“A referendum is never illegal in a democracy,” says Clara Ponsati, former Catalan minister wanted by Spain
CLARA Ponsati, the former Catalan government minister facing extradition to Spain, has told SNP members a referendum can never be illegal in a...
Top QC pledges to take miners’ strike probe into pit villages
THE QC leading an investigation into the policing of the miners’ strike has vowed to hold the inquiry in former pit villages. John...
Paul Hutcheon: Nicola Sturgeon is a skilful tactician but a poor strategist
IF Nicola Sturgeon’s speech to the SNP conference in Aberdeen was a balancing act, she managed to walk the length of the tightrope...
Boy, 8, youngest to climb Old Man of Hoy
An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest climber to scale the 450ft high sea stack the Old Man of Hoy. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16280751.Boy__8__youngest_to_climb_Old_Man_of_Hoy/?ref=rss
SNP rising star Kate Forbes made pro-life call at Brian Souter prayer breakfast event
AN SNP rising star made a pro-life statement at a prayer breakfast at the height of the controversy over the lack of abortion...
North Korea’s dancing queens
HER fingers felt delicate in my grasp. Her palms were as cool as porcelain. We were ballroom dancing and, when she lifted my...
Sturgeon to remake indy case based on multi-million pound funding boost for NHS
NICOLA Sturgeon has vowed to remake the case for independence based on a vision of a multi-million pound funding boost for Scotland’s NHS...
Iain Macwhirter: The SNP was roaring ahead even before the Growth Commission report – is now the time for a referendum?
WHERE’S Alex? You know, Alex Salmond, the former leader of the SNP, who led the 2014 referendum campaign. Perhaps he’s been spirited away...
Prison staff pay deal is ‘victory in equal pay fight’
HUNDREDS of prison staff are to receive four-figure payouts in a deal hailed as a landmark victory in women’s fight for equal pay....
Parents earning £100,000 can apply for “means-tested” support for private school fees
WEALTHY parents who earn up to £100,000 a year are eligible to apply for means-tested bursaries from private schools for their children. Fee...
