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Scottish Parliament

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Ministers need to consider Scottish families »

John Dickie

A fair and efficiently functioning social security system is essential to eradicating child poverty in Scotland; a goal shared by UK and Scottish government alike. Yet the UK coalition government’s Welfare Reform Bill, about to return to the Comm...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by John Dickie | Read more »

Where is Scottish Labour going? »

Ken Macintosh MSP

  Embarrassing. Historic. Theoretically unusual. Many things passed through the minds of Labour supporters in Scotland during the parliamentary elections in May. The Scottish National Party (SNP) won over the country, long a bastion of support ...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

NUS Scotland plans Edinburgh demo »

NUS Scotland has organised a demonstration through Edinburgh on 22 March, calling on the Scottish Parliament to invest in education. The demonstration, part of the ‘Reclaim Your Voice’ campaign, is aimed at securing Scotland’s tuitio...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Imogen Block | 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 »

Scotland goes to the polls »

With the Scottish Parliament elections scheduled for 5 May, voters will determine whether to grant Alex Salmond's SNP government another four years in office. Since devolution in 1999, Scottish voters have been entitled to elect their own government a...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Edinburgh academics grilled at Holyrood »

Professors Drew Scott and Andrew Hughes of the University of Edinburgh have written a letter to Alex Fergusson, the Presiding Officer of Scottish Parliament, claiming that they were ambushed and interrogated by MSPs. The letter makes allegations that ...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Cap on jury age lifted »

The Scottish Parliament has removed the upper age limit for people eligible to serve on a jury. Jurors were previously selected at random from the electoral register and had to be between the ages of 18 and 65. However, Scottish ministers decided tha...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Tommy McCallum | Read more »

Scots law brought in line with ECHR »

Changes to Scots legislation have been approved by Parliament to put it in line with the European Law. On the basis of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 2010 recently approved by the Scottish Parliament, Scottish police can no longer question susp...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Aleksandra Jurczak | Read more »

We should reconsider how to give everybody the same right to education »

It was the American singer-songwriter Johnny Mercer who said you’ve got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. This is no mean feat when considering the Scottish Government’s record on education. The SNP have delivered a c...

Wed 15 Sep 2010 by Elizabeth Smith MSP | Read more »

Catholic Church vows to fight assisted suicide bill »

Catholic Church vows to fight assisted suicide bill

The Catholic Church in Scotland has promised to fight the right-to-die bill launched by MSP Margo Macdonald. The bill—in its early stages of consideration in the Scottish Parliament—aims to legalise assistance for those wishing to end thei...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Holyrood campaigners highlight domestic violence against men »

Domestic Violence against men

Male victims of domestic abuse have told MSPs about their experience of abuse, neglect and torture as campaigners brought their concerns to the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee last week. The two men, identified as Mr A and Mr B ...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Give drink-driving powers to Scotland, say MSPs »

Drink-driving

MSPs have called for the devolution of drink drive limits following a poll showing that four out of five Scots would welcome a cut to the alcohol intake of drivers. The Scottish Government-commissioned poll surveyed 1,008 people with 79 percent in fav...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Scottish parties scrap over dual mandates »

Dual Mandates

The SNP has accused two Conservative and two Labour MSPs of “lacking respect for voters” over their decisions to stand as MPs in the upcoming general election. ‘Dual mandates’—as holding office in two parliaments is known...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Annual Edinburgh Lecture series begins »

Helena Kennedy

The annual Edinburgh Lectures series got off to a wobbly start on 1 October as Baroness Helena Kennedy QC was drafted in at short notice after scheduled speaker Helena Steven took ill at the last minute. The lecture on the issue of women in politics a...

Wed 14 Oct 2009 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Bidding on Forth bridge replacement could cost taxpayer millions »

Forth Road Bridge

MSPs have been asked to back plans to pay millions of pounds to companies who bid to build the new Forth road bridge, as calls were made to delay the final decision on whether or not to replace the bridge. Under plans proposed by Transport Scotland in...

Wed 30 Sep 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Holyrood debates democratically elected health boards »

The Scottish Parliament

In a move aimed at reducing a perceived “democratic deficit” in the provision of health care, the Scottish Parliament has assented to support the key principles of the Health Boards Bill. The bill, which has the support of both Labour and ...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Liam Martin | 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 »

The graduate endowment: Carving out a legacy »

It may not be the main legacy they so crave, but the SNP have etched themselves into history this week by being the party of government that once again made higher education free to all Scottish nationals. The graduate endowment—the last remai...

Sun 16 Mar 2008 | Read more »

Drowning in a sea of broken promises »

The Journal

I am slightly concerned that my column is in danger of turning into a little bit of an anti-Nationalist rant. I think it's common knowledge that there's really very little risk of my swanning off and joining the SNP any time soon, but nevertheless, I...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 | Read more »

SNP finally responds to police crisis »

The Journal

Scottish police forces are to be granted an extra £54m by the Scottish Executive to spend on recruiting 500 new police officers. The funding follows recent criticism of the Scottish government's failure to act upon its manifesto pledge to hire 10...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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