Newspaper alters ‘misleading’ article after coming under pressure from online site

Monday, 07 April 2014 21:51

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By Anne-Marie O’Donnell

The Scotsman is facing embarrassment after repeatedly editing an online article to apparently skew the angle on a poll showing a rise in support for a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum.

An article authored by writer David Maddox had its headlined changed at least twice after publication, from a straight report about a rise in support for Yes to eventually claiming an expert had warned about the poll’s credibility – much to the surprise of the expert in question.

Harvie highlights planning breaches at Trump development on the Menie Estate

Monday, 07 April 2014 11:41

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Patrick Harvie MSP, Co-convener of the Scottish Greens, has launched fresh criticism of billionaire developer Donald Trump following a visit to the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire.

Mr Harvie viewed tree-planting on top of massive mounds of earth which surround a local resident’s house. The trees breach the planning conditions relating to Mr Trump’s environmentally-destructive golf course.

Pretending to be a great power, harms what could be a great nation, Salmond warns

Saturday, 05 April 2014 23:18

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By Stefan Bienkowski

The international role of an independent Scotland will be the main topic of discussion this week when First Minister Alex Salmond gives a speech at the inaugural Glasgow Caledonian Lecture in New York on Monday.

At the event, the First Minister is expected to outline the active role an independent Scotland could take in areas such as climate justice, international development, and arbitration and conflict resolution.

Sillars: ‘Self-confidence rising in working class Scots’

Thursday, 03 April 2014 19:14

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By Alan Ferguson

MORE than 150 people packed into Govan’s Pearce Institute to hear the socialist case for Scottish Independence on Monday night, heralding one of the biggest Yes meetings in the district so far.

The main speakers were Jim Sillars, a former Govan MP, and Colin Fox, former MSP and leader of the SSP.

Clegg-Farage debate demonstrates Scotland’s ‘distinct’ political landscape, say SNP

Thursday, 03 April 2014 06:04

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By Sean Martin

The second televised European Union debate between Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and UKIP leader Nigel Farage simply exhibits the separate political environment in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK, the SNP has said.

Clegg and Farage debated the issue of EU membership for a second time on Wednesday night, prompting demands from the SNP as to why the Prime Minister continually refuses to meet Scotland’s First Minister under similar stipulations.

Labour MP admits ‘vandalism’ was in fact stickers

Wednesday, 02 April 2014 22:01

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By G.A.Ponsonby

A Labour MP at the centre of a row over accusations his constituency office was “vandalised” by independence supporters, has been forced to admit that the ‘vandalism’ was in fact Yes stickers.

Ian Murray, who is the MP for Edinburgh South, created a stir on Tuesday when he tweeted that Yes activists had vandalised his official office. The Labour MP complained of having been subjected to personal abuse, which he said was getting “out of control”.

Photographs cast doubt on Labour MP’s Yes-vandals claim

Tuesday, 01 April 2014 23:00