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These are the most recent articles mentioning "scotland" "What Have We Got? Free Education!" ... feels good to have won out in the end.Not everyone will be happy, though. Here is a brief transcript of an interview from earlier this week on Radio Scotland between the estimable Colin Mackay and the noble Baron Lord Foulkes:LGF : œThe SNP are on a very dangerous tack at the moment. What they are... Re-Stating The Obvious ... sanction should result.Being cleared of ˜intentional wrongdoing™ is therefore entirely a subjective and worthless measure. But today, on Good Morning Scotland, we heard key Alexander ally Jackie Baillie MSP go even further, claiming that even if Alexander was not ˜cleared of intentional wrongdoing™,... Going Soft On Independence One of the main arguments deployed against Scottish independence is loss of influence. Scotland would be trading being part of a big country to be a small country, we are told. Influence in the world is all about willingness to use armed forces; having a permanent seat on the UN security council; ha... Block-Headed A couple of posts ago, I took umbrage at James Purnell MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for his assertions that Scotland would forfeit some £400m of Council Tax Benefit if we were to replace the Council Tax with a local income tax.His argument, you may remember, was the rather trite 'if... Wendy and Douglas - Right All Along! ... e. Only, who would have sussed that the Alexander siblings were describing their own impending fate and that of the Labour Party, rather than that of Scotland? makes clear (point 7, page 39), Council Tax benefit is post-devolution to be regarded as part of the Scottish Block grant.So, was Purnell m... 'mon the GERS! Oh, looky there! The latest edition of 'Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland' has been published and with heed having been taken of many of the criticisms levelled at previous editions, the methodology seems to have been refined somewhat.Nothing too dramatic, you understand. Just minor de... The Credit Crunch and Glasgow East ... ing than usual this week, mainly due to the small matters of a house purchase and a by-election. I finished up at Westminster on Monday, came back to Scotland on Tuesday, signed paperwork with my solicitor on Wednesday, and have spent the rest of the week alternating between campaigning in Glasgow, ... Congratulations ... herefore a matter of great national significance. Today, Mr Scott has simply been elevated to position of parliamentary leader of the fourth party in Scotland.Progress, anybody? accounts with us�. RT - œCome off it “ do you mean can't or won't?� MHSL - œBut we don't normally do it�. RT - œIn that ca... Since Everyone Else Is Doing It So... 9th best Scottish blog (despite spending the whole year outside Scotland!); by extension the 3rd best SNP blog; 48th best left-of-centre blog and 137th best overall in the yookay. Thanks to all who voted - room for improvement clearly, but it's certainly better than being ranked as #4 prostitu... Since Everyone Else Is Doing It So... 9th best Scottish blog (despite spending the whole year outside Scotland!); by extension the 3rd best SNP blog; 48th best left-of-centre blog and 137th best overall in the yookay. Thanks to all who voted - room for improvement clearly, but it's certainly better than being ranked as #4 prostitu... Congratulations ... herefore a matter of great national significance. Today, Mr Scott has simply been elevated to position of parliamentary leader of the fourth party in Scotland.Progress, anybody? accounts with us�. RT - œCome off it “ do you mean can't or won't?� MHSL - œBut we don't normally do it�. RT - œIn that ca... Do My Eyes Deceive Me? ... n his seat “ now for the hard bitGeorge Kerevan: Small countries looking best placed for recoveryMarc Coleman: Ireland is still a success story “ and Scotland could be, tooction, Nicol Stephen triumphed with 2,108 votes, ahead of Mike Rumbles, who trailed on 642. Given it was a 65% turnout, the memb... Do My Eyes Deceive Me? ... n his seat “ now for the hard bitGeorge Kerevan: Small countries looking best placed for recoveryMarc Coleman: Ireland is still a success story “ and Scotland could be, tooction, Nicol Stephen triumphed with 2,108 votes, ahead of Mike Rumbles, who trailed on 642. Given it was a 65% turnout, the memb... Since Everyone Else Is Doing It So... 9th best Scottish blog (despite spending the whole year outside Scotland!); by extension the 3rd best SNP blog; 48th best left-of-centre blog and 137th best overall in the yookay. Thanks to all who voted - room for improvement clearly, but it's certainly better than being ranked as #4 prostitu... R B Farquhar Dinner ... r last night in Aberdeen. This year, the dinner was in aid of CLAN, a cancer charity helping patients and their families in Aberdeen and the North of Scotland.Just about every family will have been touched by cancer at some time, and mine is no exception. While the NHS does what it can, the support ... Homecoming Just back from a week down south, of which maybe more later. In the meantime, here's the video produced for Scotland's 'Homecoming 2009' series of events. g patients and their families in Aberdeen and the North of Scotland.Just about every family will have been touched by cancer at some time, and ... << back