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Labour trying to undermine rival HBOS bids–Salmond

scotsman.com
14-Nov-2008 43 related
        

Published Date: 14 November 2008 ALEX Salmond increased the pressure on the UK government over the HBOS takeover yesterday, accusing Labour politicians of "leaking and briefing" in an attempt to undermine rivals to the Lloyds...

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End of the line as capital tram chief resigns with no bonus

scotsman.com
14-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Published Date: 14 November 2008 By Brian Ferguson and Alastair Dalton EDINBURGH'S troubled tram project was dealt a new blow yesterday with the resignation of another key figure. Willie Gallagher is the latest in a long line...

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SNP boost as study claims higher taxes mean fewer drink deaths

scotsman.com
14-Nov-2008 28 related
        

Published Date: 14 November 2008 PLANS to impose minimum prices on alcohol in Scotland received a boost yesterday after a study found higher taxes led to a reduction in drink-related deaths. Researchers reviewed the impact of...

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John Swinney interview: Backroom boy who pulls the purse strings

scotsman.com
14-Nov-2008
        

Published Date: 14 November 2008 THERE is never anything unexpected about John Swinney. And even those who may take opposition to his politics admit that those are the qualities you want in the person who is in charge of much...

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From the inbox

philobiblon.co.uk
13-Nov-2008
        

Good news from Scotland, where the scheme pioneered by Greens in Kirklees, to provide free insulation to every whose house needs it, has won the backing of MSPs - proposed by the Greens and backed by the SNP and Labour. On a...

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Scottish politics: The union forever?

economist.com
13-Nov-2008
        

Recession is cutting into the nationalists’ popularityONE of Alex Salmond’s proudest boasts from his first year as nationalist first minister of the devolved Scottish government was persuading local councils to freeze their tax...

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Sturgeon and Jamieson come to blows over NHS spending

scotsman.com
13-Nov-2008 11 related
        

Published Date: 13 November 2008 THE Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon today hit back at Labour claims that health boards were having to cut services in a heated Holyrood debate. Ms Sturgeon insisted more money was...

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Opposition parties accuse SNP of 'not going far enough' with climate Bill

scotsman.com
13-Nov-2008
        

Published Date: 13 November 2008 THE Scottish Government is not going far enough in its efforts to tackle climate change, MSPs heard today. Labour's Sarah Boyack called for more measures on "microgeneration" and energy...

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Mandy's fight with the wimmin

newstatesman.co.uk
13-Nov-2008
        

Kevin Maguire brings you all the gossip from the Westminster village Gearing up for June's Euro elections is Harriet Harman. Labour's deputy leader is, I hear, fond of convening 30-strong campaign sessions in the party's HQ. I...

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Half of Scots Are Against Independence

angus-reid.com
13-Nov-2008 1 related
        

The majority of people in Scotland would vote against seceding from the United Kingdom, according to a poll by YouGov published in the Sunday Times. 53 per cent of respondents would vote "No" in a proposed referendum asking...

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