A daily snapshot of the morning headlines and Parliamentary business
Good morning – here are the top 10 news stories in Scotland this morning:
Labour policy review to target universal benefits (Holyrood)
Clegg to tell party: We’ve proved all the critics wrong (The Herald)
Scottish independence: Military rebel to ask how Scotland would defend itself after UK split (The Scotsman)
NUS Scotland calls on Labour MSPs to honour tuition pledges (Holyrood)
Spending watchdog criticises Brian Sweeney’s pension deal (BBC Scotland)
Stephen House unveiled as first head of Police Service of Scotland (Holyrood)
Plans to build 30 new schools in Scotland (BBC Scotland)
Campaigners for devo-max will fight on (The Herald)
Judy Murray and Liz McColgan tell MSPs sports facilities must be improved (STV)
Chaos as storms engulf Scotland (Daily Express)
Today’s Scottish Parliament highlights:
10.00: The Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee at Holyrood will take evidence from, among others, Chairman of Falkirk for Business, George Stevenson, and Head of Economic Development and Environment at Falkirk Council, Douglas Duff, as part of their Business Gateway Inquiry.
10.00: The Public Audit Committee will once again take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland’s recent report, ‘Learning the lessons of public body mergers’.
14.30: A Scottish Government debate on the Green Bus Fund, which has allowed delivery of 71 new low-carbon hybrid buses, will be led by Transport Minister Keith Brown.
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...