Tag: Politics

Shamed MP Jim Devine fights to save political career

Deadline News Journalist - November 20, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond BELEAGUERED Livingston MP Jim Devine was last night desperately fighting to salvage what is left of his battered political reputation after a...

Royal Mail staff strike across Scotland

Deadline News Journalist - August 10, 2009

By Rory Reynolds HUNDREDS of Royal Mail workers in Scotland walked out on strike yesterday (mon) to support colleagues across the UK. Around 460 staff from...

Annie Lennox to give talk at Holyrood

Deadline News Journalist - July 6, 2009

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

Deadline News Journalist - May 22, 2009

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

Deadline News Journalist - May 8, 2009

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

Deadline News Journalist - May 5, 2009

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...

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