Tag: alliance
Concerns raised over growing number of Labour/Tory council pacts
By a Newsnet reporter The number of pacts between Labour local authority groups and their Tory counterparts has prompted fears that the views of...
Rivals put differences behind them as Edinburgh coalition announced
By G.A.Ponsonby The SNP and Labour, the two biggest groups in The City of Edinburgh Council, have come to an agreement that will see...
Historic alliance sees SNP end 80 years of Labour rule in...
By a Newsnet reporter The SNP has formed a historic coalition administration in Midlothian, ending over 80 years of Labour rule. The nationalists have entered...
‘Paralysis’ Looms at Labour/Tory Coalition Council
A Scottish local authority run by a Labour/Tory coalition is facing paralysis after the ruling Labour group threatened to call a vote...
Labour / Tory Alliance Condemned as Alcohol Proposals Blocked
The decision by Labour to join the Tories and Lib Dems in order to block measures aimed at tackling Scotland’s chronic alcohol problem has...
Labour MP admits being ‘relieved’ when Tories got in
Labour MP Jack Straw has been slammed after revealing that he was “relieved” when the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed an alliance after the...