David Maddox
The Scotsman
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David Cameron warned over EU reform demands
PRIME Minister David Cameron has been warned that his demands for renegotiating the UK’s terms of membership of the European Union are “highly problematic”. → Read More
David Murray in talks to save Scottish steel industry
FORMER Rangers owner Sir David Murray has confirmed that he is in talks to buy up Scotland’s two steelworks which are under threat of closure, in what could be a last chance for the industry north of the Border. → Read More
David Cameron warns he could lead EU exit campaign
PRIME Minister David Cameron is facing demands to make a statement in Parliament after he let it be known he would consider leading an exit campaign from the European Union if he does not get his way in the renegotiation of the UK’s membership terms. → Read More
Type 26 frigate project could be holed by Trident
Concerns have been raised that Conservative ministers are planning to slash the programme for the new Type 26 frigates, which would be a major blow for shipbuilding jobs on the Clyde. → Read More
Plans set out for Scottish Labour autonomy
SCOTTISH Labour leader Kezia Dugdale and UK party leader Jeremy Corbyn have signed a “statement of intent” which will make the party north of the Border autonomous – handing over control of all membership, administration and selection procedures and allow for separate policies. → Read More
House of Lords votes to delay Osborne’s tax credit plans
GEORGE Osborne’s plans to slash the welfare Budget have suffered a major blow after members of the Lords defied parliamentary conventions to back two amendments will significantly delay the cuts in tax credits. → Read More
Labour proposes Scotland seat at Bank of England
LABOUR’S shadow Chancellor John McDonnell will today unveil a radical proposal to give Scotland a seat on the powerful Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England, The Scotsman can reveal. → Read More
Abortion law to be devolved to Holyrood
THE UK Government will devolve control over abortion law to MSPs at Holyrood, the Scottish Secretary confirmed yesterday. → Read More
Scots MPs ‘could not be PM again’ under Evel
A Scottish MP could not be Prime Minister or Speaker again with Tory plans for English votes for English laws (Evel), Labour’s shadow Commons leader Chris Bryant has warned. → Read More
Labour U-turn on fiscal charter amid claims of SNP pressure
LABOUR was in disarray last night after the leadership performed a U-turn and decided to oppose Chancellor George Osborne’s new budget surplus rules today leading to claims that the party had been forced into a U-turn by the SNP. → Read More
Holyrood to have power to reverse Tory benefit cuts
THE Scottish Government will have the power to reverse cuts to working tax credits in Scotland as well as redesign the benefit system, a senior Whitehall source has told The Scotsman. → Read More
MP Thomson told of deals on Facebook five years ago
NEW questions have been raised over the SNP’s vetting procedures for candidates after it emerged that MP Michelle Thomson discussed her controversial business dealings on her Facebook page as far back as 2010 before she became a star of the Yes campaign and was selected to run as an SNP candidate. → Read More
Tories ‘won’t let SNP or Labour’ halt Trident replacement
DEFENCE Secretary Michael Fallon has vowed to “not let any coalition of the SNP and leftwing Labour” stop the UK Government from replacing the Trident nuclear deterrent. → Read More
Tories slam SNP over ‘cronyism and incompetence’
RUTH Davidson has accused the SNP Scottish Government of “cronyism and incompetence” as she vowed the Scottish Conservatives will return a record number of MSPs to Holyrood next year. → Read More
SNP selection under fire over second MP
THE controversy over the SNP’s candidate vetting procedures, sparked by the Michelle Thomson property scandal, escalated last night when questions were raised about the past conduct of a second Nationalist MP. → Read More
Plea for Scottish voters to ‘come home to Labour’
SHADOW Chancellor John McDonnell has appealed to Scottish voters “to come home to Labour” as he ratcheted up the new leadership’s attack on the SNP’s record in government in Scotland. → Read More
Trident debate pulled from Labour conference agenda
JEREMY Corbyn has suggested that he is willing to allow a free vote on renewing Trident among his MPs - but a debate on the issue was pulled from the Labour party conference agenda. → Read More
McCrae’s Battalion at heart of Somme commemoration
The McCrae’s Battalion that included the Hearts football team who fought in the Battle of the Somme are to play a major role in a government campaign to encourage the public to join in next year’s centenary commemorations. → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn leads attack on SNP government record
JEREMY Corbyn has launched a blistering attack on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon by warning that “flags don’t build houses” and accusing the SNP of wearing an “anti-austerity badge” without pursuing economic policies to match. → Read More
Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw cleared in lobbying probe
SCOTTISH Tory grandee Sir Malcom Rifkind and former Labour Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have both been cleared of wrongdoing by the standards committee after they were caught in a sting apparently trying to sell their services and extensive web of contacts. → Read More