Heating oil and LPG firms 'profiteering' as families struggle

Dave Lord Posted 24.12.10 @ 11.41am

The UK Government has been urged to intervene as under-fire oil and LPG suppliers stood accused of "profiteering." (...)

Holyrood anger over cuts to Dundee's schools

David Clegg, political reporter Posted 17.12.10 @ 01.10pm

Plans to cut more than £4 million from Dundee's education budget have been condemned at Holyrood. (...)

Salmond accused of presiding over 'incompetence'

David Clegg, political reporter Posted 10.12.10 @ 02.26pm

Alex Salmond has been accused of presiding over an "apology for a government" after he backed his beleaguered transport minister. (...)

Payments to quango consultants attacked

David Clegg, political reporter Posted 12.11.10 @ 08.16am

Government economic quangos paid out more than £24 million to consultants last year. (...)

Salmond pledges support for D. C. Thomson workers

Steve Bargeton, political editor Posted 11.06.10 @ 11.33am

First Minister Alex Salmond has pledged to support hundreds of workers facing possible redundancy at publisher D. C. Thomson in Dundee. (...)

More on: Alex Salmond | Joe FitzPatrick | Dundee | Scottish Government | Partnership Action for Continuing Employment

First Minister's Questions reflects changed political landscape in Scotland

Steve Bargeton, political editor Posted 14.05.10 @ 04.22pm

What a difference a week makes. There was a completely different feel in the Holyrood chamber as the parties got down to the first weekly First Minister’s Questions knockabout since the election. (...)

More on: Annabel Goldie | David Cameron | SNP | Liberal Democrat | Holyrood

FMQs: 'Numpty' versus 'sap'

Steve Bargeton, political editor Posted 27.03.10 @ 03.20pm

It was a case of "saps" and "numpties" as the SNP and Labour leaders clashed this week in some of the most heated exchanges seen in the Scottish Parliament. (...)

More on: SNP | Scottish Parliament | Andy Kerr | Alex Salmond | Alex Fergusson