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Parliament under fire over £270,000 voting system
WORK has begun on installing a new touchscreen voting system in the Scottish Parliament's debating chamber at a cost of £270,000 - even though the current system works fine.
Boost for Holyrood financial powers under Scotland Bill
THE UK Government has announced that the Scottish Parliament will get more financial powers under the Scotland Bill.
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Alex Salmond re-elected as First Minister
ALEX Salmond was re-elected to the post of First Minister today after the SNP's landslide election victory earlier this month.
SNP backbencher Tricia Marwick takes post of presiding officer
SNP backbencher Tricia Marwick has been appointed to the post of presiding officer at the Scottish Parliament.
MSPs sworn into new Scottish Parliament
MEMBERS of the Scottish Parliament - old and new - were sworn in today following the SNP's landslide victory in the Holyrood election last week.
Bright idea to spend £66k on Holyrood lights blasted
SCOTTISH Parliament bosses came under fire today after splashing out £66,000 on bright new lights for the building at Holyrood.
Jack McConnell calls for overhaul of Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is failing in its role as a focal point for national debate and ministerial scrutiny and is in need of "radical change", former First Minister Jack McConnell said today.
Holyrood wins power to go £2.7 bn into debt
THE most radical transfer of financial powers to Scotland for more than 300 years is under way, with new legislation that will hand Holyrood £2.7 billion of new borrowing powers.
Swinney 'regret' over handling of Holyrood tax powers
FINANCE Secretary John Swinney said he "regrets" making wrong judgments amid sustained opposition attack for his handling of Holyrood's tax powers.
Parliament's £250k pop-up barriers damage Tory's car
TAXPAYERS will have to pay thousands of pounds in repair bills after expensive pop-up barriers at the Scottish Parliament wrecked an MSP's car.
Holyrood expenses: The full list of MSPs and what they claimed
MSPs' expenses reached a record level in 2009-10 with Holyrood politicians spending £1 million more on wages for their researchers and assistants than they did in the previous financial year.
Hugh Hendry brands Scottish Parliament a total waste
A LEADING hedge fund manager has hit out at the Scottish Parliament as "a wanton waste" of taxpayer's money.
Top brass in firing line for Holyrood jobs cull
The Scottish Parliament's most senior civil servants will be the first casualties of swingeing spending cuts at Holyrood.
Holyrood limos cost almost £1m
THE Scottish Government spent almost £1 million on ministerial limousines in the last year.
Scottish Secretary supporting Calman
SCOTTISH Secretary Michael Moore today affirms that the Calman plans to reform the Scottish parliament are the only realistic proposals out there, despite existing Lib Dem plans for more radical tax-raising measures.
Full tax powers won't guarantee economic growth, say experts
HANDING the Scottish Parliament full tax-raising powers offers no guarantee of economic growth, could destabilise Scotland's finances and may lead to higher taxes, leading Scottish economists have warned.
Holyrood's £2m security bill attacked
SCOTTISH Parliament bosses have been accused of going "over the top" on security after new figures showed the latest anti-terrorist measures have landed taxpayers with a bill of more than £2.3 million.
'MSPs distracted from real work by grand constitutional debates'
TINKERING with the constitution has distracted Scotland's politicians from reforming schools and hospitals and creating a wealthier country, according to a new report by a Conservative-linked think-tank.
Reform poll is 'disrespectful'
HOLDING a referendum on voting reform on the same day as next year's Holyrood election would be an "extraordinary act of disrespect" by Westminster, a Scottish Government minister has said.
Jobs under threat as Scottish Parliament looks to cut costs
THE Scottish Parliament's 500 rank and file staff are facing "almost certain" job losses, it emerged today.
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