Holyrood morning roundup: Friday 16 December, 2011

by Dec 16, 2011 No Comments

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

Scotland Bill: Parties split as SNP threatens to block transfer of powers (Scotsman)

Iain Gray in parting shot at ‘all mouth and no trousers’ Alex Salmond (Scotsman)

Caution urged as snow hits Scottish roads (BBC Scotland)

‘Same-sex marriage petition fraud’ (Press & Journal)

Future of Scots fishing industry ‘will be decided in next 24 hours’ (Press & Journal)

Catholic Church hits out at shared campus schools call (Herald)

Kimberley Hainey guilty of murdering toddler son Declan (BBC Scotland)

First two passengers take a £776m ride on new Edinburgh tram (Scotsman)

Government hails alcohol pricing study (Herald)

Olympic terror flights will divert to Scotland (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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