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Transparency row as candidates demand info on membership numbers
The SNP has got itself in a bit of a pickle over transparency in its leadership election, as campaign teams for two of the...
Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021 – register now to vote in May
People living in Scotland must register by midnight on 19 April to register to take part in the vote on Thursday 6 May.
The deadline...
Letter from Scotland
There is something magical, almost sacred, about the verdict of the people as expressed through the ballot box. Whatever the predictions, there is that...
Letter from Scotland
We are about to take another leap forward in the never-ending journey towards Home Rule. The politicians have been diving through hoops to entertain...
Pedal on Parliament
Over 5,000 cyclists descended on the Scottish Parliament on Saturday afternoon to call for cycling to be given a bigger place in the nation’s...
Letter from Scotland
Can our national shepherdess save her flock? I am, of course, referring to the SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, or to Kezia Dugdale the Labour...
Letter from Scotland
It was the first question at my constituency election hustings. “What’s gone wrong with our schools ?” The lady was referring to the building...
#SP16 Nick Cook Conservative candidate for Edinburgh Eastern
In 2012 Nick Cook was the youngest person to be elected as councillor in Edinburgh. He is currently Conservative councillor representing the Liberton/Gilmerton Ward of the...
‘Disproportionate’ electoral system is bust say Electoral Reform Society
If the UK electoral system was reformed then the results of this year's General Election would have been fairer.
This is the view proposed by the Electoral...
Letter from Scotland
I’ve spend much of this week wandering lonely as a cloud over the fields and hedgerows of England. On family visits in Norfolk and...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Magic Carpet: take a trip on the Magic Carpet to explore the fantastic things in the National Museum of Scotland. 25 minutes of stories,...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Back to 'normal' this week, with not a shred of tinsel in sight (hoorah!) and plenty of events on offer; films, books, art, and...
Letter from Scotland #1
THINGS FALL APART IN MALAWI
If we are busy digesting “earthquake” election results here in Scotland, spare a thought for our twin country in Africa....
Local Government Elections 2012 – What is this election all about?
The election is almost upon us, and tomorrow you will cast your vote to elect your local councillor. But what are the main political...
LIVE – SPOKES Election Hustings 29 March 2012 at 7.30
The non party local cycling campaign group, SPOKES, is running a pre-election hustings tonight at Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge, and the...
Labour react to Council budget process
by Councillor Ricky Henderson
Edinburgh Council set its budget this week. In total, councillors are asked to decide the direction of more than £1 billion...
Remember to vote in the Scottish Parliamentary Election 5 May 2011
With both the Scottish Parliamentary elections and the first UK-wide referendum in over 30 years taking place on Thursday 5 May, the City of...
Robin Harper looks back on twelve years in Parliament
May 6th 1999 was a historic day in Scottish politics. Not only did this date mark the first Scottish parliamentary election for more than...
Holyrood open for Business till 22nd March 2011
‘The Presiding Officer wishes to announce that this session of the Parliament will end at midnight on 22 March 2011, and that dissolution begins...
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