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Scottish Parliament

...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 »

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 by Tim Goodwin | Read more »

SNP finally responds to police crisis »

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 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »

Scottish elections: a recap »

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 »

Party self-interest, slogans and wasted ballots »

No party can be considered blameless for the Scottish parliamentary election fiasco that saw nearly 150,000 wasted votes and a complete failure to put the needs of Scottish voters first, a leading polling expert said last week.Ron Gould, the Canadian...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Helen Walker | Read more »