Category: Scottish Media

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> news.scotland.gov.uk/news/russell-no-ukg-brexit-plan RELATED LINKS: SCOT GOV WEBSITE >> www.scotland.gov.uk SNP WEBSITE: >> www.snp.org Dedicated JMC sub-committee to meet for first time next month. (Article by Scot Govt. 26/10/16) The Scottish Government will continue to seek answers from the UK Government and fight for the best outcome for Scotland and those who choose to live here, Minister for UK Negotiations for Scotland’s Place in Europe Michael Russell told Parliament today. With only 18 weeks to go until Article 50 is triggered by the UK Government, Mr Russell updated Parliament…

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(Article by BBC Scotland) ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-37667282 RELATED LINKS: SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT WEBSITE >> www.parliament.scot SCOT GOV WEBSITE: >> www.gov.scot The Boundary Commission for Scotland is to outline its plans to reduce the number of Scottish MPs from 59 to 53 on Thursday. Here, BBC Scotland’s Andrew Kerr looks at the reasons for the changes – and what they could mean for Scottish MPs. This is a story as old as our parliaments, as old as representative democracy. Where do we get our officials from to represent us and how…

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Nicola Sturgeon’s #SNP16 speech: the key points by Liam Furby ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.snp.org/nicola_sturgeon_snp16_speech_key_points RELATED LINKS: SNP WEBSITE >> www.snp.org Nicola Sturgeon delivered her closing speech at SNP National Conference, and set out our vision for Scotland: a welcoming, progressive, open, outward-looking and inclusive nation. The speech was packed with new announcements – from increased childcare flexibility to new measures to boost our economy. Here’s what you need to know. We will implement a four-point plan to boost trade and exports, ensuring that our European friends know that Scotland is…

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ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.snp.org/nicola_sturgeon_opening_address_2016 RELATED LINKS: SNP WEBSITE >> www.snp.org Below is the opening address given by Nicola Sturgeon to SNP Conference 2016. Conference. Welcome to the Dear Green Place. Welcome to the great city of Glasgow. A city that said Yes in 2014. A city where every citizen is now represented in the Scottish Parliament by an SNP constituency MSP. Let me begin today by warmly congratulating our new Depute Leader, Angus Robertson. We had four first class candidates to choose from. Indeed, we had more quality in our…

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ARTICLE SOURCE: >> news.gov.scot/news/living-wage-set-at-gbp-845 RELATED LINKS: SCOT GOV WEBSITE >> www.scotland.gov.uk Scottish Government contributes £100,000 to help build vital electricity supplies in rural Malawi Vital electricity supplies in rural Malawi are being built with the help of investment from the Scottish Government. Community Energy Malawi (CEM) has been working with a team from the University of Strathclyde to provide energy to schools, clinics and homes in the east African country where the power supply is scarce. The Scottish Government is giving £100,000 to the project to support training in the…

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Speech at IoD annual convention in London. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has described membership of the single market ‎as the “obvious consensus position” among leave and remain voters in the EU referendum – and said that the UK-wide result was not a mandate for a hard Brexit. The First Minister was reiterating the benefits of staying in the single market to 2,000 business leaders at the Institute of Directors’ Annual Convention in the Royal Albert Hall. Ms Sturgeon said: “EU membership is now part of Scotland’s sense of itself. We…

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