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Scottish Parliament approves £33bn budget »

The SNP government’s budget passed through Holyrood with the aid of the Tories and Lib Dems. The need for support of the budget prompted eleventh-hour spending commitments from the Lib Dems and Tories. The Finance Minister, John Swinney told Ho...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Marcus de Wilde | Read more »

Scottish, Not British »

Before the 2007 election, the SNP made a promise to the electorate to abolish £1.9 billion of Scottish student debt. The 'Yoof voter', a demographic with a short political memory, overwhelmingly supported the policy, a rare legitimate articulatio...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Marcus De Wilde | 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 »

The First Minister's poker face »

In American football parlance, it might be termed a Hail Mary play. The SNP government in Scotland, facing a general election in May and trailing Labour by up to ten points in the polls, are now betting the electoral house on perhaps the most contentio...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Editorial | Read more »

Salmond clashes with Cameron over referendum ahead of Edinburgh meeting »

Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond has hit back after UK Prime Minister David Cameron indicated that he might attempt to take control of First Minister Alex Salmond’s promised referendum. Mr Cameron told the BBC’s Andrew Marr t...

Fri 14 Jan 2011 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

Labour conference sparks rivalry ahead of May elections »

The rivalry between Scottish Labour and the Scottish National Party (SNP) has risen to new heights after both parties have drawn their annual conferences to a close, with the Holyrood elections fast approaching. Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Andrew Barr | Read more »

Free higher education must end, says Universities Scotland »

Free higher education in Scotland is under threat after a report published by Universities Scotland has confirmed that tuition fees must be reviewed. Universities Scotland, an organisation that represents the principles of Scotland’s universitie...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Kathryn Richardson | Read more »

No tuition fees under us, say SNP »

Tuition fees will not be imposed on Scottish students studying in Scotland under the present government, said education secretary Mike Russell. The comment follows the university tuition fees report by Lord Browne earlier in the month, which recommend...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Browne Report: How Scottish universities are affected »

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 »

Primary class sizes larger than promised »

The Scottish National Party (SNP) announced regulations to limit primary one (P1) class sizes to 25 students, breaking its previous promise of a cap of 18 and sparking anger from opposition MSPs. Education Secretary Mike Russell said the move wou...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Clegg announces plans to move Holyrood poll »

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 »

SNP calls for Saltire to be flown above Union Jack at castle »

The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) has put forward a parliamentary motion calling for the Union Flag to be removed from Edinburgh Castle and replaced with the Saltire. MSPs are considering the call after a petition was lodged by campaign group ...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Lisa Toner | Read more »

Despite constraints, the SNP's education policy has been a success »

The new Conservative-Lib Dem Government is set to make deep cuts in its universities budget of £200m. This is in addition to the real term cuts planned by the previous Labour Government of £600m on top of over £300m already specified....

Wed 15 Sep 2010 by Kenneth Gibson MSP | Read more »

SNP fund 1000 fewer university places »

The Scottish Government has come under attack as it announced that over 1000 less students would be funded through university this academic year. 129,733 undergraduate and postgraduate students are being funded for in 2010/2011, 1,066 fewer than the p...

Tue 14 Sep 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

SNP shelve independence referendum »

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has announced its plans to leave their independence referendum until after the May elections. In a public statement, Scottish Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that her party would "let the people decide" on ...

Sun 12 Sep 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Whose oil is it anyway? »

Scottish oil wealth must leave a lasting legacy for the country, and the SNP government has advanced the case for an oil fund for Scotland—similar to that in other countries who have benefitted from this natural resource. An oil fund would i...

Wed 21 Apr 2010 by Alasdair Allan | Read more »

SNP call for inquiry into council leader's resignation »

SNP Councillor Billy McAllister has written to Glasgow City Council's chief executive to ask that an investigation be launched into the circumstances surrounding the recent resignation of leader Steven Purcell. Mr Purcell, former Labour leader of the ...

Mon 01 Mar 2010 by Grace Wermenbol | 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 »

Labour calls for heads to roll over Sturgeon fraudster defence »

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 »

The SNP's green-washed facade »

Those who oppose wind farms and new power lines on an aesthetic basis would be well advised to pay a visit to Scotland’s central coal belt in Lanarkshire, where thousands of acres of centuries-old woodland have recently been torn up to access the...

Sat 13 Feb 2010 by Joel Sharples | Read more »