Sheppard calls for pub landlords to freeze rents
Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard has today written to pub companies in support of the CAMRA campaign #nopubnorent, calling on them to cancel rents...
RSNO in tune with the Scottish Government’s call for gender equality
This morning at the King's Theatre in Leven Street, the Chair of the RSNO, Dame Sue Bruce DBE and the Equalities Minister, Angela Constance, took to...
Have your say on a new system for social security
There are six weeks left for people across Scotland to have their say on how Scotland's new social security system should be shaped.Since the end...
Conservatives launch new policy on dealing with poverty and schools
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross MP launched a new policy today aiming to 'restore schools' in Scotland and also target resources at the poverty-related...
New funding for ocean energy from Scottish Government
Scottish ocean energy companies will be able to bid for a share of a new €7 million funding pot, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing will...
Government ramps up oversight of care homes in Scotland
New arrangements to significantly increase oversight of Scotland’s care homes have been published today by The Scottish Government.From tomorrow, clinical and care professionals at...
Joseph from Socks for the Street welcomed to Holyrood
BIG-HEARTED YOUNGSTER COLLECTS SOCKS FOR EDINBURGH’S HOMELESSSNP MSP Ben Macpherson welcomed Joseph Cox and his young brother to Holyrood today, where the youngster picked...
First Minister’s expenses for US trip released
The First Minister's trip to the US interested The Edinburgh Reporter, particularly the second half of it, as she arrived in New York when...
Scotland’s Right to Choose – paper will be published tomorrow
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will tomorrow Thursday, 19 December, launch the publication of a document that lays out the case for Scotland’s right to...
Dynamic Earth saved from going bust
In October 2003 Dynamic Earth had to be rescued by The Scottish Government. This issue was discussed with the Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace...
Scottish Government construction ban criticised
This week, as thousands of construction workers in England head back to work, construction firms in Scotland are not able to do so, as...
Scottish Law Commission recommends change in evidence rules
As the law stands, the prosecution in Scotland cannot rely upon previous convictions to help prove their case against an accused person. If an...
First Minister making speech in London tonight
The First Minister is set to tell a London audience tonight that independence is the key to Scotland's future economic growth.Alex Salmond is expected...
First Minister’s memorabilia raises funds for charity
Gifts and memorabilia received by former First Minister Alex Salmond have raised more than £42,000 for charity in an auction this afternoon.
More than three...
Scottish Government releases tenth paper in Building a New Scotland series
Culture Secretary Angus Robertson will announce a new paper today which states that an independent Scotland could unlock the potential of the country’s culture...
Edinburgh MSP welcomes move to help tenants
Edinburgh Central MSP, Marco Biagi, has welcomed the news from The Scottish Government that three proposals are being considered for the new Tenancy Deposit...
Government will use digital strategy to get people involved in planning
A new digital structure to be set up in a Scottish Government programme will make it easier for the public to get involved with...
Coronavirus – Wednesday’s figures
Public Health Scotland has published the latest data on Covid-19 in Scotland.The number of cases in Scotland is stated as 4,917The number of positive...
Taxi drivers feel they are still being short changed
The Scottish Government has now offered support to the estimated 37,000 taxi drivers in the country.The government announced that taxi drivers and operators in...
Coronavirus – Friday’s figures
Public Health Scotland has published figures showing case numbers which are the highest ever since the beginning of the pandemic.The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon,...
MSP encourages parents to get their children a flu vaccination this...
SNP MSP Gordon Macdonald has urged parents in Edinburgh to “trust the facts” and make sure their child is vaccinated for flu this winter.This...
New Information Commissioner proposed
Daren Fitzhenry is to be nominated by the Scottish Parliament as the new Scottish Information Commissioner next week.
He will succeed Rosemary Agnew who was...
SNP treasurer Colin Beattie arrested
Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested this morning in connection with the inquiry into SNP finances.Police have not named the...
Festival of Politics lining up for October
The Scottish Parliament will welcome a range of leading public figures such as Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, journalist and broadcaster Andrew Marr, and TV’s...
Freedom of Information to become more transparent
The Scottish Government has announced that all information released in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests will be published online from 3 July...
Meeting convened to discuss pressures on health and social care
Although The Scottish Parliament only reconvenes for business on Tuesday the government held a meeting to discuss the pressures on the NHS last Friday.The...
First Minister turns the tables on Women in the World’s Tina...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will interview journalist and equalities champion Tina Brown at this year’s Beyond Borders festival on Sunday.The interview follows former Tatler...
Holyrood to consider Scottish Fiscal Bill
Legislation to put the Scottish Fiscal Commission on a statutory footing has today been published by the Scottish Parliament.The Bill, put forward by the...
Kezia Dugdale calls for regulation of Airbnb properties
It’s been reported recently that Edinburgh has at least 9,000 short term let listings on sites such as Airbnb, an increase of 43 percent...
Meningitis B vaccine to be introduced in Scotland later in the...
The Scottish Government has announced that from 1 September, the meningitis B vaccine will be introduced to the routine childhood vaccination programme in Scotland.Scotland...
