Brexit in Brief: Conferences, Canada ++ and cardiac medicines
Henry Anderson with this week’s run down O Canada: Donald Tusk met with Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, to discuss the latest developments in the Brexit negotiations. At a press conference afterwards, both called for the UK to publish its alternative backstop arrangement for the Irish border. Tusk once again made clear the EU stood firmly […]
Festival of Politics: Brexit, Feminism, Fairness and Tech
Lawrie Scott-McFarlane runs down the major themes at the Scottish Parliament’s annual celebration of all things political. (Newsdirect’s Glastonbury – Ed) The Scottish Parliament’s annual Festival of Politics is taking place this month. It will run for four days starting on Wednesday 10 October. A number of key themes will be covered during this year’s programme. Brexit […]
Brexit in Brief: No deal notices and business confidence
As Brexit draws ever closer, Henry Anderson runs down the latest key developments: Hard Labour: Labour inched ever-so slightly closer to the possibility of backing a second EU referendum at the party conference in Liverpool – the so-called “People’s Vote”. Delegates agreed the party would seek a public vote on Brexit – but only if Parliament rejects […]
Top 6 Political Podcasts to ease you into Autumn
Autumn is upon us and the nights (and mornings) are drawing in. As it gets colder, and darker, and windier, getting going in the morning is becoming that wee bit trickier every day. I don’t know about you, but frankly nothing makes my commute go quicker than an exciting, policy-focused, gossip-fuelled podcast from some of […]
I’ve got bills. They’re multiplyin’: The Scottish Government 2018/19 Legislative Programme.
It’s that time of year again. The first Tuesday in September marks the return of MSPs from their two-month summer break and the unveiling of the Scottish Government’s legislative plans. This is the curtain up, the season kick-off, the starting pistol for the parliamentary year in Scotland. Today will be Nicola Sturgeon’s fifth Programme for […]
Opposition Debates in the Scottish Parliament: A Year in Review
Following our blog looking at each party leader’s FMQs choices over the last year, this one takes an in-depth look at opposition debates. These debates give opposition parties a chance to set the agenda and land some hits on the government, so they what they choose should be revealing. Who was banging on about independence? Which party […]
A goodbye to Newsdirect
Rachel Fergusson tells us about a very different kind of gap year. Less full moon parties and more full plenary agendas… When I made the decision to take an impromptu gap year late last summer, I didn’t have the faintest idea how the next 12 months were going to pan out. With a pitiful bank […]
FMQs: A Year In Review
As we celebrate (mourn?) the last FMQs before the summer break, our Head of Monitoring, Eilidh Carmichael, has taken an anorak-y look at the most popular topics raised at FMQs this year. Think Holyrood spends too much time on constitutional issues? The FMQs hours devoted to the health service suggest otherwise. It is also a […]
