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Salmond accused of aiming to turn Scotland into a new Iceland as by-election campaign hots up The gloves came off in the Glenrothes by-election campaign last night as Labour accused SNP leader Alex Salmond of wanting to turn...
If anyone can be said to be enjoying the awful financial crisis it is Gordon Brown. No 10 erupts at my mention of the word “enjoyment” – it’s unbecoming to take pleasure in our woes – but all the same one source close to the...
Published Date: 12 October 2008 By Tom Peterkin Scottish Political Editor ALEX Salmond is demanding an extra £1bn from Westminster in an attempt to protect the Scottish economy from the worst excesses of the global financial...
Published Date: 12 October 2008 By Eddie Barnes Political Editor A SCOTTISH Government minister held talks with a controversial Muslim leader formerly linked to Palestinian fundamentalist group Hamas, Scotland on Sunday can...
Published Date: 12 October 2008 By Eddie Barnes Political Editor ALEX Salmond will suffer an embarrassing rebellion at the SNP party conference this week over his controversial plan to stop under-21s buying alcohol in...
Published Date: 12 October 2008 The SNP's sports minister may at times be 'ridiculous' but at grassroots, at least, he's trying to do some good STEWART MAXWELL talks a good game, but then you'd expect nothing less from the...
Published Date: 12 October 2008 Even the most unlikely figures turn to the Union in tough times NEVER get into a fight with a chimney sweep, my mother always warned me. A former chief economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland...
Freedom of information probe hints at civil service unease By Tom Gordon, Scottish Political Correspondent THE SNP'S flagship plan for an independence referendum went through more than two dozen separate versions and is still a...
Westminster candidate criticises wind farm subsidies By Tom Gordon, Scottish Political Editor A SCOTTISH Conservative candidate who was suspended in a row over race has become embroiled in a fresh controversy over climate...
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has intervened in the Glenrothes by-election campaign with a plea to voters to tackle candidates on issues that "should concern every Catholic". By Auslan Cramb, Scottish...

