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• Intriguing undercurrents of wind farm announcement

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 953
  The impressive press conference at Bute House had a notable absence, writes Alan Cochrane.
  4 hours ago

• Bin men refuse to work in ice and snow

  
  Deadline Press & Picture Agency — Authority: 452
  By Cara Sulieman RUBBISH in Edinburgh is being left to rot in the streets after bin men refused to go and collect it in the treacherous weather. Two out of three stayed away from work on Thursday, saying “health and safety” was preventing them from braving the slippery streets. But it has caused anger among ...
  7 hours ago

• Snow-blanketed Britain seen from space

  
  Deadline Press & Picture Agency — Authority: 452
  By Michael MacLeod THE extent of Britain’s winter whiteout is revealed in a stunning picture from space, received today by scientists in Dundee. The nationwide blanket of snow and ice came as temperatures dipped to as low as minus 18. The image, sent by NASA’s Terra satellite , shows the UK framed by ...
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• Brian Gerrish... Child Stealing by the State

  
  The Final Redoubt — Authority: 447
  The UK Column
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• Greenwash: Coal is dirtying Scotlands carbon-neutral plans | Fred Pearce

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  Scotland has the potential to be a world leader in developing low-carbon fuels, but Alex Salmonds reliance on coal is an albatross around its neck There were a lot of big names at the UNs climate change conference in Copenhagen last month: Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Angela Merkel and the rest. So not a lot of ...
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• Livestock being frozen to death in their thousands

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 178
  THOUSANDS of farm animals face being frozen to death as Scotland experiences its worst winter weather in almost 50 years, farmers have warned. As heavy snow brought more chaos to Scotland yesterday, upland sheep farmers in particular feared that their flocks could be killed as a result of the longest cold spell to hit ...
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• Old Labour government planned to give Scotland more international powers

  
  Deadline Press & Picture Agency — Authority: 452
  By Rory Reynolds A LABOUR government planned to give Scots control over their foreign policy to appease “maverick” nationalists, according to newly declassified documents. James Callaghan’s administration, which was voted out of government in 1979, feared that denying Scotland a role in European affairs would ...
  5 days ago

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  Ayrshire Scotland Business News — Authority: 117
  Scotland must become the green energy powerhouse of Europe SCOTLAND needs the power to manage its own natural resources so that it can become the energy powerhouse of Europe, First Minister Alex Salmond says in his New Year message. WATCH THE VIDEO: Mr Salmond predicted a ‘renewables revolution’ emanating ...
  1 week ago

• Daily View 2×2: 31 December 2009

  
  LibDemBlogs — Authority: 174
  [IMG: A windmill made of the flags of Europe with the slogan "whatever the weather, we must move together"] Good morning on New Years Eve 2009 as we here at LDV Towers celebrate the passing of the year and indeed the decade. Therell be fizz spilled on the Night Desk for sure, and Im cooking beef wellington canapés ...
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• Love Tony Blair or loathe him, only one choice for politician of the decade

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  Where some saw only an Iraq body count, others experienced better schools and NHS Politician of the decade? Even to ask the question in a purely UK context, as guardian.co.uk has been doing this week , is to be struck by a fast-changing world in which no European leader can solidly lay claim to the mantle of global ...
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• Campaigners urge Scotland to consider aid to Malawi after arrest of gay couple

  
  Malawi news — Authority: 149
  Scotland government has been urged by human rights campaigners to review their £3 million in funding to Malawi each year following the arrest of the first gay couple to marry in the country, Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza. Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner, told The Scotsman newspaper that there should ...
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• Politicians of the decade: Alex Salmond

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  In the third of a six-part daily series, the Guardians senior political commentator makes the case for Scotlands leader. Tomorrow: Tony Blair At the start of the decade he was SNP leader, apparently on his political uppers. At the end of the decade he is first minister of Scotland, deftly leading the first SNP ...
  1 week ago

• Action Man - Tavish Scott

  
  SUBROSA — Authority: 496
  Tavish Scott (pictured), the Scottish Libdem leader, is threatening court action to ensure the planned broadcast of the election debates are shown in Scotland. The SNP is considering legal moves to silence the broadcasts north of the Border and Mr Scott obviously thinks thats wrong. Or perhaps his boss in London ...
  2 weeks ago

• Britblog Roundup 252, and Parish Notices

  
  The Wardman Wire — Authority: 435
  Autumnus Horribilis Regulars will note that I have been somewhat absent recently, and last week even missed doing my allocated Britblog Roundup for the first time ever. Ive been in hospital on 3 separate occasions in the last couple of months at short ("Get thee to Casualty. Now!") notice, and lost something like ...
  2 weeks ago

• Comment: Alex Salmond and the televised debate row

  
  Net News Daily — Authority: 121
  Alex Salmond, SNP Leader (Scottish Government/Flickr) I will confess, I don’t like the SNP or Alex Salmond. Attempting to destroy Scotland by Independence leads me to not trust him or his party and again, he has proven why I don’t trust him. When we finally move forward and get televised debates, he starts ...
  2 weeks ago

• Televised election debates threatened by legal action

  
  Net News Daily — Authority: 121
  The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru, the nationalist parties of Scotland and Wales, are threatening legal action over the televised debates between the three main UK political party leaders next year. The two parties are calling their exclusion “undemocratic”. After the television debates were confirmed ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hot music, cooling weather, warming climate

  
  Scottish Roundup — Authority: 413
  Hello, and welcome to this week’s roundup. It’s the last one of the year. As normal, we are taking the week between Christmas and new year off. However, stay tuned for a special announcement some time next week! In the meantime, though, let’s get on with this week’s roundup. The year in music We are sidling ...
  2 weeks ago

• Here Comes The Cold

  
  Freedom From The Mundane — Authority: 122
  Image: Laszlo Ilyes Last night was most relaxing. Laura and I ordered our pizzas (1 Hot and Spicy and 1 Chicken Supreme) and sat back to watch The Polar Express , always an enjoyable film. It takes me back to when I was a kid and had all that excitement in me—some would say still do because I’m just a big ...
  3 weeks ago

• Lib Dems would opt for pact with Labour

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  John Harris ( A Lib-Lab pact: deep down they know it makes sense , 16 December) makes serious points about the prospects of co-operation between the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats following an election. Constitutionally Gordon Brown will remain prime minister until he finds himself unable to form a government. ...
  3 weeks ago

• All They Want for Christmas is Votes

  
  LibDemBlogs — Authority: 174
  Earlier in the month Jeff said that the "storm over Alex Salmonds choice of Christmas card really quite remarkable and not a little bit depressing." Here is the card that he is talking about from the Scottish First Minister. He went on the say: "The accusation that Salmond has politicised Christmas is part of a ...
  3 weeks ago

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