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Scottish Independence Referendum – Why Council Leader Andrew Burns is voting no
by City of Edinburgh Council Leader Andrew Burns.
A year to go until the referendum.
I've a shocking acknowledgement to make - I don't think the...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Why Christine Grahame MSP thinks you should vote Yes
by Christine Grahame MSP
I’m always a bit gobsmacked when I hear someone saying that they don’t know if they would be better off if...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Greens say Yes
1 YEAR TO 'INDYREF' - PROGRESSIVE IDEAS CAN HELP WIN THE DAY
Ahead of a Scottish Parliament debate at 2pm this afternoon marking a year...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Why Kate Higgins thinks you should vote YES
"If Scotland held the kitty" by Kate Higgins
There’s nothing worse than feeling hard done-by by your friends. We’ve all been on a work night out...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Why Gordon MacDonald MSP thinks you should vote yes
by Gordon MacDonald MSP for the constituency of Edinburgh Pentlands
For the last 38 years I have campaigned for Scottish independence the length and breadth of...
Scottish Independence Referendum – Better Together urge you to say No
With 365 days to go till the 2014 referendum the Better Together campaign recommends that you vote No next year and that Scotland should...
Scottish Independence Referendum – one year to go
It is exactly one year till Scots will vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum on 18 September 2014.
The Edinburgh Reporter is based in the...
Scottish Independence Referendum – YES campaign believes Scotland has what it takes
A Yes vote is an opportunity to make Scotland's vast wealth work better for everybody who lives here said Blair Jenkins, Chief Executive of...
Book tickets for the Warhol Exhibiton at The Scottish Parliament
Book your ‘tickets’ now for the new Andy Warhol: Pop, Power and Politics exhibition which will run at the Scottish Parliament from 5 October...
Global experts gather at Holyrood – and you can join them
•FREE events part of a week-long celebration of the Andrew Carnegie Legacy
•Tickets released for six seminars covering education, environment, peace, ethics, knowledge and philanthropy
Tickets...
Referendum BIll makes progress
Parliamentary committee endorses Referendum Bill
The Scottish Independence Referendum Bill has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle following the endorsement of the general principles of the...
Festival of Politics to debate Scotland’s Place in the World
The ninth Festival of Politics gets underway today examining ‘Scotland’s Place in the World’. The three day festival takes place in the unique setting...
Arms Trade Treaty Celebration at Holyrood
Arms campaigner David Grimason (correct, centre) and Amnesty Scotland programme director Mark Bevan (right) bring a famous friend (Helen Mirren, who is one of...
Edinburgh Schools Debating at Holyrood
Scotland’s finest young debaters to test their skills at Holyrood and two Edinburgh schools, Craigmount High and St Mary's Music School, will be taking part.
‘This...
Edinburgh MSP joins MS care campaign
Gordon Macdonald MSP has pledged to help ensure that all people living with MS in Scotland have access to the right treatment, care and...
Warhol exhibition coming to Holyrood
In a first for any Parliament, the Scottish Parliament is set to host an exhibition of more than forty Andy Warhol works of art...
Date set for Independence referendum
Scotland’s referendum will be held on 18 September 2014, First Minister Alex Salmond announced in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.
The date is contained in...
Green MSP joins Cancer Care charity
Alison Johnstone MSP Joins Marie Curie Cancer Care at Scottish Parliament
Alison Johnstone MSP joined Marie Curie Cancer Care at the Scottish Parliament this week to...
Edinburgh Western MSP urges moves on Air Passenger Duty
UK WORLD’S WORST FOR FLIGHT TAXES SHOWS SCOTLAND’S NEED FOR APD POWERS
GERS FIGURES REVEAL SCOTLAND IS PAYING MORE THAN ITS PER CAPITA SHARE IN...
Illegal dumping catches attention of local MSP
Gordon Macdonald MSP recently visited the site of illegal dumping on the outskirts of Hermiston village. Strewn around the field adjacent to the road...
Sarah Boyack leading debate to end world hunger
Lothian MSP Sarah Boyack will lead a Member’s Debate, just after First Minister's Questions this morning, to call for everyone in Scotland to play...
SNP says Scotland saved from bus fare rises
FIGURES SHOW SCOTLAND PROTECTED FROM SUBSTANTIAL BUS FARE HIKES
The SNP claim that new statistics have shown that bus passengers in Scotland have been protected...
Anorexia Awareness Week starts today
MSP MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE EMOTIVE DEBATE
SNP MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Dennis Robertson, will this week mark one year since his emotive and thought-provoking...
Edinburgh job – Project Manager
The Scottish Parliament is advertising a Project Manager's job on their website which is open for applications until 11 February 2013.
The advert reads:-
Project Manager...
Large Hadron Collider at Holyrood this week
LARGE HADRON COLLIDER EXHIBITION from Saturday 2 February 2013 - Friday 8 February 2013
The Scottish Parliament, Free Exhibition
A travelling exhibition showcasing the Large Hadron...
Pedal on Parliament 2 will be launched today
Following the success of last year's cycling safety event the date for this year's is being announced at lunchtime today outside The Scottish Parliament.
On...
MSP supports dogs charity
Members of the Scottish Parliament attended an event in Holyrood this week organised by Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, to raise...
Scottish Government to investigate taxi licensing
Tighter controls on taxi licensing to crack down on rogue firms and support responsible businesses are being consulted on.
The Scottish Government today launched a...
Stop Climate Chaos demonstration at Scottish Parliament today
Get your Act together!
From Climate Act to Climate Action demonstration at Scottish Parliament took place earlier today.
Campaigners gathered round ‘Alex Salmond’ outside The Scottish...
Pentlands MSP claims Westminster to blame for Remploy closure
SNP MSPS CONDEMN “VACUOUS” TORY PROMISES AFTER REMPLOY MEETING
SNP MSPs have this afternoon condemned the UK Government for abandoning the disabled workers at Remploy...
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