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...
Dewar was Scotland’s first ever First Minister who presided over the establishment of the Scottish Parliament. He reasserted Labour’s devolution commitment when others doubted it and, in the months following the 1997 Labour election victory as Scottish Secretary of State, Continue Reading The ...
He was Chief Executive of the SNP from 1994 to 1999 and was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for the South of Scotland at the first Scottish Parliament elections in 1999. However, he lost his seat in the 2003 Scottish Parliament Election. He was elected ...
The ex-Scottish Labour leader was speaking 10 years on from the Holyrood parliament's decision to allow same-sex couple to marry. Lockerbie suspect 'is the bomber' - MacAskill 21 Dec 2024 at 1:12pm Abu Agila Masud is due to go on trial in Washington in May facing three charges, which...
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 could give the SNP my vote after the debacle...
Scottish Leader Sturgeon Denies She Misled Parliament More Reuters Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain March 18, 2021. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Nicola Stu...
While the Scottish National Party did not win overall control in the Scottish Parliament, the election of a record number of Scottish Green lawmakers means there is a majority for a new independence vote. Sturgeon said that if there was no lawful way for the Scottish government to hol...
The Scottish Parliament election of May 2021 was an 'as you were' election. Vote shares were more or less as in the previous election five years earlier. Barely any seats changed hands and the Scottish National Party (SNP) was left tantalisingly short of a majority. One reason for this ...
6 November 2024 was a normal sitting day in the Scottish Parliament, so we shouldn’t be surprised that Nicola Sturgeon spent the previous evening in London, watching a special screening of adreadful BBC Three sitcomabout – of course – drag queens. ...
“The prime minister has allowed a sense to develop and grow that he believes the rules don’t apply to him,” said Adam Tomkins, a former Conservative member of the Scottish parliament who stepped down last year. “It’s unforgivably dire . . . unpardonable folly”. ...