Plans to extend the term lengths for Scottish Parliament and local authority elections have been supported in a new report by Holyrood’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. Continue reading Longer terms for politicians?
Tag: Politics
Prime Minister: NO to Indyref2
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a transfer of powers to enable Holyrood to hold a second independence referendum.
In a letter to the First Minister this morning, Boris Johnson said another independence referendum would cause ‘continued political stagnation’ in Scotland and he urged Ms Sturgeon to work to ‘unleash the potential of this great country.’
I suspect we haven’t heard the last of this …
Car ban and tram extension: Capital Coalition’s ten year ‘vision’
Time to ‘grasp the nettle’, say Capital Coalition leaders
“we are at our best when we take brave steps into the winds of change”
For over a thousand years Edinburgh has grown and thrived, balancing adaptation with conserving strengths (write Cllrs ADAM McVEY (SNP) and CAMMY DAY (Labour)). Continue reading Car ban and tram extension: Capital Coalition’s ten year ‘vision’
Over 3,000 Usdaw members call on their MSPs to stop shops opening on Ne’er Day
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has delivered over 3,000 postcards to the Scottish Parliament from shopworkers who are calling for an end to New Year’s Day trading in large stores. Continue reading Over 3,000 Usdaw members call on their MSPs to stop shops opening on Ne’er Day
Capital car commute has become major problem, MSPs warned
Commuting into Edinburgh from Fife by car has become “a problem” which can only be solved by better public transport, MSPs have been told. Continue reading Capital car commute has become major problem, MSPs warned
Regulating short term lets: new powers for councils
Councils empowered to introduce safety and control measures
Continue reading Regulating short term lets: new powers for councils
Decade of Renewal? Chancellor launches Budget process
- Chancellor says Budget will set out ambitious plans to unleash Britain’s potential, level up across the UK and usher in a decade of renewal
- Budget will start a new chapter for the economy, seizing the opportunities that come from getting Brexit done
Continue reading Decade of Renewal? Chancellor launches Budget process
Briggs fuming as smoking’s on the rise in Scotland
Scottish Conservative Health Spokesperson, Miles Briggs, has accused SNP Ministers of failing to do enough to support people to stop smoking. Continue reading Briggs fuming as smoking’s on the rise in Scotland
Let’s Get To Work: Prime Minister’s New Year message
That distinctive sound you may have heard at midnight as the bongs of Big Ben faded away was not the popping of champagne corks or the crackle of fireworks from your neighbour’s garden.
Rather it was the starting gun being fired on what promises to be a fantastic year and a remarkable decade for our United Kingdom. Continue reading Let’s Get To Work: Prime Minister’s New Year message
What a waste: Holyrood spends £100 million to mitigate Tory welfare cuts
This year more than £100 million has been spent to mitigate the effects of UK Government austerity and this money could have been better spent on more anti-poverty measures, Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said. Continue reading What a waste: Holyrood spends £100 million to mitigate Tory welfare cuts