Holyrood morning roundup: Monday 23 April, 2012

by Apr 23, 2012 No Comments

Good morning – here are today’s top 10 stories in Scotland:

Nick Clegg says decision on Lords reform should not be ‘subcontracted’ to the British people (Daily Telegraph)

Long-term youth unemployment 12 times higher than four years ago (STV News)

Law change may revive abandoned rape cases (Herald)

Trump jets in to crisis warning over turbines (Press & Journal)

Tide turns in favour of wave power instead of wind farms (Scotsman)

Scottish salmon exports leap to record levels (BBC Scotland)

Leith port regeneration projects ditched as focus switches to renewables (Scotsman)

SNP will ‘suffer in council elections for ferry stance’ (Herald)

Fort William drug scare pair remain in hospital (BBC Scotland)

Rangers administrators set to announce preferred bidder for Ibrox club (STV News)

For a full roundup of Scottish parliamentary 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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