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Scotland Outperforms UK In Employment

The latest labour market statistics covering the three month period January-March 2012 show that employment in Scotland is rising and unemployment is falling – and both at a faster rate than across the UK as a whole.

Scotland Needs

A Cancer Drug Fund

A skin cancer drug which can extend the lives of patients by up to five years has been denied to patients in Scotland, even though those in England can access the treatment.

SNP Calls For End To

Austerity Agenda

“George Osborne needs to change course from his ideologically driven austerity agenda which is costing jobs and growth. The UK Government’s cuts are cutting consumption and choking back any chance of economic growth.

Military Better Off In UK

"This report shows just how much stronger we are in Scotland for being part of a UK defence force.

Police Demonstrate In London

Derbyshire officer describes anger against cuts

Scottish Public Contracts Web Site Success

Thousands of Scottish companies are landing contracts after signing up to a free website for public sector work, a report revealed today.

A top Tory peer has praised Alex Salmond’s attempts to argue in favour of a social union with England, and has said that Scottish independence is an “inevitability.”

Tory Peer Claims Independence

Is An Inevitability

UK Government Weakens

Equality Legislation

“The STUC condemns the statements from the Government today, which will only serve to create further division and discrimination.”

Lack of Equality In train Driving Profession

Train drivers are a colourful group of people. But that doesn't extend to race or gender, according to a report released today at the ASLEF conference.

Conservatives Concern Over Doctors Hygiene

More than one in ten doctors, consultants and surgeons in Scotland's hospitals are failing to wash their hands often enough, a report has revealed.

UKIP Support Free Speech Campaign

The principle that freedom of speech, a basic Liberty, must be defended and protected from well meaning legislation is one that UKIP has supported for years.

HUNDREDS OF DRIVERS CAUGHT DURING POLICE CRACKDOWN

During the period over 700 drivers and passengers were found to be driving whilst not wearing a seatbelt, including a passenger carrying a one year old child,

Theresa May Urged To Follow Scotland’s Police Example

“Gone are the days for a Tory Home Secretary to receive a standing ovation at the Police Federation conference – this is utterly embarrassing for Theresa May.

STUC Comment On Unemployment

“The truth is that in a period in which the Coalition predicted that the economy would improve, we have falling growth and rising levels of unemployment.

Unite Comment On Unemployment Figures

“The number of people unemployed for more than a year is the worst total since 1996 and is desperately worrying.

GMB Comment On Unemployment Figures

We have spent the last two years going backwards and this is why the electorate have voted down this failed policy says GMB

PCS  Comment On Unemployment Figures

"Ministers should be creating jobs, not cutting them, and investing in our communities. But instead they are taking us back to a previous Tory era of long-term unemployment while handing tax cuts to the rich."

Labour Concerned Over Youth Unemployment

“While the quarterly drop in unemployment is welcome news, there is still a long way to go until we are out of the woods

SNP Comment On

Employment Figures

“That is why, despite unprecedented cuts from Westminster, we have guaranteed every 16 to 19-year-old a place in education or training.

Conservatives Comment On Unemployment Figures

The overall picture for Scotland and the UK was more encouraging, with the rate of unemployment in both sitting at 8.2 per cent.

TUC Comment On Unemployment Figures

'The number of under-employed people, who are taking part-time and temporary jobs for a lack of permanent full-time work, has hit two million for the first time ever.

Labour/Tory pact

On NO Campaign

“Not only has Labour united in pacts in councils across Scotland with the Tories, it is also going into partnership with them in its No campaign.

Respect Our Regiments Campaign

“The decimation of Scotland’s conventional defence capacity under successive Westminster governments cannot go unchallenged – enough is enough.

Labour Call For

Child protection Inquiry

It has been revealed that child protection services at Renfrewshire Council were found to be ‘excellent’ by inspectors – despite two case reviews which found ‘systemic failures

Bellshill Train Station To Get Hi Tech Ticket Machine

ScotRail has announced it will roll out 29 touch-screen machines at stations across Scotland in a near-£500,000 project to speed up ticket-buying.

TUC Comment On Fuel Poverty

The number of families who had to spend more than a tenth of their income on gas and electricity in 2010 fell by 500,000 - the first drop in seven years,

Scottish Government

Health Campaign

The Scottish Government will produce a National Walking Strategy to maximise the number of people using walking as a mode of transport,

Cold Calling Action Needed

“Many of the big energy companies have recently stopped cold-calling in person thanks to a strong and vocal local campaign.

Conservatives Demand Phone Hacking Information

On Tuesday, Lord Leveson himself said he was not "seeking to challenge the ability" of parliaments to hear information ahead of his inquiry.

Crime Down On Britain’s Railways

The long term downward trend in crime on Britain’s rail systems has continued with a 9.1% fall in notifiable crime in 2011/12, the eighth successive year crime has gone down.

Modern Language Teaching

In Scotland

Scotland needs a radical change of approach to modern languages in schools, Minister for Learning Alasdair Allan has said.

Conservatives Question

Media Contract

"It is another shameful example of the First Minister ducking out of answering a question and instead playing to the gallery."

Labour Concerned Over

NHS Waiting Lists

The study was ordered after concerns about the board's culture were raised during a probe into the manipulation of waiting times. 

UK Government Backs Down On Regiment Name Change

“After promising to reinstate Scotland’s historic regiments the Tories are now running down our armed forces even more.

Councillors Take Up Their Posts

The new Provost of North Lanarkshire is Fortissat councillor Jim Robertson.

His appointment was ratified at the statutory meeting of North Lanarkshire Council today (Thursday 17 May) at the Civic Centre in Motherwell.