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Tavish Scott

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SNP triumphant in unexpected Holyrood landslide »

Scottish Parliament

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 »

A Liberal Vision for Scotland »

Tavish Scott

Meeting with Tavish Scott, he comes across as less polished than other politicians I have interviewed, but like other party leaders, appears quietly confident. Conducting our interview over a ‘jammy scone’ in a quiet café, he display...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Robbie Marwick | Read more »

Tobin conviction prompts call for change in law on previous convictions »

Kenny Macaskill

The Scottish Law Commission (SLC) is set to call for major changes to the way criminal cases are heard by allowing juries access to previous convictions of defendants. The move follows the conviction of serial killer Peter Tobin at Chelmsford Crown Co...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by John Hislop | Read more »

Lib Dems court student vote at Edinburgh University »

The Liberal Democrats have been courting the votes of students at the University of Edinburgh with visits by high-profile party figures. Jo Swinson MP, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson and Tavish Scott MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal...

Wed 30 Sep 2009 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Opposition parties blast SNP for 'dumping' students »

Alex Salmond and John Swinney

Opposition parties have accused the SNP of failing students as the new academic year begins with record high graduate unemployment rates. Shadow education secretary Rhona Brankin lashed out at the SNP for not mentioning education in the presentation o...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

The Spring conference round-up »

In the first batch of the spring party conferences, future political strategy and the question of a constitutional referendum unsurprisingly permeated the speeches of both Iain Gray, leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, and Tavish Scott, leader of t...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by David Livey | Read more »

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