Holyrood morning roundup: Monday 24 October, 2011

by Oct 24, 2011 No Comments

Good morning – here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:

‘Gay hate’ horror killing of barman (Sun)

Labour’s Jim Murphy presses Salmond on ‘devo max’ issue (BBC Scotland)

Windfarms ‘shock’ as turbine map revealed (Press & Journal)

We could be sixth-richest nation in the world, says Swinney (Scotsman)

SNP reveals route to independence (Scotsman)

SNP reveals its £1m independence fund (Herald)

Clinton wants Megrahi back in Scottish jail (Herald)

‘Ready for winter’ campaign launches (BBC Scotland)

Fund ‘would boost Scottish video games industry’ (BBC Scotland)

Universities ‘need good professional managers, not elected principals’ (Scotsman)

For a full breakdown of Scottish Parliament business, check out today’s official Business Bulletin

Paris Gourtsoyannis Paris Gourtsoyannis

Paris joined Holyrood in September 2011, and became education correspondent in May 2012. Born in Canada into a Greek family, and raised in Belgium, he came to Scotland in 2005 to study at the University of Edinburgh, where he was involved with award-winning student publication The Journal. Before working at Holyrood, Paris contributed to the Edinburgh Evening News, the Guardian and Guardian Local, and interned at think-tank Demos. His beat takes in all areas of Scotland's education and skills sector, including early years, adult learning, and employability...

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