Tag: Politics

Annie Lennox to give talk at Holyrood

By Cara Sulieman SCOTS rocker Annie Lennox will visit Holyrood this summer as part of the Festival of Politics – a year later than planned. Lennox...

Top tories call for general election in wake of expenses scandal

By Oliver Farrimond CALLS for a general election intensified yesterday as a team of senior Tory politicians appeared at the Scottish Parliament to back the...

Peter Mandelson confronted over MPs expenses claims

By Oliver Farrimond LORD Mandelson has reacted furiously to suggestions that his expense claims, published today, amount to a defrauding of the British taxpayer. The Secretary...

Housing Minister Alex Neil MSP unveils new homes for Scottish war veterans

By Oliver Farrimond NEW homes for Scotland’s war veterans were officially unveiled in Edinburgh yesterday by Housing and Communities Minister Alex Neil. The development features nine...

Burke to get honorary degree from uni that banned him

By Cara Sulieman SCOTTISH playwright Gregory Burke is to receive an honorary degree from his old university - despite being banned from the campus for...

Neighbours of Susan Boyle weigh in on the 2009 British budget

By Oliver Farrimond IN THE hometown of Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle yesterday, there was a mixed reaction to the Chancellors Budget as her...

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