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Leveson Inquiry: Tony Blair defends ‘working relationship’ with Rupert Murdoch video
TONY Blair today defended his relationship with Rupert Murdoch in his evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards, claiming they only grew close after he quit Downing Street.
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Scottish independence: I don’t want ‘separatism’ says Sir Tom Farmer
SIR TOM Farmer, one of the SNP’s most influential business backers, has revealed he does not support “separatism” and wants Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom.
683 commentsEurozone crisis: David Cameron hosts Downing Street meeting
THE PRIME Minister is hosting a top-level meeting at 10 Downing Street this afternoon to discuss the crisis in the eurozone.
Baroness Warsi facing inquiry into parliamentary expenses
BARONESS Warsi, a prominent Cabinet minister, was facing an investigation into her parliamentary expenses today amid allegations she claimed for accommodation while staying at a friend’s house rent-free.
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Scottish independence: Labour voters ‘will deliver independence’
THE pro-independence campaign is to seek out Labour voters who back secession, seeing them as the potential key to victory in the 2014 referendum, senior campaign figures have said.
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Tycoons of the future to get £2,500 to start up their own empire
Young entrepreneurs will get access to about £80 million-worth of loans to help their businesses off the ground, David Cameron has announced.
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Britain won’t pull up the drawbridge, vows Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has dismissed suggestions that Britain was planning to “pull up the drawbridge” on any exodus of workers from crisis-hit eurozone nations.
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Deputy PM claims children were startled by street protesters
CHILDREN were frightened by protesters who descended on Nick Clegg’s street, the Deputy Prime Minister said.
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Coalition rebels join cross-party fight to scrap 3p fuel tax rise
The coalition government is facing pressure to scrap the 3p rise in fuel tax later this year, with rebel Conservative and Liberal Democrat backbenchers joining calls for a climbdown.
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Call for sleaze inquiry into peer’s expenses
Cabinet minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is under mounting pressure amid allegations she claimed parliamentary expenses for accommodation while staying at a friend’s house rent-free.
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FORMER British ambassador to the United Nations Sir Jeremy Greenstock is among senior figures taking part in a conference at the Scottish Parliament today on the Middle East.
Branson blast
Billionaire tycoon Sir Richard Branson has criticised the government for failing to promote economic growth.
Lib Dems to ‘honour’ gay marriage pledge
Voting on gay marriage should not be left to MPs’ consciences, Nick Clegg said yesterday.
4 commentsTreasury launches mobile phone app for taxpayers
A MOBILE phone application which calculates taxpayers’ personal contributions to different areas of government spending is being launched by the Treasury today.
Leveson inquiry: Jeremy Hunt to face grilling over News Corp links
BELEAGUERED Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt will appear before the Leveson Inquiry this week in one of its most high-profile hearings so far.
Scottish Tories face criticism over rebranding
The Scottish Conservatives are planning to ditch their tree logo in a “rebranding” drive.
5 commentsScottish independence: Irish warning over currency plans
THE SNP’s plans to keep the pound after independence is facing fresh criticism after a former Irish prime minister warned that a similar policy there saw Dublin “forced to accept whatever was decided in London”.
3 commentsSocttish independence: Darling’s fight for union takes priority
ALISTAIR Darling has insisted he would reject a return to Labour’s shadow cabinet, in order to focus on leading the pro-Union campaign in the independence referendum.
6 commentsToby Strauss: Despite bleak reports on pension provision, there is time to save future generations’ retirements
IN TODAY’S low-interest, low-growth environment, savers have never had it so tough. With disposable income under increasing pressure, people are finding it more challenging than ever to find the money to invest in their retirement.
Brian Monteith: Bad time for Tories to suffer an identity crisis
The Tories don’t need a new logo, they need to think about responding to the big SNP show, writes Brian Monteith
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Tim Cornwell: Nat show needs 007 – and better songs
I’M A sucker for historic events, so I sneaked out on Friday morning to the Yes Scotland launch, hoping for a taste of one. The excuse was a promised line up of cultural stars turning out to back Scottish independence, at Cineworld in Fountain Park (screen 7).
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MEP Alyn Smith calls for reversal of Olympic Saltire ban
LONDON 2012 organisers were forced to clarify their policy on flag waving at the Olympics yesterday after the SNP claimed Scottish fans would be unable to display the Saltire at events in the Games.
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Revealed: our rural towns on the brink
A REPORT into sustainability in rural areas has revealed 90 of the most vulnerable towns in Scotland.
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Scotland stalls in bid to cut smoking
SCOTLAND has lost its place as a world leader in tackling smoking rates and now lags behind almost all other developed countries, a leading anti-tobacco activist has claimed.
13 commentsMinister in apology over rent
CONSERVATIVE Party chairman Baroness Warsi has admitted failing to declare thousands of pounds in rental income in the register of interests for members of the House of Lords.
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Migrant alert over euro crisis
THE Home Secretary Theresa May said yesterday that the government is looking at imposing emergency immigration controls to deal with a possible influx of migrants from Greece and other European Union countries in response to the crisis in the euro.
21 commentsSalmond to launch ‘climate justice’ fund
A FUND aimed at helping some of the world’s poorest communities tackle climate change will be launched in Scotland later this week.
15 commentsAnti-austerity party descends on Clegg’s street
HUNDREDS of anti-cuts protesters have held an “alternative street party” in the road where Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg lives.
2 commentsCapital to host launch of climate justice fund
A FUND aimed at helping some of the world’s poorest communities tackle climate change will be launched in Scotland later this week.
Sinn Fein reaches out to dissidents
NORTHERN Ireland’s deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, has offered to hold talks with dissident republicans.
Impartial campaign ‘vital to independence debate’
AN impartial public education campaign must be mounted ahead of the independence referendum, academics at Edinburgh University said today.
8 comments‘Fire-at-will’ plan blasted
EDINBURGH East MP Sheila Gilmore has hit out at Tory plans to allow bosses to sack workers for no reason.
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Analysis: Alex Salmond’s ‘Broad church’ looks a bit one-sided
SPEAKING as the stage was being dismantled, organisers of the independence campaign launch attempted to explain what the big day yesterday was not.
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Scottish independence: Luvvies play starring role in Yes, First Minister
Salmond relies a little heavily on his celebrity friends to sell independence, writes Scott Macnab
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Scottish independence: Alex Salmond’s pledge to sign up 1m voters Picture gallery
ALEX Salmond yesterday launched a bid to get a million Scots to sign a declaration of support for independence from the UK. He told the start of the “Yes Scotland” referendum campaign that if the aim of getting the public to sign up was achieved, they would “win an independent Scotland”.
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Alf Young: Wha’s like us… a lesson in privileged status
SCOTLAND prides itself on enjoying a more egalitarian society than our neighbours, but inequality is entrenched, writes Alf Young
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David Torrance: Amateur hour at Yes campaign launch
THE usual showmanship was oddly absent as Alex Salmond began his independence crusade, writes David Torrance
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Gerry Hassan: Subverting the free market is a laughing matter
THE revolution begins by mocking the sacred cows paraded before us by the rich who judge society by their own mean standards
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I question aspects of monarchy, admits Brian Cox CBE
HOLLYWOOD actor and Yes Scotland celebrity backer Brian Cox voiced concerns about the SNP’s pro-monarchy stance after yesterday’s pro-independence campaign launch.
4 commentsAlex Salmond’s Pope visit blocked
ALEX Salmond has been blocked from meeting the Pope because of the Scottish Government’s plans to legalise same-sex marriage.
9 commentsScottish independence: your questions answered
What is the campaign about?
Securing a Yes vote in the independence referendum expected to be held in 2014. It is built around a declaration stating that decisions about the country’s future should be taken by the people who live in Scotland.
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Analysis: What’s in a name? A lot if you take a look at this signature
To understand what is going on with this signature, just imagine it is speech. Writing is communication – just like speech, it is always a compromise between the speed of the brain and the slowness of the hand. This man thinks exceptionally quickly.
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Leveson: Jeremy Hunt went for drink with adviser then sacked him next day
CULTURE Secretary Jeremy Hunt told his special adviser to quit after highly damaging emails revealing the close relationship between his department and the Murdoch empire were released, the former aide said.
Scottish independence: Twitter reaction to ‘Yes’ campaign launch
The ‘Yes’ campaign launch was the hot topic of online debate on Twitter earlier today. Here is a selection of tweets about the event.
5 commentsKirk wants more aid for ‘broken’ soldiers
THE Church of Scotland is calling for the Government to give more help to ex-servicemen after a Lothian minister told the General Assembly of the plight of “broken” men whom no-one wanted to know.
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Archbishop tells EN: ‘no real case for Scottish independence’
ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury Rowan Williams has backed the idea of increased devolution, but says he has yet to be convinced about independence for Scotland.
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Alex Salmond gives guarantee on new Sick Kids hospital
POLITICIANS regularly have to register interests in everything from chairmanships to shareholdings.
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New city chiefs accused of boards power grab
THE city’s new Labour-SNP coalition was today accused of a fresh “power grab” after opposition councillors were excluded from a series of key appointments.
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Leveson Inquiry: Jeremy Hunt and Tony Blair to give evidence next week
CULTURE secretary Jeremy Hunt and former prime minister Tony Blair will be among those appearing before the Leveson Inquiry into press standards next week, it was announced today.
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