Ex-Scottish National Party leader wins seat in British general election They also reveal a certain controlling outlook bordering on the sinister, and a lack of respect for the Scottish people's prerogative to return a different result from the one Mr Cameron wanted. A real lack of respect by ...
and together with Jim Eyre has established it as a leading force in the design world. Chris’ contribution to architecture has been recognised by the award of an OBE in the Millennium Honours List, election to the Royal Academy of Arts in 2006, and an Honorary Fellowship of the American...
This could end his Premiership and SNP rule, and even result in a special Holyrood election before the coming Westminster contest. In such a febrile atmosphere no one could be sure how voters would act in a surprise poll, or who they might blame for calling it! Politics in Scotland hasn...
If the government of the day can skew election or referendum conduct to suit its own ends, fairness – and thus democracy – is undermined. The Electoral Commission should, of course, be accountable too. An appropriate balance of independence and accountability is needed. Continue reading → ...
SCOTS feel ?betrayed and let down? by a UK Labour Government that has failed to deliver promised change, the SNP have said ... Holyrood Magazine Holyrood Website ?Anyone?s guess?: 2026 Holyrood election all to play for after tumultuous yea... ...
We tweeted this last year when thinking about the upcoming election. It’s a variant on something we wrote about on Wings eight and a half years ago. We’re posting it again now in the desperate hope that one day, maybe, far in the future, someone will actually listen. But, y’know...
Our motions covered the areas of the two-child benefit cap – an issue we raised in 2023 but felt could be discussed again in the light of the UK election result – and a motion relating to reform of the Gender Recognition Act.
When the election for the committee for 1959/60 was held, TM McKay was President, A Lambie vice-president, W Shields secretary – the main positions all in the and Hugh Livingston safe and experienced hands of long-time club members, while Ian Wilson was assistant treasurer, David Caldwell ...
Posted on April 8, 2021 by auldacquaintance Prior to the last minute announcement of Alex Salmond and the appearance of the Alba party on the scene I was so downhearted that I was seriously considering not voting at all in the upcoming Scottish Parliament Election. I didn’t feel that I ...
combining sensuous appeal with emotional and poetic significance. In 1901 he declined election to the Royal Scottish Academy. A member of Glasgow Art Club, Hornel exhibited in the club's annual exhibitions.In 1901 he acquired Broughton House, a townhouse and garden in Kirkcudbright, which...