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Published Date: 21 November 2009 THE SNP has warned that UK government proposals for free personal care in England could result in Scottish pensioners losing £70 a week benefit. Plans to cut Attendance Allowance, which is...
Here is detailed report of the demonstration against NATO in Edinburgh last weekend. Report of protest against NATO on Saturday 14th November 2009 There was a five day NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) conference in...
The UK's constitutional jigsaw still needs to be completed, and politics looks set to become increasingly territorial It has probably escaped the attention of all but the most assiduous Guardian reader, but this week marked an...
Mr Swinney was praised for his role in combating recession Finance Secretary John Swinney has been named the Scottish Politician of the Year at a ceremony in Edinburgh. Mr Swinney was presented with The Herald newspaper...
Labour gained in the latest council by-elections but there was also cheer for the SNP after its disappointment at last week's Glasgow North East Commons contest. In a further poll, Tories were forced into third place in a ward...
Published Date: 20 November 2009 FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was challenged yesterday on the "scandal" of malnourished children in Scotland. Tory leader Annabel Goldie said she was "alarmed and appalled" to learn that one in...
Published Date: 20 November 2009 ONE in five MSPs continues to employ members of their own family as staff – despite public outrage over the expenses scandal at Westminster. New figures have revealed that a total of 26 MSPs...
Published Date: 20 November 2009 SCOTTISH ministers are under pressure to cut back on high earners' salaries in the public sector after it emerged that 1,600 on the payroll in Scotland have six-figure incomes . Information...
Published Date: 19 November 2009 A REPORT from a group commissioned by the Scottish Government on removing nuclear weapons from Scotland has been dismissed as supporting a "half-baked policy". The paper was produced by 12...
Published Date: 19 November 2009 WITH trust in politics at its lowest ebb for many years, the phrase "getting the vote out" has become a mantra for electoral campaign managers seeking to shore up their position in the face of...
