Ed Miliband facing embarrassing Scottish setback

telegraph 05-MAY-11

Swinney faces strike threat over public sector pay freeze

telegraph 14-NOV-10

BT pensions switch means lower payouts

dailymail 04-NOV-10

BT workers' strike ballot opens

bbc 18-JUN-10

BT faces strike action as boss Ian Livingston lands £1.2m bonus

telegraph 26-MAY-10

Rangers charged over fan violence

bbc 05-NOV-09

National postal strikes to begin at midnight

thetimes 21-OCT-09

Deutsche Telekom's troubles with Britain's mobile phones

guardian 09-SEP-09

T-Mobile and Orange in UK merger

bbc 08-SEP-09

Scottish Labour plans to replace council tax with property tax

thetimes 11-AUG-09

BT to shed a further 15,000 jobs

bbc 14-MAY-09

BT pay freeze sparks union anger

dailyexpress 11-MAR-09

Scottish Government ditches controversial local income tax plans

TheScotsman 11-FEB-09

Swinney sets out budget proposals

bbc 09-JAN-09

Loony Dookers take the icy plunge

bbc 01-JAN-09

Battered firms shed thousands of jobs

YorkshirePost 13-DEC-08

Santander to shed 1,900 UK jobs

bbc 12-DEC-08

BT axe 10,000 in latest job cuts

thesun 14-NOV-08

BT announces plan to cut 10,000 jobs

irishtimes 13-NOV-08

Increase in unemployment expected

channel4news 12-NOV-08

Outcry as ‘superbank’ puts saving Scottish jobs above English ones

sundaytimes 19-SEP-08

Gordon Brown blow as minister David Cairns resigns

thetimes 16-SEP-08

Brown authority questioned

thesun 13-SEP-08

Athletes play down prospect of a Scottish Olympic team

TheScotsman 26-AUG-08

Blairites plot to hasten Gordon Brown’s exit

sundaytimes 04-AUG-08

Gray bids for labour leadership

bbc 31-JUL-08

A&L takeover bid

channel4news 14-JUL-08

SNP starts bitter war of words with Labour after Scottish leader ignores Brown's pleas to stay and steps down

dailymail 30-JUN-08

Brown: A year in office

ft 30-JUN-08

Blow to Gordon Brown as Wendy Alexander resigns

thetimes 29-JUN-08

Scottish Labour Chief Steps Down

ert 28-JUN-08

Wendy Alexander suspended from Scottish Parliament for one day

telegraph 26-JUN-08

Council tax up by &#1634,000

dailyexpress 18-APR-08

Brown heads to Scotland to wrest initiative from SNP

guardian 28-MAR-08

Alexander is reported to watchdog

bbc 03-FEB-08

Salmond: first 100 days in power

guardian 24-AUG-07

Wendy Alexander may face leftwing challenge

guardian 16-AUG-07

Scottish Labour's McConnell quits

guardian 15-AUG-07

Queen Makes Historical Visit To Holyrood

skynews 30-JUN-07

Harney & consultants to meet on Thursday

RTERadio 16-JUN-07

Lib Dems rule out coalition deal with Labour

ft 06-MAY-07

Clarke: leadership plots weaken PM's authority

guardian 29-MAR-07

Ban 'helping smokers to give up'

bbc 26-MAR-07

Nationalists' leader sets sights on historic prize

guardian 19-MAR-07

Electioneering jibe as Kerr stuns nurses with 2.5% rise

TheScotsman 14-MAR-07

Scots nurses to get full pay rise

bbc 13-MAR-07

Illegal drink sale sting extended

bbc 23-FEB-07

Blood claims spark donation fears

bbc 18-FEB-07

Existing drug 'will cure hospital superbug MRSA'

guardian 17-JAN-07

BOOZE.. THE NO1 KILLER EXCLUSIVE Huge fight looming to stem tide of death by drinking

sundaymail 26-NOV-06

>>Scotland mulls raising smoking age to 18

channel4news 23-NOV-06

Report on radiation overdose due

bbc 27-OCT-06

Physios without jobs as waiting lists hit 28,000

glasgowherald 25-OCT-06

Family of radiation girl to ‘fight for justice’

glasgowherald 20-OCT-06

Northern bar staff's health to improve with smoking ban

examiner 26-SEP-06

Cancer vaccine hope for thousands of women

YorkshirePost 23-SEP-06

A&E patients forced to wait longest at flagship hospital

TheScotsman 01-SEP-06

Smoking ban hits pubs

thesun 23-AUG-06

VAST MAJORITY OF SCOTS OBEY SMOKING BAN

themirror 26-JUN-06

'More NHS beds must go' in boost for home care

observer 21-MAY-06

Site for £100m hospital announced

bbc 14-MAR-06

Drop in NHS waiting times praised

bbc 16-FEB-06

Hospital gives overdose

thesun 08-FEB-06

280 patients died with hospital infections after surgery

glasgowherald 02-DEC-05

Expect to live to 70 in any place but Glasgow

glasgowherald 11-NOV-05

Key to why melanoma is so potent

bbc 07-SEP-05

Zimbabwe turns to retired paramedics

eirepost 15-JUL-05

Cancer registry probes prostate cancer hike

irish 14-JUN-05

Head of troubled NHS 24 service quits

glasgowherald 24-MAY-05

HOSPITAL OP TARGETS ARE SMASHED

sundaymail 15-MAY-05

MSPs consider smoking crackdown

bbc 28-APR-05

A 21st-century disgrace

glasgowherald 25-APR-05

MRSA danger outside hospital

itv 01-APR-05

Women withbreast cancer need help to fight depression

icWales 25-MAR-05

Smoking ban option for Northern Ireland

independent 22-DEC-04

Waiting lists force executive to go private

guardian 26-NOV-04

NHS goes private to cut the delays

glasgowherald 25-NOV-04

Scotland expected to ban smoking in public

guardian 10-NOV-04

CHISHOLM BATTLING TO SAVE HIS JOB

sundaymail 03-OCT-04

HOLYROOD UPDATE

sundaymail 05-SEP-04

[said:]: This is a disaster for Virgin Media staff at Trowbridge and for the whole area. Coming on the back of the Vodafone decision to pull out of Trowbridge, the local economy will be hit hard by this redundancy double whammy.

independent 04-MAY-11

[said:]: Scotland’s case is a very strong one and Edinburgh is integral to that. We should win this because we have the best pitch and the best offer.

heraldscotland 21-APR-11

[said:]: This shows the true cost of their plans.

sundaymail 18-APR-11

[said:]: There is a gaping black hole at the heart of the SNP’s taxation plans. They want to impose a massive tax increase on Scottish families but are clearly split on what to do after 2013.

heraldscotland 03-APR-11

[said:]: We already know that Alex Salmond's plans for a local income tax will cost hard-working families well over £500 per year, but the extraordinary lengths the SNP are going to conceal the true cost of his tax hike suggests it is even more than previously thought.

TheScotsman 02-APR-11

[ said]: Members of the engineering community visit our website every day, trusting us to not only stock the best components and solutions, but also to provide technical support in countries such as Germany, China, India, Singapore, Thailand and 10 other regions,

earthtimes 30-MAR-11

[said:]: The finance secretary John Swinney should hang his head in shame at the content of this report. He was forced to apologise to the Scottish Parliament for not informing MSPs about discussions he was having with HMRC regarding the operation of the Single Variable Rate.

TheScotsman 26-FEB-11

[said:]: John Swinney should hang his head in shame at the content of this report.

heraldscotland 26-FEB-11

[said:]: This is gross incompetence on a breathtaking scale. The Scottish Government has had 20 months’ notice of this deadline yet we are now less than five months from suffering EU Infraction proceedings and incurring substantial fines allied to the probable suspension of the service itself because of the SNP Government’s failure to comply with the timetable.

heraldscotland 17-FEB-11

[said:]: I am pleased that the Scottish Government is expanding the number of apprenticeships, but this is yet another example of the SNP following Labour's agenda and being too timid.

TheScotsman 15-FEB-11

[ said]: Our focus today, tomorrow and the day after must be jobs, jobs, jobs,

egovmonitor 10-FEB-11

[ said]: Our focus today, tomorrow and the day after must be jobs, jobs, jobs,[*] adding:

bbc 09-FEB-11

[insisted:]: John Swinney’s message to business is ‘We don’t want you here’. It’s the Government that has dug a £30m hole in its Budget and this Government that has the responsibility to fill it.

heraldscotland 03-FEB-11

[said:]: The real concern is the chaos that it reveals at the heart of the SNP's economic policy. They are desperately searching for a way to win back support.

TheScotsman 28-JAN-11

[said:]: I remember how Margaret Thatcher's government consigned our young people to the scrapheap. They became a lost generation unable to find a job. Now today we have intergenerational unemployment where the grandparents, parents and children in families have never worked. We cannot afford to let another generation be lost.

TheScotsman 27-JAN-11

[-urge]: You said that this was to be an out-of-town tax that would help our town and city centre retailers. However, it has now become clear that it will also be a town centre tax that will impact on some of our biggest employers ... I am also very concerned by your failure to consult with the business community in any meaningful way before or since the announcement of your tax, which has made a mockery of your Government’s frequent claims to pro-business credentials.

heraldscotland 24-JAN-11

[said:]: The Scottish Government should be doing much more to stimulate economic growth and I am concerned that he is gambling with people’s jobs. Mr Swinney’s big priority should be to support employment and create jobs.

heraldscotland 24-JAN-11

[said:]: I have written to Finance Secretary John Swinney asking him to reconsider his plans for a retail tax that could cost thousands of jobs in the Scottish economy.

offalyexpress 23-JAN-11

[said:]: The Scottish government's biggest priority should be to support jobs and economic growth, but this budget does neither.

bbc 22-JAN-11

[said:]: Will the minister finally see that his approach is not working and it's time to join tens of thousands of other Scots who want to see Labour's plans for a minimum mandatory sentence for knife carriers being brought into law.

bbc 20-JAN-11

[said:]: This is not about having a fight (with the UK government]. It is about getting a result for a very big challenge we have in Scotland. I hope to have a positive engagement with the UK government on this.

TheScotsman 03-JAN-11

[added:]: We in these benches also welcome the six-point plan recently announced by the new Transport Secretary.

offalyexpress 16-DEC-10

[said:]: Our economy lost millions, our schools were closed, our workers could not get to their workplaces, our elderly were trapped and the sick and disabled were housebound.

offalyexpress 16-DEC-10

[said:]: The facts are that he misled Parliament in successive budgets by keeping this decision a secret. His refusal to provide straight answers to straight questions or offer any regret is beginning to make his position look very difficult.

offalyexpress 24-NOV-10

[ said]: Labour has no plans to increase income tax in Scotland, but the power was made available to the Scottish Parliament as part of the devolution settlement

egovmonitor 23-NOV-10

[ said]: Unemployment is a personal tragedy for those who experience it and we desperately need to promote growth in the economy and get Scotland back to work,

heraldscotland 18-NOV-10

[said:]: The problem is that the Scottish economy is in a weaker position because the SNP have made the wrong choices, cancelling vital infrastructure projects and emptying the pipeline of new projects for the construction industry.

sundaymail 17-NOV-10

[said:]: Finance secretary John Swinney will be letting Scotland down if he only comes forward with a one-year stop-gap budget. It might be good politics for the SNP to put off difficult choices until after the election, but it is bad government.

TheScotsman 17-NOV-10

[said:]: John Swinney's talk of a

TheScotsman 15-NOV-10

[added:]: I am calling for a relentless campaign against youth unemployment and the Finance Secretary John Swinney must decide whose side he is on. He represents a traditionally Tory constituency and just now he looks like the best Finance Minister that the Scottish Tories ever had.

offalyexpress 04-NOV-10

[said:]: It is shameful that as the number of young people not in work, training and education has soared, the Tories chose to make the situation worse by withdrawing support and cutting successful schemes like the Futures Job Fund.

offalyexpress 31-OCT-10

[said:]: The SNP needs to stop making excuses and publish its budget immediately.

heraldscotland 26-OCT-10

[said:]: The banks have no-one but themselves to blame for the banking crisis – although I do believe that regulation must be collective and global to address the underlying causes.

heraldscotland 25-AUG-10

[said:]: This survey underlines the reality of unemployment in too many communities. The first priority should be to get people back to work.

irishsun 24-AUG-10

[said:]: Some £800million of investment has been lost along with 30,000 jobs in the building industry because of the SNP's ideological objection to private finance..

sundaymail 12-AUG-10

[said:]: CWU members have backed this pay deal with a strong majority which is great. It was a very hard set of negotiations including a ballot for strike action so this pay rise was very hard won.

channel4news 12-AUG-10

[said:]: This is a knee-jerk reaction to a drop in one work stream. BT is a huge blue-chip company which could easily identify alternative work for the Barrow site, so we believe the closure announcement is premature and a body blow to the local community.

irishsun 06-AUG-10

[said:]: This is a knee-jerk reaction to a drop in one work stream. BT is a huge blue-chip company which could easily identify alternative work for the Barrow site so we believe the closure announcement is premature and a body blow to the local community.

independent 05-AUG-10

[warned:]: Scotland now faces a perfect storm with Tory cuts coming on top of three years of SNP cuts.

sundaymail 30-JUL-10

[added:]: We need debate and discussion about both the report and John Swinney’s budget proposals at the earliest opportunity. He now knows the parameters he has to work within and there is now reason for further delay. He should publish his budget when Parliament returns.

heraldscotland 25-JUL-10

[said:]: Cable & Wireless has persisted with a controversial business plan driven by obscene bonuses for senior executives. Any news of cutting jobs before cutting the millions of pounds paid to a handful of executives in bonuses would be fat-cat economics in the extreme.

independent 21-JUL-10

[ said]: We think there are more responsible ways of running the company and believe that the criticism drawn by the bonuses hasn't helped the company's performance,

guardian 20-JUL-10

[added:]: Although our ballot for strike action was ultimately withdrawn, we believe it played a major part in getting BT back to the negotiating table with a significantly improved pay offer.

irishsun 10-JUL-10

[ said]: This is a fantastic deal for our members,

telegraph 09-JUL-10

[said:]: This deal is among the highest pay settlements in the country this year recognising the contribution of staff and BT's success over the last year.

register 09-JUL-10

[added:]: The legal technicalities on which this ballot has been cancelled again raise questions over the right to strike and the extremely restrictive trade union laws that exist in the UK. The law, in our view, appears to be outdated when it comes to the provision of information.

independent 06-JUL-10

[said:]: We're bitterly disappointed that this ballot has had to be cancelled. It's devastating for our members and for trade union rights in the UK and of course it doesn't help to resolve the outstanding issues over pay which we have with BT.

icWales 05-JUL-10

[said:]: We're bitterly disappointed that this ballot has had to be cancelled.

thesun 05-JUL-10

[-said]: We're bitterly disappointed that this ballot has had to be cancelled. It's devastating for our members and for trade union rights in the UK and of course it doesn't help to resolve the outstanding issues over pay which we have with BT,

guardian 05-JUL-10

[said:]: This report is absolutely damning. It confirms that the Thatcherite cuts agenda being pursued by the Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition is dangerous, as well as unnecessary and unfair.

heraldscotland 01-JUL-10

[added:]: I have taken these concerns up with the hospital and I look forward to their response.

sundaymail 24-JUN-10

[added:]: It is also clear from these figures that there is only a surplus if you don't include spending on schools, hospitals and roads.

bbc 23-JUN-10

[-said]: If it takes quite a period of time of industrial action for the company to see sense, we are prepared as a union to go down that route,

guardian 18-JUN-10

[said:]: This is about fairness and reality.

register 18-JUN-10

[said:]: We are seeking an affordable and reasonable pay rise for our members in BT who have contributed heavily to the success of the company during a difficult couple of years.

icWales 18-JUN-10

[said:]: This report highlights the fact that Scotland is suffering more in the recession due to the Salmond slump.

TheScotsman 15-JUN-10

[said:]: We're very disappointed that BT's revised offer remains materially unchanged for this year in terms of pay.

independent 09-JUN-10

[said:]: As we've made clear, 2pc is unacceptable for our members as it does not reflect the reward they expect given the contribution they have made to cost savings of 1.75bn and profits of over 1bn.

telegraph 09-JUN-10

[criticised:]: blatant double standards

register 08-JUN-10

[said:]: The Salmond slump is adding to the jobs threat in Scotland and this report makes it clear that things are going to get much worse.

heraldscotland 07-JUN-10

[-added that]: Our members are angry about the blatant double standards when it comes to pay for those at the top compared to the rest of staff at the company. We're not asking for the earth, we're asking for a fair and affordable share of BT's success. If it's good enough for the executives it's good enough for the staff.

register 04-JUN-10

[ said]: We're obviously very disappointed that BT has not improved its pay offer,

guardian 04-JUN-10

[-added]: We've made our position very clear, 2% is not good enough when the company is making profits of over £1bn, paying shareholders a 6% dividend and paying out large sums to senior executives while inflation is at 5.3% ,

guardian 04-JUN-10

[said:]: We're obviously very disappointed that BT has not improved its pay offer of 2% despite their healthy profits this year.

independent 04-JUN-10

[said:]: BT can afford a decent pay rise for staff this year. There is no doubt about that. 'With a pay freeze last year and inflation running at 5.3 per cent, BT's attitude to pay is insulting. The staff deserve more.

dailymail 26-MAY-10

[said:]: If I could get salaries comparable to the senior executives for my members then we'd accept 2%, in fact I'd settle for a 1% rise – 2% of £850,000 is a bit different to 2% of £15,000 which many call-centre workers are on.

guardian 26-MAY-10

[ said]: This is about fairness,

guardian 26-MAY-10

[said:]: It's all about fairness. We don't mind senior executives getting bonuses, but we want all staff to share in the success of the company.

telegraph 26-MAY-10

[said:]: This is about fairness ... BT can afford a decent pay rise for staff this year, there’s no doubt about that.

sundaytimes 26-MAY-10

[added:]: This is about fairness. We don't mind senior executives getting bonuses, but we want all staff to share in the success of the company.

dailymail 26-MAY-10

[said:]: John Swinney's efforts to pretend that Scotland can somehow remain immune from the effects of a Tory government have no credibility when he is doing their job for them.

TheScotsman 25-MAY-10