Tag: Scottish government

By Russell Bruce Newsnet is pleased to present this fascinating video of a packed meeting in Selkirk last week. Michael Russell MSP, is the Cabinet...

By Molly Pollock Despite the number of closed shops, and for sale and to let signs that clutter windows in high streets, city centres and...

Citizen Essay by Alf Baird Anyone can see from recent events the constitutional powerlessness of Scotland as a nation, and how empty is any notion...

Commentary by Christopher Silver It should come as no surprise that the UK Government has all but ruled out granting the Scottish Parliament the ability...

When a cub reporter for Radio Shortbread’s four p.m Newsdrive programme misapplied the BBC’s quality control procedures, an unspun package believed to have been...

Two leading voices for and against "fracking" gave evidence at Westminster this week. Here Newsnet.scot reproduces the highlights of the exchanges on this vital...

What on earth is happening to the British economy in the wake of the Brexit vote? Chancellor Philip Hammond's revelation that Brexit may lead...

Alex Neil, one of the Scottish National Party's most prominent figures, shocked some colleagues when he revealed recently that he voted for Brexit in...

Will Scotland end up in the (fracking) pocket of Donald Trump and Theresa May? In the latest of our running series of articles covering...

Michael Russell MSP, the man called back into Government to help deal with the consequences of Brexit, spoke about the task facing the Scottish...