Holyrood morning roundup: Monday 1 October, 2012

A daily snapshot of the morning headlines and Parliamentary business

by Oct 01, 2012 No Comments

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

Show of strength from tough-talking Miliband (The Herald)

Edinburgh trams set to run six months ahead of schedule (The Scotsman)

North Lanarkshire Council consults on £70m cuts plan (BBC Scotland)

Ryder Cup baton handed over as Scotland prepares to host next tournament (STV)

Scottish independence: Only Labour can stop UK break-up, says Ed Miliband (The Scotsman)

Legal experts to debate impact of Scottish independence on EU status (STV)

Growing NHS cash gap ‘could stall operations’ (Press & Journal)

Patients handed fast track care deal (Daily Express)

Colleges face £14m annual funding gap (The Herald)

UK government to back Scottish minimum alcohol pricing in courts(The Scotsman)

For full details of all current and upcoming Scottish Parliamentary business, check out the official Business Bulletin.

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“Kevin has had a varied career in journalism having worked for many of Fleet Street’s finest including the Sun and the Daily Express. He completed his NCTJ in 2004 and began working for his local paper in Chatham, Kent, before moving to a national news agency. Kevin relocated to Edinburgh in 2010 and had stints with Scottish national papers as well as the Aberdeen Evening Express. He joined Holyrood magazine as Social Affairs Correspondent in September 2012 and has already becoming an avid committee watcher at the Scottish Parliament. Kevin has been slow on social media but now accepts Twitter can be used for work after previously thinking it was for moaning about the Olympics closing...

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