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Environment Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, yesterday launched Aquamarine Power’s Oyster, which has already been hailed as the biggest hydroelectric wave-energy machine. Various tests conducted at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney near..
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A major wave energy device off Orkney has been switched on by First Minister Alex Salmond, joining the national grid.
Perth FM news (Free subscription) | yesterday
Packed meeting on Dall Estate plans Over 100 people packed into a public meeting last night organised by MP for Perth and North Perthshire, Pete Wishart. It took place to discuss the plans for the development of the Dall Estate on Loch Rannoch. Described as a 'millionaire's playground', developer Malcolm James plans to create an exclusive resort with two golf courses and more. The proposal has been...
Left Foot Forward (Free subscription) | yesterday
SCOTLAND • Alex Salmond was reported to be climbing down on his plans for an independence referendum, following a by-election defeat in Glasgow North East. “The SNP are desperate,” claim the Lib Dems. Nothing of the sort says the SNP’s Mike Russell. • The Queen announces plans to implement the Calman Commission, ...
SUBROSA (Free subscription) | yesterday
Artist's impression For those of you who don't know about the Edinburgh tram saga , here is a brief history. In 2004 the Scottish Parliament passed a Bill for two tram lines, one to Edinburgh airport, through Edinburgh. The SNP were always against this proposal as they felt the money could be better spent on other projects throughout Scotland and when they became the government in 2007 they offered...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was challenged yesterday on the "scandal" of malnourished children in Scotland.
Planet Politics (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
At FMQs earlier today Labour's Iain Gray pushed the mantra that Alex Salmond is 'losing it', and in evidence cited the SNP's trouncing in last week's Glasgow North East by-election. Indeed, the victor in that contest just happened to be in the Holyrood chamber, and Mr Gray triumphantly said: Willie Bain, Scotland's newest MP, sitting in the public gallery, that says it all. Indeed, Mr Gray. That says...
SUBROSA (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Computerised image of revamped Hampden Park Glasgow is to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. These sporting events come at a price and the price of this one is presently more than the cost of the Scottish Parliament. Can you believe anything could ever be more than the cost of our Parliament? Eleven days of world-class competition will be held in July 2014 and according to Lord Smith , chairman of...
Perth FM news (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Public Meeting tonight in Loch Rannoch MP for Perth and North Perthshire Pete Wishart will tonight be holding a public meeting in the Loch Rannoch hotel. The meeting will be to discuss the public views on the proposed 'millionaire's playground' on the Dall Estate. Mr Wishart was concerned earlier this week, when it was revealed that neither the developer nor their agent had accepted his invitation....
Blether with Brian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Perhaps it was the presence of Willie Bain, smiling wanly in the public gallery, but today's Labour/SNP exchanges at first minister's questions seemed notably antagonistic. Mr Bain, of course, is a living, grinning reminder that Labour thumped the SNP in the Glasgow North East by-election . Today, like an invited Banquo, he hovered over the pre-lunch feast of oratory that is the weekly question session....
SUBROSA (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Thursday High Noon and as usual Iain Gray was the first to step up to the plate at First Minister's Questions. This week he was concerned with the report that Scotland would have a deeper recession that the remainder of the UK and tried desperately to pin the blame on the First Minister. The FM, after graciously welcoming Willie Bain to the gallery, swept the allegations aside with the counterclaim...
SNP Tactical Voting (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Tomorrow marks the three month anniversary of Kenny MacAskill's speech to the world in which he announced that Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber, would be released on compassionate leave. Needless to say, there is little doubt that a Scottish, perhaps even international, political storm is ready to kick off once more as this decision was based on medical reports that suggested...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Plans to increase the Scottish parliament's remit in doubt after Queen makes only fleeting reference to the proposals Alex Salmond will make Scottish devolution a key battleground in the general election after Labour resisted pressure to bring forward legislation to strengthen Holyrood's powers. Plans backed by Gordon Brown to increase the Scottish parliament's remit – including giving it greater...
ProgressiveIslam.info - Front Page (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Faisal Gazi writes: A Washington Post report examined tax records from as early as 1998, which showed that Awlaki served as vice president of a charity (CSSW) founded by his then patron Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, a Yemeni politician who is named as an associate of Al-Qaeda. The CSSW has been described a "front organization to funnel money to terrorists". The FBI also know that he was paid...
SNP Tactical Voting (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Like any blogger, I am addicted to hits. Why are the numbers up, why are they down? Where have people come from and can I snare an IP address to work out who people are? I check statcounter more regularly than I do Facebook which probably makes me less of a person but as a Statistics Masters graduate and a numbers nerd, it was ever going to be thus. One thing I have noticed through this addictive pastime...
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