Holyrood
Holyrood vote exposes Tory splits on free prescriptions
The decision by MSPs to provide for free prescriptions north of the border not only sees the enactment of a key SNP manifesto pledge, but highlights the divisions within the UK Conservative party on the issue of free prescriptions.
Will the ‘Big Society’ have to cover for Scottish coastguard cuts?
The UK government is putting too much emphasis on the use of volunteers and is expecting too much of them to provide a vital service requiring 24-hour manning, a service now facing such serious cuts.
Hundred days to Holyrood – SNP and Labour launch their campaigns
With less than 100 days to go till voters across Scotland go to the polls to elect a new Scottish Parliament, the SNP and Labou have kicked off their campaigns.
Tory deal with the SNP “ludicrous”
A spokesman for the SNP has said: "There is no possibility whatsoever of a coalition deal with the Tories at Holyrood now or in the future... To suggest a deal is possible is simply ludicrous and reveals that the Tories still don’t understand how deeply opposed the vast majority of Scots are to what they represent."