Tag: smear
Lamont under pressure to apologise after ‘defamatory’ comments anger businessman
By Martin Kelly Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont is facing calls to apologise after a Scottish businessman claimed he was the victim of...
Moves to smear Yes Scotland underway as more details of hacking...
By a Newsnet reporter Moves by anti-independence campaign group Better Together to smear rivals Yes Scotland have emerged today after more details of...
The Smear and Fear of Better Together
By G.A.Ponsonby This week hasn’t been a good one for the anti-independence campaign Better Together. A controversial half million pound donation from a...
It’s about ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’ says Alex Salmond on final weekend...
By Martin Kelly Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has insisted his party are focused on creating jobs as the local election campaign enters its...
Questions after Wendy Alexander FoI Ruling
POLITICS...The Freedom of Information case relating to Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander's illegal donations scandal which was won last week by the Information Commissioner former...
The Scottish media: What is the extent of Labour’s influence?
SPEAKERS CORNER...The question we pose must have entered the minds of many visitors to Newsnet Scotland this weekend. On Friday Newsnet Scotland exposed what...
Labour and the ‘smear gone wrong’
An email was sent to Scottish journalists It contained false allegations and a mistaken identity The contents were leaked to the intended ‘victim’ Who...
‘Wendygate’ – Shock Claims of Labour ‘Smear’ Attempt
A member of the public has claimed that a Labour party official in Scotland has been contacting Scottish newspaper journalists in an attempt to smear him after...