Conservative MEP gathers EU fishing leaders in Peterhead as discard ban & quota talks loom 16th October 2015 The Conservative MEP for Scotland, Ian Duncan, today joined leading Dutch MEP Peter Van Dalen and the Chief Executive of pan-European Fishing body Europeche... Local News
Record number of under 65s being treated for dementia 15th October 2015 Record numbers of people below retirement age are being treated for dementia in Scotland, new figures have revealed. Local News
Poll shows majority don’t want tax rises to fund more benefits 15th October 2015 The majority of Scots do not want to see an increase in income tax to pay for more benefits, a poll published today has revealed. Local News
SNP Swinney's tax on ambition 10th October 2015 Published in the Scottish Daily Mail & East Lothian News, ELCUA Chairman Tim Jackson criticises the SNP's Land & Buildings Transaction Tax. Local News
Foreign investment jobs dropped in referendum year 9th October 2015 The number of jobs created in Scotland by foreign investment dropped to a five-year low during the referendum, it has emerged. Local News
SNP "incompetence" letting down Scotland's farmers 9th October 2015 The Scottish Government is showing "increasing incompetence" over their botched handling of EU payments to farmers, the Scottish Conservatives said today. Local News
Sturgeon stands by SNP’s university power grab 8th October 2015 Nicola Sturgeon has defended the SNP’s controversial plan to seize autonomy from Scotland’s universities – despite mounting pressure from the academic sector... Local News
GM crops ban – no economic assessment carried out by SNP 6th October 2015 The Scottish Government has admitted it made no economic assessment before deciding to ban the use of GM crops in Scotland. Local News
SNP ignoring concerns from academics about Higher Education Bill 6th October 2015 The SNP are ignoring concerns from some of Scotland’s top academics on the Higher Education Bill, the Scottish Conservatives said today. Local News