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Scrap Scotland Office says former Minister
Former Scottish Secretary, Ian Lang, has said that the position of Secretary of State for Scotland ‘no longer has any influence in the cabinet’, ‘pads out the cabinet’ and 'defies credibility’.read more
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MEP delighted at Goldstone Report vote
Alyn Smith MEP has today hailed a vote in the European Parliament endorsing the findings and recommendations of the Goldstone Report into human rights violations committed by Israeli forces during Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip last year.read more
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SNP and Plaid opposition to debate format
The leaders of the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru, Alex Salmond MP MSP and Ieuan Wyn Jones unite in their opposition to the BBC's current proposals for leaders debates whcih cut out three of the four countries which make up the UK and two parties of government.read more
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BBC refuse to publish debate deal papers
The SNP is to appeal a Freedom of Information (FoI) decision by the BBC in which they refused to put any information on their negotiations with Labour, Tory and Lib Dems over the TV debates before the people of
Scotland.read more
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SNP back teachers at rally against cuts
SNP MSPs and activsts joined teachers from across Scotland at an EIS march and rally in Glasgow to show their support for protecting Scotland's budget from Westminster cuts ahead of a UK general election.read more
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SNP launch "local champions" campaign
Alex Salmond has outlined the key themes of the SNP's election campaign, claiming its MPs would be the best campaigners on local issues.read more
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SNP unveil General Election campaign themes
The people of Scotland want more than just a politician they want local and national champions said Alex Salmond as he unveiled the SNP's themes for the forthcoming General Election campaign.read more
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London Mayor reveals Tory cut plan
Commenting on remarks by the Tory London Mayor, Boris Johnson, that London should be a spending priority for central government spending SNP MSP Joe FitzPatrick – a member of the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee - said it exposed the Tory’s cuts agenda for Scotland.read more
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Oil jobs 'key' to general election
Commenting on the report that the Norwegian oil fund recorded a 25.6% return on investments in 2009, the SNP's Westminster Treasury spokesperson, Stewart Hosie MP, said that future revenues from Scotland's oil should also be invested for Scotland's future in order to help protect and create jobs.read more
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Calls for LibDems to pay back 'dirty cash'
SNP MP Angus MacNeil has accused Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg of hypocrisy for saying he wants to "clean up politics" whilst his party refuses to return money to investors ripped off by LibDem donor Michael Brown who gave them a Ł2.4 million donation in the run up to the 2005 General Election.read more
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