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Local heroes invited to attend the opening ceremony of The Scottish Parliament
At this Saturday's opening ceremony for the sixth session of The Scottish Parliament a shopkeeper from Oxgangs will join other local heroes invited to...
Coronavirus – Conservatives will make last attempt to block vaccine passports
At The Scottish Parliament on Wednesday Scottish Conservatives hope to push for a debate and vote on the government's so-called vaccine passport scheme which...
NHS spending at the heart of the programme for government
The Scottish Government has put the NHS and spending on it at the heart of the Programme for Government which will be announced at...
Foysol Choudhury MSP – the highlights of the first three months at Holyrood
Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP offers some insight into the key highlights of his first while in office since being elected in May.
Mr Choudhury is the...
Reminder that the EU Settlement deadline is at the end of June
Gordon MacDonald MSP would like to remind everyone in Edinburgh that Wednesday 30 June 2021 is the deadline for the UK Government’s EU Settlement...
Scottish Conservative Leader self-isolating
Douglas Ross is self-isolating after coming into contact on Monday with someone who has now tested positive for Covid.
He was informed that a close...
SNP Government talking to the Greens about possible agreement
Scottish Ministers have confirmed that they will enter structured talks with the Scottish Green Party, supported by the civil service, with a view to...
Scottish Greens announce parliamentary spokespeople
The Scottish Greens have revealed their spokespeople that will cover the various government portfolios.
Co-leader Patrick Harvie will continue to speak on finance and constitutional...
Stephen Kerr becomes Scottish Conservative Chief Whip
New MSP and Scottish Conservative Leader, Douglas Ross, has wasted no time in setting up one of the most important administrative roles in the...
At The Scottish Parliament this week
Now that all 129 MSPs have been elected there is an amount of procedure to get through to ensure they can all get started...
First day for new MSPs at Holyrood
Several new MSPs were elected to seats in Edinburgh and Lothian as well as others from all over the country.
All of the newbies...
#SPE21RESULT Edinburgh Northern and Leith – Ben Macpherson retains his seat
The election results for Edinburgh Central were announced at the very end of all the counts in Scotland except the regional results.
The MSP...
#SPE21RESULT Edinburgh Pentlands – Gordon Macdonald returned for third term
The election results for Edinburgh Pentlands have been announced.
The MSP is Gordon Macdonald who has represented the constituency for the last two terms....
#SP2021 – Independent candidate for Lothian Ashley Graczyk
Ashley Graczyk is an Independent Candidate for Lothian in the Scottish Parliament Election on 6 May 2021.
We asked her to provide the...
#SP2021 – SNP promise more support to students
Nicola Sturgeon will on Tuesday underline the SNP’s commitment to supporting students through the pandemic and into the recovery by driving forward the Widening...
#SP2021 – how does the election system work in Scotland?
How do we elect Members of the Scottish Parliament?
The Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021 is almost upon us. Most people understand that the election is...
Letter from Scotland
Scotland’s leading businessman and philanthropist, Sir Tom Hunter, has entered the election campaign with a call for all the political parties to spell out...
#SP2021 – SNP pledge money for play parks
£60m PLAY PARK RENEWAL FUND TO HELP GIVE EVERY CHILD A PLACE TO PLAYSNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon pledged on Saturday that an SNP Government...
#SP6 – Alba Party announces four Lothian candidates
The newest party in Scotland, the Alba Party, has announced its 32 candidates standing in every region of Scotland.
The way the voting system...
Vote of no confidence in the First Minister defeated in The Scottish Parliament
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives at Holyrood, Ruth Davidson MSP made one of her last speeches in the parliament calling for the resignation...
National Day of Reflection marked at Holyrood
On the anniversary of the UK going into the first national lockdown the grim milestone was marked by people around the country.
Charity Marie Curie...
Hamilton report published today – finding no breach by the First Minister
The Irish barrister James Hamilton was charged with investigating whether First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had breached the Ministerial Code.
Specifically he was asked to examine...
Jackie Kay ends her term as Makar
Jackie Kay's tenure as Scotland's national poet has come to an end after five years as planned.
Scotland's third Makar – she succeeded Edwin Morgan...
Ross launches Retrain to Rebuild manifesto promise
Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross MP, will unveil a new policy proposal for £500 ‘Retrain to Rebuild’ accounts to help people get...
Greens call for deselection of Lothian list Conservative candidate
The Scottish Greens have called for the deselection of Cllr Sue Webber who is they say a "Covid sceptic Tory candidate".
The party says that...
John Swinney survives vote of no confidence
The Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, survived a vote of no confidence at Holyrood last night by 65 votes to 57.
The Scottish Greens...
Scottish Parliamentary Election 2021 – Ashley Graczyk for Lothian
Ashley Graczyk is standing as an independent MSP candidate for Lothian
Here she sets out her Five Key Priorities for us:
I’m now heading...
Conservatives lodge motion of no confidence
The Scottish Conservatives have lodged a motion of no confidence in Deputy First Minister John Swinney after the government missed a deadline to publish...
Retail Workers Bill to be passed this week
The Scottish Parliament will debate and vote on the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday. The bill...
Timetable set today for announcement of new Scottish Labour leader
Scottish Labour's ruling body has approved a timetable to elect a new leader who will be in place by the end of February.
The process...
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