Tag: Holyrood

Holyrood bosses ‘milk’ taxpayers for £6million on parliament upgrades

AN average of £1m a year is being spent upgrading the parliament building at Holyrood despite its horrendously over-budget £400m price tag. More than £6m...

Dogs are best at sniffing out terrorists

A SNIFFER dog would be more effective at preventing terrorism at the Scottish Parliament than spending millions on “daft” hi-tec security measures, an expert...

Black-out on private Holyrood bar

By Neil Pooran MSPs have banned pictures of their luxurious new £125,000 bar at Holyrood. The swanky watering hole - called the Queensberry House Lounge -...

Scotland handed power over Antarctica – by mistake

SCOTS ministers are locked in a bitter battle with Westminster over Antarctica after it emerged power over the area had been devolved by accident. David...

Almost half of Scots intend to vote SNP at Westminster elections

The SNP have welcomed the Populus poll for the Times which put the party 17 points ahead of Labour in Westminster voting intentions. A YouGov...

Time’s up for new Holyrood voting technology

STATE of the art voting technology at the Scottish parliament is to be repaired – just two months after being installed. The touch screen...

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