Tag: scottish parliament

New PM Cameron arrives in Scotland – by the back door

Deadline News Journalist - May 14, 2010

By Michael MacLeod DAVID Cameron was forced to scrap plans for a grand public arrival at the Scottish Parliament today as protesters forced him to...

Oldest activist in Scotland campaigns for change

Deadline News Journalist - April 29, 2010

By Rory Reynolds SCOTLAND’S oldest political activist is back out chapping doors on the campaign trail – just a few months shy of his 100th...

Local newspapers put pressure on SNP to abandon public notice ban

Deadline News Journalist - January 27, 2010

Holyrood protest over slashed funding for university jobs

Deadline News Journalist - January 27, 2010

By Rory Reynolds STUDENTS and staff protested outside the Scottish Parliament yesterday over cuts that could see hundreds of university staff lose their jobs. The group...

Tennent’s backs minimum pricing

Deadline News Journalist - January 25, 2010

By Cara Sulieman THE Scottish Government yesterday toasted a decision by brewing giants Tennent’s to back plans for minimum pricing on alcohol. But opposition parties said...