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• Televised debates: And about time too

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  First, some good news. In next years UK general election there will at last be televised debates between the main party leaders . What took us so long? There have been televisions in the majority of British homes since before the Elvis Presley era. Next year it will be half a century since the United States held its ...
  8 hours ago

• Megrahi release details could be published

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Move comes on 21st anniversary of destruction of Pan Am 103 and reports of worsening health of bomber A body that investigates alleged miscarriages of justice has been given permission to release details of the case of the Lockerbie bomber, it was announced today. But it will be for the Scottish Criminal Cases ...
  1 day ago

• Alex Salmonds whisky warning to world leaders in Copenhagen

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Scottish first minister pledges bottle of 42% whisky to leaders, but it will be watered down if they dilute emissions targets Hard-pressed UN climate change negotiators have been running on coffee during their late-night sessions in Copenhagen this week, but the first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond offered a ...
  1 week ago

• SNP parliamentarians to join climate change protest

  
  Net News Daily — Authority: 129
  Members of the Scottish National Party are to join thousands in Glasgow today to protest against climate change, the SNP have announced. The event named ‘The Wave’ – organised by Stop Climate Chaos coalition – is thought to be one of the biggest of its kind. This demonstration comes days ahead of crucial ...
  2 weeks ago

• Scotlands Alex Salmond demotes under-fire minister Fiona Hyslop

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  First minister also takes command of independence referendum following one of the rockiest periods he has faced in office Alex Salmond has demoted one of his most criticised ministers and taken command of the campaign for an independence referendum in a bid to reassert his authority after one of his rockiest periods ...
  3 weeks ago

• Scotland and the union: Alexs cunning plan

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  In theory, St Andrews Day might have been the ideal occasion for Alex Salmond to launch Scots along the path towards the independence referendum he aims to hold a year from now. But the warm glow that the national day properly brings to all Scots cannot disguise the bleak environment in which the Scottish nationalist ...
  3 weeks ago

• SNP waters down independence plans

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Scottish National party leader indicates willingness to negotiate on range of issues amid opposition criticism Alex Salmond has watered down his controversial proposals for a referendum on Scottish independence after coming under fire from opponents for pressing ahead with a "vanity project". The first minister ...
  3 weeks ago

• Scottish independence? The SNP have an app for that

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Nationalist party to use iPhone application allowing detailed map of voter intentions to be produced in election campaigning It is one of the most popular gadgets of the noughties, checking bus times and even playing a virtual trombone – and now the iPhone could also help break up Britain, the Scottish National ...
  3 weeks ago

• This St Andrews Day really matters. A split draws closer | Jackie Ashley

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Plans for a vote on Scottish independence are laid out today. They could change UK politics radically and forever Among the great ritual festivities of the British Isles, St Andrews Day is a mouse. Patron saint of Scotland he may be but the Scots go far wilder on Burns Night and Hogmanay: for the rest of Britain, 30 ...
  3 weeks ago

• I trust the people to save the Union | Kevin McKenna

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  We shouldnt fear the SNPs independence bill. Well vote it down and see the question disappear When the feast of St Andrew comes tomorrow, it will carry with it a question that many Scots felt would never be asked of them by a government in their own lifetime. The government that wants to ask us, though, is not yet ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hung parliaments are only good for whips and scribblers | Martin Kettle

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  They can enliven politics and force leaders to think twice. But they are rare and a recipe for factions rather than consensus One swallow doesnt make a summer. And one opinion poll certainly doesnt make a hung parliament either. Over the past few days, however, you could easily be forgiven for thinking it did. The ...
  3 weeks ago

• Labours taxing tactics in Scotland | Iain Macwhirter

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  A proposal for greater tax powers for Holyrood is not just pre-election bluster – it is a step towards fiscal federalism The Labour governments white paper proposing greater tax powers for the Scottish parliament has been dismissed as an exercise in pre-election window dressing. For a start, it will never be ...
  3 weeks ago

• Labour-Tory alliance on Scotlands powers comes unstuck

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Conservatives reject UK white paper on giving new powers to Holyrood, saying they will reveal own plans after election A rare alliance between Gordon Brown and David Cameron on proposals to counter Scottish nationalism collapsed today after the Tories refused to support Labours plans to increase the Scottish ...
  3 weeks ago

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