Tag: michael moore
A quiet revolution underway in the Borders?
Russell Bruce examines what's going on in the Borderlands
I wrote some weeks ago about the difficulty the SNP would have in changing the political...
Scotland’s Borderlands face major poll tussles this May
By Russell Bruce
The three Westminster constituencies that meet the Border are currently held by each of the three unionist parties.
In the middle is Dumfriesshire,...
FOI request reveals Labour secret meetings with coalition Ministers after SNP...
By a Newsnet reporter Details of secret meetings held between Scottish Labour MPs and UK coalition Ministers, only days after the SNP’s historic May...
MPs accused of ‘destabilising’ Scottish shipbuilding industry
By G.A.Ponsonby Scotland's biggest union has attacked two UK coalition Ministers accusing them of making comments that could destabilise Scottish shipbuilding.The union's intervention follows...
Confusion over Michael Moore’s claims for Leuchars Airshow
By a Newsnet reporter Claims by Scottish Secretary of State Michael Moore that the Leuchars Airshow will continue for “the next few years” have...
Corporation tax campaign gathers pace in Belfast and Edinburgh
WHILE the political leaders of the three devolved administrations were meeting in Edinburgh on Tuesday, the campaign in Northern Ireland to win control over...
North Sea oil industry still in danger from Tory-Lib Dem tax...
Energy Analysis by George Kerevan THE Coalition Government at Westminster has backed down on plans to tax the North Sea oil industry for every...
Lib Dem Moore accused of breaching ministerial code
Scottish Secretary of State Michael Moore has been accused of breaking the ministerial code by using Scotland Office resources for party political purposes. It...
Opponents attack Lib Dem Secretary of State over recorded comments
Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore has been criticised after comments leaked in press revelations revealed that the Lib Dem MP had difficulty...
The ‘tartan tax’ – who is misleading who?
So, the so called tartan tax is either no more – or has lapsed. Scots voted for it in 1997 but, if the media...