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Labour calls for heads to roll over Sturgeon fraudster defence »

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The Scottish Labour Party has called on Deputy Minister Nicola Sturgeon to resign following her controversial decision to lobby for a convicted fraudster. Sturgeon’s letter to a sheriff on behalf of Abdul Rauf sparked outrage from opposition MSP...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Steven Campbell-Harris | Read more »

Lothians is Scotland's worst region for excessive drinking »

Alcohol - wine bottles

Excessive consumption of alcohol is more widespread in the Lothians than anywhere else in the country, it was revealed last week. A recent NHS health review has shown that 32 percent of women and 40 percent of men in the Lothians exceed the recommende...

Wed 14 Oct 2009 by Alex Taggart | Read more »

One in five MSPs keep it in the family »

Nearly one in five MSPs are employing family members on their personal staff, according to a new accountability register published last week. The register, instigated by calls for greater accountability, publishes details of MSP staff hirings and the ...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Ross Melton | 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 »

Scotland may lose some devolved powers, claims Brown »

Gordon Brown

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that a review into devolution could actually result in the loss of some of Scotland's existing powers as well as the increase in others.Mr Brown voiced his support for the Scottish Labour Party leader Wendy Ale...

Tue 26 Feb 2008 by Helen Walker | 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 »

No more "Right to Buy" »

Edinburgh flats

The Scottish Government will remove the rights of council housing tenants to buy their new-build homes, according to Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.Several local housing authorities have already been allowed to suspend the "right to buy,&qu...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

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