Morhamburn will be following the UK general election campaign closely, with each team member being allocated a particular party to follow for the duration of the campaign. Mark, who is following poll leaders the Conservatives, kicks us off with a look at the Tories’ and their progressive message.
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 …
Morhamburn’s authoritative round-up of all Holyrood activity for the week ahead.
For full report (PDF) please click here.
Morhamburn’s authoritative round-up of all Holyrood activity for the week ahead.
For full report (PDF) please click here.
Morhamburn’s authoritative round-up of all Holyrood activity for the week ahead.
For full report (PDF) please click here.
Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham are the chosen venues. The topics will be domestic politics, foreign affairs and the economy. They will be shown by ITV, Sky News and the BBC. The presenters will be Alistair Stewart, Adam Boulton and David Dimbleby.
Morhamburn’s authoritative round-up of all Holyrood activity for the week ahead.
For full report (PDF) please click here.
Morhamburn’s authoritative round-up of all Holyrood activity for the week ahead.
For full report (PDF) please click here.
The media coverage of the ‘lunchgate’ scandal has barely subsided and the SNP lurched into more stormy headlines. At Thursdays FMQs, Labour was calling for the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health. Ms Sturgeon’s crime was to provide a character reference for a constituent who is currently facing charges of benefits fraud and has previously been convicted of the same crime. Regardless of your opinion on the actions of Ms Sturgeon, two questions have to be asked: would the same media storm have been created by a backbench MSP? And, should we differentiate between when cabinet members are acting in their ministerial roles and when they are acting as a constituency MSP?
On Tuesday 2nd February, ‘Scotland’s Sporting Chance: A manifesto for sport in Scotland’ was launched by former Scotland rugby international Scott Hastings. The purpose of this manifesto is to raise awareness of the challenges facing Scottish sport from grassroots to elite performance. I recently joined Morhamburn from the Scottish Sports Association and was one of …