Tag: lamont
Council tax could rise by £700 under Scottish Labour
By Bob Duncan Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont could hit hard-pressed Scots with a massive hike in Council Tax of nearly £700 per household, if...
Lamont urged to clarify Scottish Labour’s position on sovereignty after Harris...
By a Newsnet reporter Labour’s Scottish leader Johann Lamont has been urged to clarify her views on Scottish sovereignty after a leading Scottish...
Lamont under pressure as second official set to depart Scottish HQ
By a Newsnet reporter A second senior official has announced he is to leave his post with the beleaguered Scottish Labour party today...
Welsh Labour voices support for Trident as Lamont remains silent
By Andrew Barr Labour First Minister Carwyn Jones has said Wales is ready to become the new home of Britain’s weapons of mass destruction following...
NUJ Scotland steps into Davidson BBC bias row as calls for...
By a Newsnet reporter The Scottish branch of the National Union of Journalists has stepped into the row over claims of bias at BBC...
BBC Bias row escalates as Labour MP makes new ‘conspiracy’ allegation
By a Newsnet reporter A Scottish Labour MP at the centre of a row over claims of BBC bias, has today made fresh...
Johann Lamont under pressure to act as condemnation of Ian Davidson’s...
By G.A.Ponsonby Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont is coming under increasing pressure to speak out as condemnation grows over the conduct of a Labour...
Scottish Labour ‘untrustworthy’ say Scottish voters
By a Newsnet reporter The Scottish Labour party cannot be trusted and are “out of touch” according to a new poll.Asked by pollsters YouGov...
New poll shows SNP popularity growing as gap narrows in referendum...
By G.A.Ponsonby Analysis of a newly published poll suggests that the Scottish National Party would achieve an even better result in a Scottish election,...
Two thirds of Unite members support devo-max option on ballot paper
By Andrew Barr Two thirds of Scottish members from Britain’s biggest trade union have voted in favour of including a devolution max option in...