grants patients a legal g...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Jonathan Langley | Read more »

Grameen Bank comes to Scotland »

Pioneering microfinance specialist Grameen Bank have announced plans to provide microloans to entrepreneurs in the most deprived areas of Scotland. Tesco Bank will provide £500,000 of the loan capital for what will be Grameen’s first ventu...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

DiSAASter: Review launched into second year of student support delay chaos »

The Scottish Government announced an independent review on Monday into the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) handling of student funding applications. Commissioned by SAAS, the review comes amid a storm of criticism as thousands of studen...

Mon 05 Nov 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn & Aoife Moore | Read more »