Alex Salmond
Salmond accuses the Home Office of ‘sabotage’
Alex Salmond has accused the Home Office of 'sabotage' after it refused visas for two Chinese teachers looking to visit Scotland under a Scottish government-funded scheme to teach pupils north of the border Mandarin.
Salmond needs to “get a grip” on independence debate
As MSPs return to Holyrood from their Summer break, Alex Salmond is being warned by his own side that he needs to “get a grip” of the independence debate.
Moore and Salmond go head to head
Scottish secretary Michael Moore and first minister Alex Salmond will go head to head today as the debate over Scotland’s constitutional future intensifies.
Yes Scotland sets its face from public opinion on the monarchy
Yet another rift has opened up in the pro-independence “Yes Scotland” campaign, this time over the future of the monarchy if Scotland decides to break away from the rest of the UK.
The Tory plans to keep quiet in Scotland
The Conservative Party has outlined its plans on how to increase the number of seats it holds in Scotland by pledging to keep its head down and keep quiet.
Alex Salmond’s oil dream goes bust
Alex Salmond’s dream of an independent Scotland based on North Sea oil revenue to keep it afloat was dealt a fresh blow last night as new research by the Office for Budget Responsibility showed the extent of decline in revenue from North Sea oil taxes.