MSP rails against Holyrood's polluting transport choices
SCOTTISH Green leader Patrick Harvie is to pay more than £400 from his own pocket so he can go by rail on an official trip to this month's climate change summit in Copenha
Edinburgh Evening News,
Wed Dec 02 03:12:09 PST 2009
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Holyrood to make room for heroines from history
HOLYROOD bosses are being urged to honour two pioneering Edinburgh women by naming rooms after them at the Scottish Parliament.
Edinburgh Evening News,
Mon Nov 30 03:26:54 PST 2009
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Labour MSP refuses to apologise for Salmond
A Labour MSP last night refused to apologise after comparing Alex Salmond to the Italian wartime fascist leader Mussolini during a Holyrood committee meeting.
Times Online,
Wed Dec 02 15:43:19 PST 2009
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Opposition claim victory after Salmond 'blinks'
OPPOSITION leaders at Holyrood have claimed they called Alex Salmond's bluff over the future of Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop
Edinburgh Evening News,
Wed Dec 02 02:43:53 PST 2009
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Safety fears over new rail link
An MSP raises safety concerns about the staffing of train services on the new Airdrie to Bathgate rail link.
BBC News,
Thu Dec 03 04:50:52 PST 2009
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Voters back Scottish voice in Westminster
Figures released by pollsters IPSOS/MORI show the SNP back in pole position for both the upcoming Westminster and Holyrood elections. The figures show Scottish voters are rejecting the phon...
SNP,
Wed Dec 02 01:56:02 PST 2009
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Mike Russell's words come back to haunt him on Day One in job
SCOTLAND'S new education secretary has described councils as "arrogant, mealy-mouthed and domineering" and has said schools should be allowed to run themselves.
The Scotsman,
Thu Dec 03 04:04:26 PST 2009
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Double jeopardy to be overhauled after 800 years
THE centuries-old law which prevents anyone being tried twice for the same offence is to be changed, justice secretary Kenny MacAskill said yesterday.
The Scotsman,
Thu Dec 03 04:04:16 PST 2009
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Anger as Labour lord likens Alex Salmond to Italian fascist leader Mussolini
A LABOUR politician is facing demands for an apology after he compared Alex Salmond to the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
The Scotsman,
Thu Dec 03 04:03:46 PST 2009
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Care services shake-up for 800 vulnerable people is put on hold
COUNCIL leaders in Edinburgh have been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over a controversial attempt to change the care packages of more than 800 vulnerable people in the
The Scotsman,
Thu Dec 03 04:03:05 PST 2009
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Break-in spree in Deer Park
A rash of cabin and shed break-ins in the Deer Park area have the Holyrood RCMP asking property owners in the area to check their premises at the earliest convenience.
The Telegram,
Tue Dec 01 12:17:30 PST 2009
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City chiefs deny SNP group is poised to quit ruling coalition
CITY leaders today rubbished growing rumours in the City Chambers that the SNP group are set to walk out of the council's ruling coalition.
The Scotsman,
Thu Dec 03 03:13:56 PST 2009
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Still waiting
World's End family seek justice 30 years on
BBC News,
Wed Dec 02 05:36:38 PST 2009
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HBOS 'was finished' before merger
Halifax Bank of Scotland was "finished as an entity" when it was taken over, a senior Lloyds boss tells MSPs.
BBC News,
Wed Dec 02 04:48:38 PST 2009
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Parker pledges no compulsory job cuts as council takes £3.8m hit
THERE will be no compulsory job losses at Scottish Borders Council next year despite a £3.8million cut in the cash it expected to receive from the Scottish Government and another Council Ta...
Borders Today,
Wed Dec 02 23:15:03 PST 2009
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Clarke says Tories will push for more power for Holyrood
FORMER Tory Chancellor Ken Clarke says a UK Conservative government would bring forward its own proposals on more powers for Holyrood "as quickly as possible".
Edinburgh Evening News,
Sat Nov 28 02:36:39 PST 2009
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Salmond sacked Hyslop
Alex Salmond dismissed Fiona Hyslop from her post as Education Secretary because she had lost the support of party activists, The Times has learnt.
Times Online,
Wed Dec 02 15:28:25 PST 2009
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Arts diary: Alex far from on song when his Homecoming finale falls foul of incleme...
WHAT a long strange trip it's been. Homecoming, that is.
The Scotsman,
Wed Dec 02 16:24:36 PST 2009
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Tulips stalwart killed in Spalding A16 crash
A CYCLIST killed in an accident on the A16 on Tuesday night was Spalding United steward Terry Goddard.
Spalding Today,
Wed Dec 02 16:09:19 PST 2009
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