Visitor figures went through the 100,000 barrier at the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood today. The landmark figure puts the Parliament on schedule to reach its projected number of 780,000 visitors in the first year alone. Since opening to the public on 7 September, just over nine...
Parliament - Scottish Assembly: Scots Parliament to Have Debate in Gaelic Few Will UnderstandPARLAMAID NA H-ALBA (the Scottish Parliament) is to hold its first deasbad (debate) in gaidhlig (Gaelic) next week.Jack O'Sullivan
“Judging the Scottish Design Awards is a privilege. It brings together a whole gamut of perspectives, with judges from both academic and practical backgrounds, to explore and debate entries. As always, we were impressed by the scope of talent, creativity and composition presented across categories...
How the zip became caught up in the Scottish Parliament debateKen Smith
Nicola Sturgeon spoke to the media on her return to the Scottish Parliament following the arrest of her husband last month During the debate, Scottish Labour's Jackie Baillie said the "culture of secrecy, spin and cover-up at the heart of the SNP" had been "laid bare". ...
in the Scottish Parliament are enacted. Our other amendment was to an EIS motion on poverty in education which sought to widen it to include higher education, funding and widening access. Tom Jones spoke in the debate on the composited UNISON motion and Douglas Chalmers seconded the EIS motion...
Bill to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults will now go forward to parliamentary committeeThe Scottish parliament has voted to consider a bill to allow assisted dying for terminally ill people for the first time, after a prolonged debate by MSPs.Holyrood decided by 70 votes to 56 to...
Bill Walker, former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dunfermline Constituency, has welcomed the positive reception to Volume 1 of his recently published autobiography, ‘Bill Walker: My Story’ and advises of the forthcoming release of Volume 2. ...
In this next parliament it is absolutely essential to have differing Independence voices in the parliament, that way we can all of us on the Independence side be represented, and Independence achieved. Whatever happens, the will of the Scottish people cannot and will not be denied, we just ...
Leading the natural capital debate: “Scotland’s rich and diverse natural environment is a national asset” Scotland’s natural capital is a “national asset” and “contributes hugely to our economy”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today. Natural capital refers to the world’s stocks of ...