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UK Government claims independence referendum could be held next year
Scotland's independence referendum could be held as early as next year, the UK Government has insisted. (...)
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Campaign to give expats a vote in independence referendum
A Labour MSP says expat Scots should be given the right to vote in the independence referendum. (...)
Citizens Advice Bureau director defends Gordon Wilson vote process
Claims that the vote to oust former Dundee MP Gordon Wilson from the board of the city's Citizens Advice Bureau was incompetent have been rejected by a director. (...)
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Fife Council asks public to choose name of new Glenrothes sports centre — then ignores result and picks its own
A late Glenrothes councillor's legacy will live on in the name of the town's new sports and leisure centre — after the result of a public poll was ignored. (...)
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Supporters' society to keep majority shareholding in Dundee FC after mail mix-up
The Dundee FC Supporters' Society will retain its majority shareholding in the Dens Park club, after the result of a members' vote was dramatically turned on its head. (...)
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Fife voters will be among the last to know election results
Voters in Fife will be among the last in Scotland to learn who has been elected as their new MSP after the council's decision to hold the counts on Friday. (...)
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Scotland's party leaders make their last-ditch push for votes
Scotland's Holyrood hopefuls will make a last push for votes today as the election campaign enters its final day. (...)
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What's the alternative? The AV referendum examined
With all eyes on the Scottish Election and Alex Salmond's tussle with Iain Gray in the race to be First Minister, it's easy to forget there's another important vote taking place on Thursday. The referendum on the Alternative Vote could herald the biggest change to British democracy since devolution. Here, Stirling University politics expert Dr Peter Lynch explains how AV works and the effect it may have, while Labour MP Thomas Docherty and Labour MSP candidate Jenny Marra show the divisive nature of the debate even within parties by arguing for and against. (...)
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Singer KT Tunstall urges young voters to take part in the election
KT Tunstall has urged young Scottish voters to make sure they use their vote in next month's Scottish Parliamentary elections. (...)
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Fife Council told its election count delay 'beggars belief'
Fife Council's decision to delay the counting of votes following the Scottish Parliament election has come in for further criticism. (...)
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Fife under fire for plan to delay election count
Voters in Fife will be among the last in Scotland to learn who has been elected as their new MSP, The Courier has learned. (...)
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SPL meeting delayed to April
The vote on controversial reconstruction plans for Scottish football has been put back to the middle of April. (...)
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Fight for fairer fuel: time for clarity from MPs
Tayside and Fife MPs are being urged to clarify their views on the best way to tackle rocketing fuel prices. (...)
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SNP activist Ivy Barker
One of the SNP's best-known Angus activists has died at the age of 89. (...)
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KUSI Club members 'misled' over admitting women
A row is brewing in Kirkcaldy after a popular ex-servicemen's club decided to admit female members (...)
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Thousands of young people have A Right Blether
Thousands of youngsters from Perth and Kinross have enjoyed A Right Blether and cast their vote in a national event organised by the Scottish Commissioner for children and young people. (...)
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Votes for prisoners described as an 'outrage'
A ruling at the European courts could ultimately see traditionally marginal seats decided by prisoners, MSP Murdo Fraser has claimed. (...)
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Scottish prisoners could receive right to vote
Scottish prisoners could be the first to benefit from a controversial ruling giving them the vote. (...)
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Holyrood committee backs new £2.3bn Forth road bridge
MSPs have backed plans to build a new road bridge over the Firth of Forth. (...)
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