A daily snapshot of the morning headlines and Parliamentary business
Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Scottish Olympic parade to take place through Glasgow (BBC Scotland)
Pension row teachers in new walkout threat (The Herald)
‘No excuse’ for using drugs to keep the elderly manageable in care homes (The Scotsman)
Rescue plan for Hall’s of Broxburn rejected as consultation nears end (STV)
Minister pledges fuel price probe (Press & Journal)
No SNP separate Scotland EU plan until 2013 (Daily Telegraph)
Scottish state can’t afford to protect children living in abusive homes (Daily Record)
New renewable subsidies announced (Holyrood)
Creative Scotland derided as ‘dysfunctional ant-heap’ (The Herald)
Scottish Independence: SNP and coalition begin to draft the referendum (The Scotsman)
For full details of all current and upcoming Scottish Parliamentary business, check out the official Business Bulletin.
Alan Robertson
A graduate in Politics and Journalism from the University of Strathclyde, Alan joined the Holyrood team as a reporter in May 2012 fresh from finishing his studies. Alan spent four years in student media, the last of which helping to launch the award-winning Glasgow Journal as Managing Editor, and continues to work part-time as a sub-editor in sport for the Sunday...