Labour hold their seat with Glasgow by-election win

Labour have held their seat in the Glasgow North East By-election.The Scottish National Party (SNP) has came second, Conservatives third and the British National Party (BNP) forth place.Labour has been the the main party in that area of Glasgow for the last 74 years. "Labour...

SNP annual conference in Inverness day 1 highlights

SNP in Inverness, Scotland. The Scottish National Party’s (SNP) leader and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond opened the conference and said that their conference was a "launchpad" for the SNP's campaign in the...

Son of SNP founder has died

A well known and highley respected member of the Scottish National Party (SNP) has died. He was aged 67 and lost a battle he had with cancer. Professor Sir Neil MacCormick, a Scottish law expert died on Sunday at...

SNP now control Dundee City Council

This is an update to this story. After a vote the Scottish National Party (SNP) now control the council of Dundee City. Before the council was run by a Labour/Lib Democrats coalition but after the SNP won a...

SNP closer to gaining Dundee City Council

The Scottish National Party (SNP) looks closer than ever to gaining Dundee City Council after making a deal with the Lord Provest who has just resigned from the Labour party. He has become an independent after...

Fake letter bombs sent to Scottish political addresses

A member of the Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) has sent a fake letter bomb to a number of political addresses including the Scottish First minister, Alex Salmond. The SNLA are a group who's mains aim's...

Scottish Government to set alcohol prices

The Scottish Government has announced plans to set the price that alcohol can be sold for in Scottish supermarkets and off-licences. They believe that this will help the major problems Scotland face with drink...

Ashdown: Have Scottish independence referendum to finish off SNP

Former leader of the UK political party the Liberal Democrat, Paddy Ashdown has said 'Scotland should back a referendum on independence to finish off the SNP as a political force once and for all'. He feels that...

New Scottish coal power station plan attacked by NASA man

A scientist from Nasa, Dr James Hansen has written a strong letter to Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond regarding his governments plans to allow new coal-fired power stations to be built in Scotland. He has...

Nationalist rule may collapse in Scotland

The Scottish National Party is barely clinging to power today after it was unable to pass a £33 billion budget in the Scottish Parliament. The party was swept into power only recently as it won a narrow...

SNP threaten to resign if Scottish budget plan isn't backed

The Scottish National Party, which controls the devolved parliament of Scotland, is threatening to resign if their Labour and Tory peers don't back the budget they've proposed. " THE SNP yesterday vowed to...

SNP's membership surges by 60%

A pro-independence political party in Scotland has seen memberships sore by 60% in recent years.The Scottish national party memberships have rose from 9,450, 5 years ago to 15,097.Reason believed for this is that...

SNP stuns Labour in Glasgow East

In a major setback to ruling Labour party , the  Scottish National Party has won a by-election on Glasgow East seat. Labour critics hailed the victory and said that  Labour is mired in...

Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation

An essay by Scottish novelist Alasdair Gray following the shambolic election there THE EDITOR of the Sunday Herald and Alex Salmond were wrong to call me author of the slogan Work as if you live in the early days...

Scottish National Party Suicide Note

Alex Salmond comes clean about the first 100 days of SNP rule, if it happens, come the May 2007 elections.  He revealed at the SNP party conference that he intends to pick fights with Westminster on a number...

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