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Scottish Government supporting humanitarian effort in Yemen
The Scottish Government has confirmed today that it has donated £250,000 of humanitarian aid to the Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) Yemen Crisis Appeal.
DEC is...
Tories question Government plans ahead of Draft Budget on Thursday
Finance Secretary Derek MacKay will address Holyrood with his draft budget on Thursday afternoon at 2.30pm. This follows from the Autumn Statement issued by the...
Greens to lead two Holyrood debates today
Two Green MSPs are leading debates at Holyrood later today first about cuts to additional support needs and secondly on the need to strengthen...
Finance Minister demands more investment ahead of the Autumn Statement
The Chancellor Philip Hammond will rise later today to make his first Autumn Statement in the House of Commons.
Ahead of that Finance Secretary Derek...
Lord Advocate to have his say in the Supreme Court on Section 50
The Supreme Court has today confirmed that applications to intervene in the above case have been granted to The Lord Advocate in Scotland as...
Miles secures debate on station traffic
Lothians MSP Miles Briggs has made it one of the principal aims of his new position to get accessible taxis back into Waverley Station.
Despite Scotrail having...
Scotch Whisky Association praised for action against alcohol misuse
Lothian Tory MSP Miles Briggs is Shadow Minister for Public Health.
He has therefore welcomed the news that the Scotch Whisky Association is giving funding to three Lothian...
Friends of the Earth highlight the Brexit effect on the environment
The Scottish Parliament will debate the potential impact of Brexit on the environment and climate change at Holyrood later today. Friends of the Earth Scotland...
Government publishes draft Independence Referendum bill
The Scottish Government has today published a draft bill which will allow consideration of independence for Scotland for a second time, before the UK...
Remembering guide dog Mr Q
Sad news as we hear that Mr Q, the first guide dog to work with an MSP at Holyrood has died.
Mr Q worked with...
New SNP depute leader announced
Earlier today at the SNP conference in Glasgow Angus Robertson MP was announced as the new Depute Leader of the party.
The SNP Leader at Westminster...
Budget day at Holyrood will be 15 December
The Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP has told Holyrood that the Draft Budget 2017-18 will be introduced on 15 December 2016.
This is still subject...
Letter from Scotland
It was my last hill-walk of the season. As we came down Carn an Righ (hill of the king) the dark clouds were closing...
First Minister to make speech in London today
Later today the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will make a speech as one of the keynote speakers at the Institute of Directors Annual Convention...
Letter from Scotland
Oh dear, trouble on the railways. We’ve just been told – by the newspapers of course – that Network Rail has managed to install...
Greens look for bold moves at Holyrood
The Scottish Greens said earlier today that in areas such as benefit sanctions, standardised testing in schools and local and national tax policy they expect...
Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2016 ends with call to save heritage endangered by war
The Edinburgh International Culture Summit took place between 24-26 August 2016 at Holyrood. Discussions centred around the 40 cultural delegations who listened to over...
Local MSP wants more schools to visit Holyrood
Ash Denham MSP for Edinburgh Eastern is encouraging local schools to visit the Scottish Parliament.
Today the SNP MSP has written to local head teachers...
Festival of Politics – Harry Benson CBE at Holyrood
Harry Benson CBE is a rare breed. He inspires adoration from press photographers across the world, but none more so than here in Scotland...
Harry Benson returns home to Scotland with a retrospective exhibition
The latest free exhibition at the Scottish Parliament is a collection of Harry Benson's photographs taken in America over the last 50 years.
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Edinburgh MP bids to become SNP Deputy Leader
Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard was elected as an SNP MP in 2015. When we met him he assured us that he has the experience...
Justice Minister to meet Edinburgh equality group
Speaking ahead of a meeting with the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council to discuss new Strategic Policing Priorities, Cabinet Secretary for Justice Michael...
Letter from Scotland
I can report that Scotland is staying “calm and collected” in the midst of the political and emotional turmoil swirling round the rest of...
The fifth session of the Scottish Parliament is declared open
Her Majesty the Queen accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and The Lord Provost attended Holyrood this morning to officially declare the Scottish...
Letter from Scotland
Down at my local nature reserve, at the foot of Arthur’s Seat, we were rather proud of our family of great crested grebes. It...
Large crowd demonstrate at Holyrood tonight
A large crowd of demonstrators gathered outside the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday evening to protest against the European Referendum result and show support for...
Debate on EU tabled at Holyrood
The First Minister lodged a motion yesterday to allow the Scottish Parliament to debate the EU today. The motion reads:
Motion S5M-00601: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow...
SNP MSPs appointed to new roles
Ash Denham, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, and Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh North and Leith have both been appointed Parliamentary Liaison Officers by the First...
Scottish Government launch support for women returning to work
The Scottish Government will try out a new way of getting women back into work. The 'Returners' project which will be piloted across Scotland...
Letter from Scotland
They call it “Scotland’s other Parliament”, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Well, it’s become the latest august institution to suggest we...
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