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"Let voters decide" »

Sean Connery

Oscar-winning Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery has never kept his political stance regarding the independence of Scotland a secret. “The opening day of Scottish Parliament on 1st of July 1999 was one of the proudest days of my life,” procla...

Wed 04 Feb 2009 by Susie Calvert | Read more »

'Cuts commission' formed to find £3 billion spending cuts  »

An independent budget review is to be launched to examine Scotland’s public spending plans over the next 4 years. The move is designed to address the Scottish Government's £3 billion budget deficit.  The group of public and private se...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Amy Sutherland | Read more »

'Easy, tiger': Lib Dem candidate in sexism row at EUSA hustings »

Ms Boyack and Mr Cole-Hamilton at the hustings

Students expecting a dramatic showdown at the Edinburgh University Students' Association-hosted hustings for the key battleground constituency of Edinburgh Central bore witness to a strange spectacle last week, after a lacklustre performance from all f...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

32 per cent of Scots support independence »

Patriotic onlookers

32 per cent of people support Scottish Independence, a significant nine-point increase since 2010, research has shown. The British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), an annual survey in its 29th year, asked 3,000 people across the UK about a range of topi...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Chloe Duane | Read more »

A guide to party policies for the 2012 council elections »

Edinburgh Student Manifesto: Widening participation in colleges and beyond: the council should invest more in adult and community learning to the continuation of wider participation  No HMO quotas, which ‘limit supply and increase rent ...

Tue 01 May 2012 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

A load of old ballots »

The Scottish Parliament

So the dust has finally settled on Alex Salmond (“for first minster”) and his dastardly maneuver to sneak votes right from under the noses of the voters themselves – those same voters who messed up all the ballot papers. In no small ...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 | 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 »

A pragmatic decision »

Michael Russell MSP

As a government we fundamentally believe in the principle of free education, and that is why we have made it clear that we will never introduce tuition fees for Scottish undergraduate students. In an ideal world, no student attending a Scottish univer...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Michael Russell | Read more »

A very private privatisation plan »

Andrew Burns

Back in February 2009, nearly two years after they took control of the local Council, the SNP/Lib-Dem Coalition that runs Edinburgh approved a budget that included the decision to look at the potential privatisation of essential front-line services. T...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Andrew Burns | Read more »

Alcohol Bill to be passed by Scottish Parliament »

Alcohol - wine bottles

A bill proposing a minimum price per unit of alcohol has been submitted by the SNP to battle the misuse of alcohol in Scotland. The party hopes to “tackle problem drinkers” who purchase “cheap supermarket white ciders, larger and va...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

Alcohol legislation: Just pruning the leaves »

42,430 alcohol-related admissions to NHS hospitals in Scotland over the past two years is far too many. With Scotland’s alcohol consumption now winning its inhabitants the dubious honour of eighth heaviest drinkers in the world, the government is...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 | Read more »

Alcohol pricing: Money walks »

Helen O'Shea

A “bold strategy” to introduce a minimum price at which alcohol can be sold was announced by the Scottish government last week. Nicola Sturgeon, the health secretary, said the measures were an attempt to prevent strong drink being sold for ...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 | Read more »

Annan visit "nothing to do with this Homecoming thing" »

Kofi Annan

Alex Salmond found himself in diplomatic hot water last week when his announcement that Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General, would visit Scotland as part of the 2009 Year of Homecoming was refuted by Mr Annan’s own representat...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Geneva Burleigh | Read more »

Big choices, high stakes »

And so Scotland goes to the polls once again on Thursday. We all have an opportunity to elect the new Scottish Parliament. But what is at stake? The answer to that question depends on which of the two main contenders you ask. For the Scottish National...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Nicola McEwen | Read more »

Brown credit crunch success reaps rewards in Glenrothes poll »

Gordon Brown

The bailout of Scottish banks has been seized on by Unionist parties who have been weighing in against first minister, Alex Salmond's plans for Scottish independence this week.In the cauldron of the Glenrothes by-election, Labour, the Conservatives and...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

Browne Report: How Scottish universities are affected »

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The Scottish Government has begun to look at solutions to the university funding crisis in the wake of the Browne Review’s publication last week. Lord Browne’s independent review into higher education funding and student finance, released ...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Call to end renewable energy barriers »

Wind farm

The Prime Minister has been urged to review the ‘insane pricing policy’ which currently limits the uptake of renewable energy in Scotland. Gordon Brown has promised to make Britain a world leader in the battle for climate change, aiming...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 | Read more »

Cameron backs referendum on Europe »

David Cameron has given his personal backing to a future referendum on Europe, describing it as “the cleanest, neatest and simplest way” of getting the public’s consent on the nature of Britain’s membership in a changing EU. Ho...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Carry on carry-out »

Ross Finnie

Most people agree that the alcohol culture in Scotland must change. Anybody out and about on a Friday and Saturday evening will have seen the unpleasant effects of over-indulgence.We all know the medical impact of too much alcohol. Health professiona...

Fri 19 Sep 2008 by Ross Finnie | Read more »

Clegg announces plans to move Holyrood poll »

Scottish Parliament

Nick Clegg’s plans to change the timetable of Holyrood’s 2015 election have been met with claims the Deputy Prime Minister was showing “gross disrespect." The Westminster and Holyrood elections are due to be held on the same dat...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Marcus de Wilde | Read more »

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