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SNP fielding 600 candidates in local elections
MACKAY INTRODUCES “SCOTLAND’S 600” FOR COUNCIL ELECTIONS
RECORD NUMBER OF CANDIDATES STANDING FROM STRANRAER TO SHETLAND
The SNP’s Local Elections Campaign Chairman and Local Government Minister...
MEP calls for an end to Payday Loans
SNP MEP Alyn Smith has welcomed the decision by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to review the payday loan sector after a long...
News from Councillor Tymkewycz
By
SNP Councillor Stefan Tymkewycz
Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward
"I’m pleased for the residents of Fillyside who have been campaigning for a bus service in the area; there will...
City Officials under fire
Senior Edinburgh city officials came under fire yesterday from all sides. Plans to outsource Edinburgh’s environmental services to private firm Enterprise, appeared to be...
Council to Vote on £1bn Privatisation plans next week
by Alyson Macdonald
On Thursday 27 October 2011 The City of Edinburgh Council will take a crucial vote to decide whether to privatise £1 billion worth...
Chisholm backs devolution max
The SNP today urged those Labour members who want to see the party back more powers for the Scottish Parliament, to support Malcolm Chisholm...
SNP MP probes the cost of CSA computers
A parliamentary question asked by SNP MP Dr Eilidh Whiteford has revealed that the cost of a computer case management system purchased by the UK Government...
First Minister honoured by his party
The SNP celebrated the historic re-election of Alex Salmond as Scotland's First Minister, the first First Minister to be re-elected, and the party's success...
SNP to meet military bosses tomorrow
The Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and the Democratic Unionist Party are set to meet the UK’s senior military commanders tomorrow to discuss the...
Alex Salmond – triumphal return to Edinburgh
The First Minister, Alex Salmond, returned to Edinburgh tonight aboard the helicopter he has become accustomed to using in recent days, during what has...
Helping you decide on your vote
Almost the end of the parliamentary election campaign 2011 and tomorrow from 7am you can cast your vote. In our last ditch effort to...
Politics:- SNP launch mini manifesto on environment
The SNP today published its mini manifesto on the environment, outlining the green policies a re-elected SNP Government will take forward. The document, "A...
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 ...
Edinburgh Reporter chats: Alex Orr
Alex Orr looks like a PR man's ideal election candidate. Tall and tanned, when we meet him, he is dressed in a smart suit...
SNP demand answers from Lib-Dems on Biomass – and we have them!
Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP (Lothians)(SNP) is calling on local Lib Dem politicians to make clear their position on Forth Energy’s proposals for a biomass plant...
Councillor Godzik Worried about Capital City Partnership
by Councillor Paul Godzik
The recent comments from the Chamber of Commerce on the performance of Edinburgh’s schools follow a raft of worrying statistics on...
SNP get £500,000 from Stagecoach founder
A £500,000 pledge of support from Scottish entrepreneur Brian Souter is to be used by the SNP to help propel its bid for...
What Should The Scottish Solution Be?
Last year’s snowy student protests may now be fading from memory a little, but the Scottish Youth Parliament is keen for young people aged...
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