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Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Lessons on Revolution ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In March 1967 London School of Economics students occupy the college’s Old Theatre. In response, the college turns off the lights; the theatre is...
Remembering Sir Bernard Crick
It’s now 15 years since the death of the renowned academic and author Professor Sir Bernard Crick, who had a long association with the...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – A Political Breakfast ★★★
This engaging show manifested many aspects of the PBH Free Fringe.Taking place every morning (at 9.30am), this show features a panel of Fringe performers...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale ★★★★
The Fringe is often criticised for the dominance of stand-up comedy and a sense that much of it is trivial. In contrast, Marlon Solomon's...
Drummond CHS Pupils Urge Locals to Cast their Votes
With just over week until the Leith Walk By-election, local school pupils, who are eligible to vote in local elections as they are aged...
Greens vow to stand up to Trump and the Tories
The Scottish Greens used today (7 June), the final day of General Election campaigning, to knock on as many doors as possible, including the...
First Minister marks one year at the helm
"Just getting started" on work to deliver for people across Scotland.
It was just a year ago that Scotland appointed its first female First Minister. Speaking...
Books – Project Fear promises to lift the lid on #indyref
On the first anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum, a new tell-all book will lift the lid on the tactics and tensions behind Better...
People’s vow given warm welcome
Glasgow was a hotbed of political chat yesterday with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaking to a sell out crowd at the SSE Hydro and...
Theatre – enquiring into people power and politics
'Resilience', the current project by theatre group Active Inquiry, is holding a big event at Out of the Blue on Saturday 11th October. Everyone...
Top events at the 2014 Edinburgh Book Festival for young adults
'Today's teenagers don't read books'
'Teenagers can't concentrate, it's all that gazing at Facebook'
Comments we've all heard, or even made. Total nonsense. Young adult fiction...
Supporters celebrate Equal Marriage passing into Law at Holyrood
Supporters of Equal Marriage are celebrating after the Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly passed the Civil Partnerships and Marriage Bill into Law today. Patrick Harvie MSP...
SNP conference 2013 – Salmond already heading back to Edinburgh..
The Edinburgh Reporter is at the SNP conference to meet Edinburgh MSPs and councillors to find out what they have to say about independence...
Pedal on Parliament cycle ride
There has been a great deal of discussion about cycling in the capital over recent months, particularly since the current council administration allocated 5%...
AUDIO – The Edinburgh Reporter chats with Mark Lazarowicz MP
Mark Lazarowicz was first elected as an MP in 2001. He has represented the Edinburgh North and Leith consituency since then.
His website tells us:-
"Mark...
LIVEBLOG with Ian Murray MP 29 September 2011
Ian Murray is Labour MP for Edinburgh South. He was brought up in Wester Hailes and then went to Edinburgh University when he was...
UnHolyrood presents an evening of Scottish political comedy
UnHolyrood is presenting an evening of Scottish political cabaret at Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms.
The event which will take place on the 4 May 2011 at...
What the Greens think about the SNP and insulation
The SNP's Home Insulation Scheme cost a staggering £1,600 per insulation job done, according to analysis published today by the Scottish Greens ...
Scottish Youth Parliament – the results are in!
The newest Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament to represent Edinburgh were today unveiled at the City Chambers. A total of 26 young people...
Edinburgh Reporter chats – Ewan Aitken
Ewan Aitken is currently the Councillor for Craigentinny/Duddingston and is now standing as the Labour candidate for Eastern Edinburgh. He was elected to the...
Edinburgh Reporter chats – Mike Pringle MSP
Sitting in a comfortable chair in his Edinburgh South constituency office, Mike Pringle MSP with his grey hair and casual jumper looks rather like a...
Great speech!
Political journalist and author, David Torrance, is on the hunt.... for the greatest speeches by Scots, ever.
The reporter on STV's Politics Now - who...
New man at Holyrood
A senior reporter at the Edinburgh Evening News begins a new job - as a political reporter for the Press Association, based...
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