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Editor's note
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 Getting a Legg over
Mandy Rhodes
Alex Salmond’s gift of the gab was always going to get him into bother. His ability for the quickfire retort has much to be admired but this time he talked himself into a whole lot of trouble. I bet the First Minister woke up with more than a sore head last week when his tales of parliamentary indiscretion at an SNP fundraiser reached the front pages. As the nation digested the toe-curling embarrassment of the First Minister prostituting himself, his deputy and his office for the party coffers, Salmond should have been using his gift for verbosity to compose a... |
Inside Track: Scottish Conservative Party conference
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Time for a change
Annabel Goldie, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, says Scotland has a clear choice in the general election between a Conservative or Labour Government
The elephant in the room
On what a Tory win at the general election could mean for the Scottish Conservatives
Changing times
The contribution that the Scottish Tories make to the cause
Can only get better
On why devolution has been good for the Tories
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Interview
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Focus
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On the defensive
Mandy Rhodes - 11 February 2010
On what Britain’s approach to defence will be if the Conservatives form the next government
Dr Liam Fox is in fighting mood. With both the economy and defence high on the political agenda the two have neatly coalesced for the good doctor on the morning that we meet with the announcement that the Government is to publish a green paper on defence while at the same time admitting cuts will be necessary. “After 12 years of indecision, we finally get a green paper, weeks before an election and despite all the good words in this green paper the future defence budget will have to be conducted against the backdrop of government debt of £799bn. That is the equivalent of borrowing £1.1m every day since the birth of Christ. That our nation’s... |
The green revolution
Lynne Whitelaw - 11 February 2010
 A look at plans for a green industry worth more to Scotland than renewable energy
Over the next year or so, John Ferguson will find out whether or not he can finally realise his dream. The former unit manager of the sustainable energy and resources unit at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) last year left the organisation to pursue... |
Insight
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Virtual reality
Cera Murtagh - 11 February 2010
 Knowledge is power in the fight to make the internet a safer place
Boundless in its remit, the internet can seem an anarchic and hostile place. A subtle yet insidious force that can lead you to unwittingly expose yourself and leave you prey to predators. With daily reports of online grooming, child exploitation and cyberbullying, fear is an understandable response. It is not, however,... |
Portfolios
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| Local Government |
Head start
Lynne Whitelaw 11 February 2010
Aberdeenshire Council is proof that making millions of pounds of savings is not impossible
Aberdeenshire Council has... |
Accommodating change
Lynne Whitelaw 1 February 2010
A look at some of the arguments in the debate surrounding right to buy
When Deputy First Minister... |
| Education |
Next steps
Lynne Whitelaw 11 February 2010
The debate on the future shape of local authorities looks set to enter the next phase
It’s no secret that the... |
Finnish lessons
Cera Murtagh 11 February 2010
Finnish education expert Pasi Sahlberg on doing education differently
After a long period of grace Scottish education has come firmly... |
| Health |
Finding refuge
Katie Mackintosh 11 February 2010
Examining efforts to address homelessness in Edinburgh
The conversation at the dinner table has turned to... |
Conscientious objector
Katie Mackintosh 11 February 2010
Shadow Public Health Minister Jackson Carlaw outlines the Scottish Conservatives' public health priorities
Jackson Carlaw became enthralled with politics while... |
| Justice |
You’ve been Glasgowed
Rory Cahill 11 February 2010
When the very name of Scotland’s largest city has become an international synonym for a stabbing, something has to change
Strathclyde... |
Doing right
Rory Cahill 11 February 2010
Are they the honest brokers or caught in the middle? Either way, the Lib Dems have a key role to play... |
| Business |
Up stream
Will Peakin 11 February 2010
Making Scotland’s water industry more competitive is beginning to pay dividends
Scottish businesses and the public sector may be given the... |
Silicon envy
Will Peakin 11 February 2010
What would it take for Scotland to fulfil its hi-tech potential?
The Scottish judge Hugh Pattison Macmillan, a formidable... |
Columnists
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Also in this issue
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Henry McLeish |
| Tribal instincts |
| HAVING played my part in setting up the committee system of the Scottish Parliament, I was keenly aware of the irony when I had to appear before them to be... |
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Positive PR needed for clean technologies
Lynne Whitelaw 11 February 2010
The Scottish Government needs to embark on a public relations campaign to improve the public perception of certain sustainable technologies, Holyrood has been... |
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John Curtice |
| Two bites at the cherry |
| We know we certainly have a UK general election to – depending on our taste – enjoy or endure in the first half of this year. But have you considered... |
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Diary
All Greek to me…
With all the brouhaha about MPs and their expenses and revelations about politicians holding down two jobs, etc, our cockles were fair warmed by the tale of Hugh O’Donnell MSP... |
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Letter of the week
The future of our military
The Chilcot inquiry has months of unravelling still to go but already some lessons seem to be... |
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Spotted - Issue 209
14 April 2009
Robert Peston walking past the Tun… Daily Telegraph eminence grise Alan Cochrane at Tescos in Canonmills … Paul Grice heading home for the weekend with... |
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Salmond lays out legislative programme
