Good morning – here are the top 10 stories in Scotland this morning:
New attack on plans for minimum alcohol pricing (Herald)
Citigroup urges caution over Scottish green energy (BBC Scotland)
Row over Salmond rival poll sabotage claims (Herald)
Rural town vulnerability to public sector cuts analysed (BBC Scotland)
DIY justice: One in eight Scots victims of violent crimes takes law into their own hands (Daily Record)
Ian Davidson row email ‘went too far’ (BBC Scotland)
RSPB Scotland supports Trump in objecting to offshore windfarm (Press & Journal)
Controversial campus plan gets go-ahead from council (Press & Journal)
Livingstone’s account of slave massacre revealed (Herald)
Scots university is top for satisfaction (Herald)
Scottish Parliament highlights:
- 9.30: Finance Secretary John Swinney will give evidence to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as part of its 2012/13 budget scrutiny, followed by Infrastructure and Capital Investment Minister Alex Neil
- 10.00: The Finance Committee will take evidence from Sir Angus Grossart and Barry White, Chairman and Chief Executive of Scottish Futures Trust, a day after the Scottish Government unveiled £1.4bn worth of projects it hopes will be funded under a new Tax Incremental Financing programme
- 10.00: The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Enviroment committee will hear evidence on the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy in a roundtable session from stakeholders in the Scottish fishing industry, with EU negotiations ongoing in Luxembourgh
For a full breakdown of Scottish Parliament business, check out today’s official Business Bulletin
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...