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Alex Salmond unveils White Paper on independence referendum
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | about 8 hours ago
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The First Minister left key questions on his proposed referendum next year unanswered when he launched a White Paper which did not specify which voting system would be used or even which options would be put to the Scottish public. Instead, Mr Salmond,...
Tags: United Kingdom, Edinburgh, United Kingdom constitution, Politics, Scottish independence, Alex Salmond, Politics of Scotland, Scottish Government, Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999-2003, Western Europe, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007-, National Conversation, Scotland, Referendum, Northern Europe
Vibrant events held across the country to mark St Andrew's Day
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | about 19 hours ago
Credibility THE curtain comes down on Scotland's Homecoming celebrations today – St Andrew's Day – following a weekend of events across the country. First Minister Alex Salmond reopened Burns Cottage yesterday following a £1 million restoration, which included transforming...
Tags: BBC Radio Scotland, st andrews, St Andrew, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Scotland, Scottish Government, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, Mercat cross, Districts of Scotland, Alex Salmond, Homecoming Scotland, Entertainment Culture, Names
SNP set to 'grab' yet more council powers
London :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility The move comes just days after education secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed the Scottish Government is considering taking education away from councils and raises new questions over the future of local government in Scotland. The prospect of both education...
Tags: Scotland, SNP, Alex Salmond, Labour MSP, United Kingdom, London, Politics, Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999-2003, United Kingdom constitution, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007-, Scottish Government, Scottish independence, Politics of Scotland, Scottish Labour Party, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003-2007, Scottish Parliament, David Mundell, National Conversation, Scottish National Party, Healthcare in Scotland, Unionist Party, George Foulkes Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, Referendum, Northern Europe, Scottish Conservative Party, Members of the Scottish Parliament, NHS Scotland, Western Europe, Independence referendum, National Health Service, Local government in Scotland
First-time buyers hit as £60m aid fund dries up
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility First-time buyers hit as £60m aid fund dries up Published Date: 29 November 2009 THE hopes of people desperate to get a first foot on the housing ladder have been dashed after the Scottish Government admitted it had been overwhelmed by applications...
Tags: housing associations, Paul, shared equity, John Postlethwaite, Edinburgh, free loan, open market, scottish government, equity scheme, shared ownership, United Kingdom, Mortgage, Mortgage loan, First-time buyer, Personal finance, Housing association, Real property law, Equity sharing, Banking
Scotland's free care is 'too expensive', warns chief social worker
Scotland :: SD :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Harriet Dempster, president of the Association of Directors of Social Work, yesterday questioned whether the flagship devolution policy is affordable. The cost of free personal and nursing care rose by 11 per cent last year to £358 million...But Ms Dempster's...
Tags: free personal, Scotland, personal care, social work, scottish government, Ms Dempster, social worker, free care, Carers rights movement, Healthcare, Elderly care, Social Issues, Geriatrics, Old age, Hospice, Caregiver
Homecoming year reaches climax
Alloa :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
Credibility Among them, a series of concerts celebrating Scottish pop, free family events and a sing-along of Auld Lang Syne in 100 different languages. However, a Clan Gathering in Edinburgh had to be bailed out by the city council after it lost money...This weekend...
Tags: Scotland, United Kingdom, Alloa, Robert Burns, Homecoming Scotland, Scottish diaspora, Scottish Government, Kenny MacAskill, Auld Lang Syne, Scottish clans, Homecoming, Commonwealth Games
SNP threat to take control of schools
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility Scotland's schools could be wrested from councils after it emerged that teacher numbers are in freefall and class sizes have not come down. • The Government blames councils after teacher numbers fell by 1,300 in a year Damning figures yesterday prompted...
Tags: teacher numbers, United Kingdom, London, Politics, Scotland, Education, Teacher, Scottish Government, United Kingdom constitution, Fiona Hyslop, YouGov, Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party, War Conflict
Salary freeze call to save jobs
Aberdeen :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility The authority's budget leader David Alston said restricting pay settlements would save up to £8m a year. His comments follow the Scottish government's announcement that local councils are to receive nearly £12bn next year. Finance Secretary John Swinney...
Tags: John Swinney Senior, North-east Scotland, business rate, United Kingdom, Aberdeen, Politics, John Swinney, Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999-2003, Scottish Government, Poundage, Taxation in the United Kingdom, Property taxes, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007-, Social Issues, Rates, Business Finance, Local government in Scotland, Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003-2007, Business rates in England and Wales, Labor, Aberdeenshire, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Local taxation, Politics of Scotland
Salmond joins fight to save Scots girl, 10, from being deported
Berlin :: Germany | 3 days ago
Credibility Precious Mhango and mother Florence are being held in Yarl's Wood detention centre, in Bedfordshire, having previously been locked up in Dungavel, Lanarkshire...Locals in Glasgow's Cranhill area, where the family lives, have been campaigning for the pair...
Tags: Dungavel, Mr Salmond, Mhangos, scottish government, Alex Salmond, Germany, Berlin, Immigration to the United Kingdom, Politics, Immigration to the United Kingdom since, Dawn raid, Social Issues, Robina Qureshi, Ay family, Phil Woolas
21 new primary schools for Scotland
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
Credibility THE Scottish Government's plan to build 21 new schools has been unveiled, amid criticisms there are in fact hundreds in urgent need of repair. Education secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed a list of primary schools which would be part of the latest tranche...
Tags: SNP, nationalistic agenda, scottish government, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Politics, Education, Fiona Hyslop, Members of the Scottish Parliament, Local government in Scotland, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Teacher, Murdo Fraser, Scottish Labour Party, Larbert, Scottish National Party, Scotland, Teaching, Schools in Scotland, Education in Scotland, Alex Salmond, Schools of Ambition
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