Good morning – here are today’s top 10 stories in Scotland:
Setback for UK wind industry as Doosan scraps investment plans (Guardian)
Scotland begins climb out of the economic doldrums (Herald)
Scotland Bill: A step into the future with new tax raising powers (Scotsman)
Fresh fear of tanker drivers’ strike as union rejects latest pay deal (Daily Record)
Labour claims bus grant cut ‘risks fare rises’ (BBC Scotland)
Suzanne Pilley murder: Televised sentencing could become regular fixture (Scotsman)
Tourism leader condemns turbines ‘hysteria’ (Press & Journal)
Brazen MSP Bill Walker is snubbed by colleagues as he takes his place in Holyrood chamber (Daily Record)
Male, pale and stale: Scottish council elections will fail women, say academics (Guardian)
Brian Kennedy back in race to take over Rangers (STV News)
Today’s Scottish Parliament highlights:
- 9.15: Just in time for the local election campaign, the Scottish Parliament will debate the issue of bus provision, with Labour condemning the cut to the Bus Operators’ Service Grant in 2012-13 of 17 per cent
- 12.00: The first FMQs since the Easter recess may well feature today’s news that wind turbine manufacturer Doosan will not be investing in Scotland as previously announced. Jenny Marra (Lab) will also ask about former Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini’s report on female offenders, and what response the Scottish Government intends to make
For a full roundup of Scottish parliamentary 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...