MSPs give Nicola Sturgeon mandate to hold direct EU talks
MSPs have handed Nicola Sturgeon a mandate to hold direct talks with European institutions and member states to protect Scotland’s place in the EU. Scotland's First Minister secured cross-party support...
View ArticleBrexit: Nicola Sturgeon keeps her head while others lose theirs
"If you can keep your head when all around are losing theirs... you will be a man, my son" wrote Rudyard Kipling. He may have got the gender wrong but he could have been talking about Nicola Sturgeon....
View ArticleInsight: Victim feels let down by child abuse inquiry
When Helen Holland talks about the abuse she suffered at the hands of nuns and priests at Nazareth House in Kilmarnock it is as if she has been transported back into her childhood. She may be sitting...
View ArticleBrexit: Nicola Sturgeon 'pulls on the power heels'
"If you can keep your head when all around are losing theirs... you will be a man, my son" wrote Rudyard Kipling. He may have got the gender wrong but he could have been talking about Nicola Sturgeon....
View ArticleSwinney seeks to allay fears over abuse inquiry
Education secretary John Swinney has attempted to allay fears about the future of Scotland’s child abuse inquiry after a key panel member quit in protest at government interference. Michael Lamb, a...
View ArticleBrexit Made One U.K. Leader Look Good, and We’re Not Talking Theresa May
Leave it to the land of Shakespeare to stage a drama where all the male leads end up dead. The first head to roll after the U.K.’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union was Prime Minister David...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth addresses Scottish Parliament
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth addresses the Scottish Parliament as she attends the opening of the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland July 2, 2016. REUTERS Britain’s Queen...
View ArticleScottish Labour seeks possibility of federal UK in Brexit aftermath
Sources say consultations are ongoing to see if Scotland could retain EU membership in a federal UK...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon is in Brussels today. Get the facts here. (SNP - Scottish...
(Source: SNP - Scottish National Party) Today Nicola Sturgeon is taking part in a series of high-level meetings in Brussels to secure Scotland's place in Europe. Among others, Nicola is meeting...
View ArticleCan Nicola Sturgeon keep Scotland in the EU?
For Sturgeon, Scotland's rightful place is in the EU. If that means independence, so be it. " data-adaptive-image-768-img="" data-adaptive-image-1024-img="" data-adaptive-image-max-img=""> In the...
View ArticleAudit Scotland report outlines university access challenges
A new report has found it has become "more difficult" for Scots students to get a place at a university in Scotland. Public spending watchdog Audit Scotland has carried out its first major review of...
View ArticleLegal bid could delay Named Person Scheme, says Scottish government
The introduction of the Named Person Scheme in Scotland could be delayed because of legal action. Deputy First Minister John Swinney wants to see the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the legislation before...
View ArticleEuropean Committee in Brussels Talks on the Implications for Scotland of...
(Source: Scottish Parliament) Members of the Scottish Parliament's European and External Relations Committee will visit Brussels next Tuesday (19 July) as they continue their examination of the...
View ArticleSwinney to meet abuse survivors in wake of inquiry resignations
JOHN Swinney is to meet with abuse survivors in an attempt to reassure them about the independence of Scotland’s child abuse inquiry in the wake of the resignation of two leading panel members. Inquiry...
View ArticleSwinney plays down fears over ‘doomed’ child abuse inquiry
EDUCATION secretary John Swinney has tried to allay fears about the future of Scotland’s child abuse inquiry after a key panel member quit in protest at government interference. Michael Lamb, a...
View ArticleSurvivors want judge to lead crisis-hit child abuse inquiry
Survivors have called for a judge to be appointed to lead Scotland’s national child abuse inquiry following the resignation of its chair. QC Susan O'Brien stood down on Monday after the Scottish...
View ArticleScottish Brexit voters pose quandary for independence campaign
A yes vote second time around in an independence referendum would be no given for Scots who opted to leave the EU...
View ArticleScottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale: ‘I don’t want to choose between two...
The woman with one of the toughest jobs in British politics talks about her hopes for keeping Scotland in both the EU and the UK, and why it’s time for Corbyn to go...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn warned over shadow Scottish secretary post
Labour's Lord Foulkes has told BBC Scotland no Scottish politicians will fill the shadow Scottish secretary position while Jeremy Corbyn is leader. The former Scottish Office minister said Mr Corbyn...
View ArticleGood news you might have missed (SNP - Scottish National Party)
(Source: SNP - Scottish National Party) While the Scottish Government is working to secure Scotland's place in Europe, it has not been distracted from the business of governing. From Scotland leading...
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