Archive for March, 2010

A tactical error that could cost an election

Yesterday the Tories unveiled what could be only be described as the biggest blunder of the election campaign. It was a brave decision for Cameron to go with a campaign that plastered the face of his opposing number across the UK but the backlash is sure to come, and not necessarily from the direction that …


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  • 29/03/10 at 12.25pm
  • By Niamh

A sum less than the pairts?

Scotland often strikes you as a confused wee mass of contradictions and ironies; famously hospitable, yet infamously aggressive; rooted in history yet so popularly ignorant of it; the home of mass, comprehensive education, yet economically stultified.


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  • 25/03/10 at 11.09am
  • By Keith

Morhamburn Report: Economy, Energy & Tourism Committee International Trade Inquiry

Report of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s inquiry into the public sector’s support for exporters, international trade and the attraction of inward investment held on March 24, 2010.

For full report please click here.


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  • 24/03/10 at 6.05pm
  • By Andrew

Cross Party Group on Palliative Care

Currently commencing its journey through the Scottish Parliament is the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill which will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most debated and divisive topics that our MSPs will consider. Stage 1 of the Bill is to be completed by the end of November 2010, with the Chamber debate likely …


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  • 24/03/10 at 10.07am
  • By Mark

Morhamburn’s Forward Look

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

For full report (PDF) please click here.


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  • 22/03/10 at 10.06am
  • By Mark

Carbon capture – will it be the way ahead for Scotland?

On May 1, 2009, the Scottish Government published ‘Opportunities for CO2 Storage Around Scotland,’ which was widely trailed as the most comprehensive study of carbon capture and storage so far conducted in the United Kingdom.

Included among the report’s key findings were the following observations:

Scotland has the ability to safely accommodate industrial emissions generated in the …


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  • 19/03/10 at 5.40pm
  • By Andrew

Morhamburn’s Forward Look

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

For full report (PDF) please click here.


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  • 15/03/10 at 9.46am
  • By Mark

Re:wiring Scotland the brand

Senior politicians, wealth creators and academics are among those gathering in St Andrews today for SCDI’s 2010 Forum and Economic Summit – Re:wiring Scotland.

Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP and First Minister, Rt Hon Alex Salmond MP MSP are among those scheduled to give keynote speeches to delegates, who will focus …


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  • 11/03/10 at 9.02am
  • By Andrew

Scottish Water ignoring farmer’s drainage woes

Waterwatch Scotland, the independent consumer watchdog for Scotland’s water industry, says Scottish Water is ignoring a Banknock farmer’s pleas to replace missing or damaged drains which has resulted in repeated flooding and damage to his fields.

To read full news release, please click here.


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  • 10/03/10 at 9.10am
  • By Andrew

Morhamburn’s Forward Look

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

For full report (PDF) please click here.


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  • 8/03/10 at 10.33am
  • By Mark