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Lib Dem leader apologises for Alex Salmond cartoon »

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Willie Rennie, has apologised after a cartoon was published on official Scottish Liberal Democrat Facebook and Twitter accounts portraying the Fist Minister in Arab dress. The controversy came after Alex Salmond haile...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Andrew Barr | Read more »

Warning issued over two-question referendum »

A Liberal Democrat peer has warned that a two-question independence referendum could cause confusion and have serious consequences for Scotland and its future. Lords Steel, the former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament has expressed concerns...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Megan Wells | Read more »

Alcohol Bill to be passed by Scottish Parliament »

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 »

A very private privatisation plan »

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 »

Scots believe Holyrood should run the country »

A majority of people (74 per cent) in Scotland believe Holyrood should have the most influence in running the country, according to a recently-published government survey. The social attitudes survey, conducted between June and November 2010, also sh...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

First Minister says 'London has had its turn' »

At the SNP annual conference in Inverness this week, First Minister Alex Salmond told delegates the days of “Westminster politicians telling Scotland what to do or what to think” were over, and claimed the Scottish people were now “in...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Andrew Barr | Read more »

Scotland not subsidised by rest of UK, says Annabel Goldie »

Departing Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie has rejected claims by English Conservatives that Scotland is being subsidised by the rest if the UK and has called for an immediate referendum on Scottish independence. Addressing the party’...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

SNP blast Labour as "out of touch" after damning poll »

A leading SNP campaigner has told The Journal that Labour is "out of touch" with Scots after a recent YouGov poll found that 50 per cent of people think Labour represents Scotland badly. Asked "how well or badly do you think the L...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Johnney Rhodes | Read more »

Where is Scottish Labour going? »

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 for Labour...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

A pragmatic decision »

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 »

Scotland's sleep-walk towards independence »

When I heard that Nick Clegg had told Forth One radio during his visit to Scotland in August that he “would like to see Megrahi behind bars”, I did a double-take. Was the deputy prime minister suggesting that the UK government would try to ...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Pierre Thistlejohn | Read more »

Scots are 'ready to move on', says First Minister »

The First Minister, Alex Salmond, has announced 15 new bills to parliament including legislation to create a single Scottish police force, plans to combat sectarianism and the introduction of minimum alcohol pricing. This is part of the new SNP majori...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Andrew Barr | Read more »

SNP triumphant in unexpected Holyrood landslide »

Incumbent First Minister Alex Salmond's Scottish National Party secured the first overall majority in Scottish Parliament history last week, after an historic electoral landslide which forced three other party leaders to resign. The SNP gained 23 seat...

Thu 05 May 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Scottish Tories not in favour of Reclaim Your Voice campaign »

It emerged last week that the Scottish Conservative party will not be supporting NUS Scotland’s Reclaim Your Voice campaign. This means the Conservatives will not be following in the footsteps of their fellow rivals Labour, Scottish National Part...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Hannah Raine | 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 »

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

Fool me once... »

In the last month, The Journal has interviewed the leaders of all five major Scottish political parties. We begin today with Alex Salmond and Iain Gray, respectively the leaders of the SNP and Scottish Labour. One of these men, it is generally accepted...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 | Read more »

Salmond: Labour in Scotland have had a generation of believing in nothing »

At a circular table in a glass-walled kitchenette inside the Scottish National Party’s Edinburgh headquarters, First Minister Alex Salmond is bullish about his party’s prospects at the impending general election. We find the formidable part...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Scotland urged to introduce tuition fees »

Scottish students are facing the possibility of tuition fees after a leaked report from Universities Scotland recommended their introduction and lobby group CBI have said fees will become necessary. The Scottish Government has repeatedly promised that...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Kathryn Richardson | Read more »

Labouring the point »

Last weekend, the Scottish Labour Party performed a surprise U-turn, reversing its stance on university funding and pledging not to introduce either tuition fees or a contribution for Scottish students in the next parliament. The party’s intentio...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 | Read more »