Tag: SNP conference
SNP back EU protectors for produce
It is the SNP conference in Edinburgh this weekend. At the conference there has been some discussion about the value of EU brand protection for Scottish produce exported to other countries. Conference has backed...
Letter from Scotland
Here in Edinburgh we are only just getting used to seeing racks of bikes for hire. Just Eat Cycles have only appeared in the last month and, so far, only 19 bike stations have...
Letter from Scotland
Householders in my part of Edinburgh have just been issued with our new bin collection calendar, a pattern of dates and coloured bin-shapes as exciting as the Periodic Table. The city council says it...
Letter from Scotland
The other day I found myself cycling along the old Penicuik railway line just south of Edinburgh and I came across this wonderful viaduct across the River Esk. Why can’t we build something beautiful...
Letter from Scotland
So, after some hesitation, the Scottish government has set its face against fracking. The Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse told parliament on Tuesday that the current moratorium on shale gas extraction is being extended indefinitely. ...
Letter from Scotland
Will Nicola Sturgeon turn the tide on Brexit ? She’s certainly trying hard. She’s using this weekend’s SNP conference in Glasgow to call for a grand coalition of all opposition parties and pro-Europe Tories...
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 will now also take on the role as Depute Leader...
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