The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
As RBS and HBOS the twin pillars of Scotland's economy fell into the hands of the Westminster Government politicians north of the border were left contemplating whether the dream of Scottish independence is now dead.
kickingbets (Free subscription) | yesterday
The result in the 2005 General Election was. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenrothes_(UK_Parliament_constituency) General Election, 5 May 2005 Party Candidate Votes % Labour John MacDougall 19,395 51.9 Scottish National Party John Beare 8,731 23.4 Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Riches 4,728 12.7 Conservative Belinda Don 2,651 The latest opinion polls in this constituency put...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Conservatives yesterday insisted they were the "safe choice" for voters as the party's by-election got under way in Fife.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Conservatives yesterday insisted they were the "safe choice" for voters as the party's by-election got under way in Fife.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Labour's candidate for the Glenrothes byelection formally launched his party's campaign today, ending several weeks of phoney war between the main parties by unveiling his "action plan for Fife".Lindsay Roy, the headteacher of Gordon Brown's former secondary school in Kirkcaldy, pledged that he would dedicate himself to campaigning against poverty, protecting the elderly, improving local...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
George Peat, the Scottish Football Association president, has told any players considering following Kris Boyd into international exile to get behind manager George Burley instead. Boyd told Burley he no longer wanted to play for him after being left on the bench for Saturday's goalless World Cup qualifier against Norway.
TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | yesterday
... with - people who don't play every week are always unhappy." While Peat criticised the timing, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond felt that was the key to Boyd's decision. And the Scottish National Party leader called for the Rangers striker to reconsider his decision. "I think it's disappointment speaking," said Salmond, who was at Hampden to announce a sponsorship...
Rob Newman (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The Telegraph reports on the bizarre speech at Holyrood of Christopher Harvie MSP, the SNP member for Mid Scotland and Fife:A Scottish Nationalist MSP has branded Blue Peter evil and lauded Adolf Hitler's "imaginative" grasp of broadcasting. Harvie, a history professor, did not explain his hatred of the classic children's television programme, but heaped criticism on the modern BBC. He...
