Archive for January, 2010

Scottish Labour Party Debate: The Scottish Newspaper Industry

Morhamburn’s report of the debate which took place in the Main Chamber on Jan 28, 2010.

To read the full report, please click here.


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  • 28/01/10 at 1.52pm
  • By Andrew

Morhamburn’s Forward Look

Morhamburn’s authoritative round-up of all Holyrood activity for the week ahead.


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  • 25/01/10 at 11.16am
  • By Andrew

A place quite like no other

Once again Northern Ireland manages to catapult itself into the media glare. Brown and Irish Taoiseach Cowen enter day two of emergency talks and nothing seems certain, except of course that Northern Irish politics in its own unique way will defy all logic.

On the face of it neither the DUP nor Sinn Fein should want …


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  • 24/01/10 at 3.01pm
  • By Niamh

Morhamburn Report: ELLC Committee Local Newspaper Industry Inquiry (Part II)

On November 4, 2009, the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Lifelong Learning & Culture Committee launched an inquiry into the decline of Scotland’s local newspaper industry. The Committee’s second evidence-taking session took place on January 20, 2010.
To read Morhamburn’s report (PDF) please click here.


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  • 22/01/10 at 1.47pm
  • By Andrew

End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill

This week’s biggest talking point surely has to be the introduction of the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill by Independent MSP Margo MacDonald. The Bill, to legalise assisted suicide, has sparked debate, attracted controversy and is undoubtedly a sensitive issue. The Bill states that a person who is terminally ill or physically disabled to …


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  • 22/01/10 at 12.53pm
  • By Mark

New election frontrunner

This election, which as I always seem to be stating feels like it has been going on for an eternity, took a probably rather (when you actually think about it) unsurprising turn last night in the shape of Mr Brown’s ex-PR wife.


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  • 21/01/10 at 5.40pm
  • By Niamh

Scottish Conservative Debate: Prescription Charges and NHS Spending Priorities with Particular Reference to Health Visitors

Morhamburn’s report of the debate which took place in the Holyrood chamber on Thursday January 21st 2010.


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  • 21/01/10 at 4.45pm
  • By Keith

United approach needed to halt worsening water debt

Waterwatch Scotland calls on Scottish Water, local authorities and Scottish Government to work with them to help low-income households struggling to pay bills.


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  • 19/01/10 at 10.57am
  • By Andrew

Morhamburn’s Forward Look

Morhamburn’s Forward Look for the week commencing January 18th 2010.


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  • 18/01/10 at 10.33am
  • By Andrew

Leaping back into growth?

In these times of untrustworthy banks, negligible interest payments on savings and a receding economy, it seems everyone is looking for a nice safe place in which to put their hard-earned. The same could be said of the Scottish Government, who need new economic horses to back with our hard-earned now that their front-runner, banking, has fallen at a fence and broken all of its legs…


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  • 15/01/10 at 6.18pm
  • By Keith