The Prime Minister has now hit the right notes with reasons to stay part of the UK, writes Brian Monteith The Prime Minister should be congratulated on his speech in Edinburgh last Thursday and given every encouragement to repeat the exercise, for while

THE Scottish Government has been urged to scrap a plan to replace independent prison visiting committees. Opposition parties at Holyrood criticised the proposal for a new advocacy service, replacing the voluntary system used since the Victorian age. Form

The Scottish Government will be urged to rethink plans to scrap prison visiting committees. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has previously outlined proposals to replace these bodies with a new advocacy service. Last month he said a consultation on the

1 February 2012 Last updated at 21:23 ET MSPs are to discuss whether to replace prison visiting committees, a system which has been in place since the 19th Century. Visiting committees are allowed turn up at any jail in Scotland unannounced to inspect in

TORY leader Ruth Davidson today insisted she is confident about her party's prospects when Inverclyde goes to the polls in May. The newly elected leader of the Scottish Conservatives visited Greenock's James Watt Dock this week to endorse the party hopef

As the momentum gathers pace towards the historic independence vote, unionists are mustering their forces In the autumn of 1997, just months after Tony Blair had won an historic landslide election, three of Scotland’s political parties came together in a

Independence debate is fully joined and hell mend unionists who have nothing positive to offer THURSDAY morning and I am listening to a BBC Radio Scotland debate on the Scottish Government’s proposals for the forthcoming independence referendum, announce

Young, not posh and not especially wealthy, Ruth Davidson is a new breed of Tory. But does she have the steel to do battle with Salmond over independence and stay true to herself? Asks Peter Ross W hen I told people I was going to interview Ruth Davidson

Alistair Darling, Charles Kennedy and the former Tory leader in Scotland, Annabel Goldie, are being lined up as the main faces of the pro-union campaign in the referendum on Scottish independence, sources in the three parties confirmed Wenesday night.

The Scottish Nationalist party leader wants a referendum deal – because without it the SNP is more likely to lose David Cameron and Alex Salmond: 'Salmond’s predictable sneering at David Cameron as Margaret Thatcher reborn should not distract from Camero

A report in tomorrow's Guardian claims: Alistair Darling, Charles Kennedy and the former Tory leader in Scotland, Annabel Goldie, are being lined up as the main faces of the pro-union campaign in the referendum on Scottish independence, sources in the th

Alistair Darling, Charles Kennedy and the former Tory leader in Scotland, Annabel Goldie, are being lined up as the main faces of the pro-union campaign in the referendum on Scottish independence, sources in the three parties confirmed Wenesday night. As

The Equal Opportunities Committee agreed they would write to the National Federation of Retail Newsagents about the display of pornography at children's eye-level in shops, on 10 January 2012. Committee member and Conservative MSP Annabel Goldie said the

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean is a former Secretary of State for Scotland. The SNP got 45% of the votes in last May's elections to the Scottish Parliament and won a clear majority of the seats. Our Liberal Democrat Coalition partners - who have consistently a

FORMER Tory leader Annabel Goldie is the latest big name to voice support for an under-threat children’s ward. The MSP has written to the Scottish Government over concerns that Ward 15 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital could be axed. NHS Greater Glasgow is

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for a return to "hard work", saying decades of socialism have dampened the capacity for enterprise. Ms Davidson described her vision in a speech to party members, setting out how she hopes to revive T

Scottish Tories leader Ruth Davidson calls for 'return to hard work' as she lays out vision for country Jan 5 2012 Ruth Davidson Image 2 SCOTTISH Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for a return to "hard work", saying decades of socialism have

Ms Davidson described her vision in a speech to party members, setting out how she hopes to revive Tory fortunes. She said: "My vision for Scotland is a positive one. "We are a resourceful people, responsible for many of the world's greatest inventions.

Newly-elected Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is to set out her vision for the party in a speech. Ms Davidson, who replaced Annabel Goldie in November, indicated that for too long the party has struggled to convey what it stands for. The 32-ye