David Maddox: By bending to the calls of those wishing to escape Europe, Mr...
THAT veteran, and probably only Europhile, cabinet minister of the Tory party, Ken Clarke, made a small plea during the party’s conference last week when he reminded members at a fringe meeting that...
View ArticleStephen Noon: Referendum choice isn’t about fear of future
The choice is a nation that serves the people or one that simply serves the Unionist interests, writes Stephen NoonScotland’s independence referendum has become very interesting. The First Minister and...
View ArticleMuamba launches heart charity effort
Former footballer Fabrice Muamba, 24, has launched a campaign to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, months after he was stuck down with the condition.The former Bolton Wanderers midfielder...
View Article‘No deal’ on change of constituencies
There is “no prospect” of the Liberal Democrats backing boundary reforms in exchange for extra state funding, Lib Dem Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said yesterday. He insisted Deputy Prime Minister...
View ArticleBreedon joins Barclays board
Incoming Barclays chairman Sir David Walker has picked former insurance boss Tim Breedon, known to have a tough view on executive pay, as the first new non-executive director for his board.Walker is...
View ArticleScottish construction conference looks to build on signs of optimism
A QUARTER of Scottish construction businesses expect to grow over the next year despite the economic downturn, providing a rare ray of sunshine for a battered sector of the economy.However, firms...
View ArticleBritain will opt out of 130 EU justice deals
HOME Secretary Theresa May yesterday announced that the government will opt out of 130 European Union justice and policing agreements, a day after a senior member of the Cabinet suggested the UK should...
View ArticleHugh Reilly: Jail for sins of child an odd school of thought
Perhaps in a proactive move to head off mounting consumer resistance to the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence, Edinburgh City Council is taking draconian action against parents of serial...
View ArticleShareholder value ‘may be wiped out’ as ATH faces uncertain future
THE future of ATH Resources, which employs more than 300 at its five Scottish open cast mines, was thrown into doubt yesterday after it called in Deloitte to look at options including restructuring or...
View ArticleAnalysis: Rules, regulations and even a referee, but don’t expect a...
All might be fair in love and war, but the same is not true in referendums. Since 2000, when the Westminster parliament passed the Political Parties, Elections and Referendum Act, Britain has had some...
View ArticleCourt gives green light to cancer op
Doctors have been given permission to perform potentially life-saving cancer surgery on a woman who has a “delusional belief” that she does not have the disease.A judge at the Court of Protection in...
View ArticleScottish independence: Handshakes and smiles all round... now it’s game on
An HISTORIC milestone on the century-long march to Scottish independence – or the moment the Union finally out-foxed the biggest threat to its existence in 300 years. Whatever the upshot of yesterday’s...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: BAA | Aurora | Barclays | Alauna
Airport operator BAA is to change its name after nearly 50 years. The company, formerly called British Airports Authority, will operate using the individual names of its four remaining UK airports.In...
View ArticleSigned, sealed and delivered: The main points of the referendum agreement
Under the terms of the deal Holyrood has been handed the power to legislate for a referendum any time before the end of 2014. The move allows Alex Salmond to hold the referendum during his preferred...
View ArticleScottish independence: A long and winding road to get where we are... now...
THE deal to transfer the legal power to hold a referendum from Westminster to Holyrood comes after months of protracted negotiations and political conflict between the Scottish and UK governments. The...
View ArticleMaria Miller ‘gets it wrong’ over BBC inquiry into Savile abuse claims
Culture Secretary Maria Miller was last night forced to deny she was prejudging a BBC inquiry into Jimmy Savile, after she inadvertently accused the corporation of “inappropriately” pulling a Newsnight...
View ArticleBan smoking in all UK cars, say scientists
SMOKERS should be banned from lighting up in private cars due to the major health risks to children’s health, a team of Scottish academics say.Smoking in cars – even when all the windows are opened...
View ArticleMPs round on ‘pleb’ minister Andrew Mitchell
TORY chief whip Andrew Mitchell has returned to the Commons front line for the first time since his row with Downing Street police – and was soon reminded of his troubles by Labour MPs.Mr Mitchell, who...
View ArticleDr Steven Reid: A union of two crowns
Continuing our landmark articles to find out what ordinary people of Scotland felt about major episodes in the nation’s past, Dr Steven Reid, lecturer in Scottish history at the University of Glasgow,...
View ArticleLaurence Fraser: It makes sense to build up quality of rental homes
Traditionally a house purchase served two purposes – to keep a roof over a family’s head and as an investment. That investment relied on house price inflation running ahead of purchase and funding...
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