Holyrood morning roundup: Friday 2 December, 2011

by Dec 02, 2011 No Comments

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

Just like England: public sector faces wage rises capped at 1% (Scotsman)

New minister for ‘Neets’ to be appointed at Holyrood (Scotsman)

Immigration cuts: Londoners and Scots ‘more opposed’ (BBC Scotland)

Kirk joins fight against homosexual marriages (Scotsman)

Charity announces sectarianism plan (STV News)

At-risk Edinburgh barracks could be saved, says general (Scotsman)

Landslide forces closure of north road (Press & Journal)

Scotch whisky exports to Asia rising so fast that supplies may run short (Guardian)

Portrait of Scotland: Gallery reopens after £18m revamp (Herald)

SFA subject Whyte to ‘fit and proper person’ test (Herald)

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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