Tag: Scotland

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2017 - 09:03 UTC

  Scotland and Wales question Westminster's “power grab” and “rejection of the principle of devolution”

  

  The Scottish and Welsh first ministers have agreed to work together on amendments to the Brexit repeal Bill which they said is an “unashamed move to centralize decision-making power in Westminster”.

• Thursday, August 17th 2017 - 12:05 UTC

  Scotland and Wales coordinate opposition to Brexit “green” legislation

  

  Scottish and Welsh environment ministers are to meet to co-ordinate opposition to Brexit legislation. The two administrations fear the Westminster government is planning to take over powers which are currently devolved, but exercised in Brussels.

• Wednesday, August 9th 2017 - 12:15 UTC

  Scotland to discuss new post Brexit powers for Holyrood, but warns of Westminster “power grab”

  

  The possibility of releasing new powers to Holyrood after Brexit will be discussed in talks between the UK and Scottish ministers scheduled for this Wednesday. First Secretary of State Damian Green will meet Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Scotland's Brexit Minister Michael Russell in Edinburgh.

• Thursday, August 3rd 2017 - 08:02 UTC

  Post-Brexit triggers whisky industry controversy in Scotland

  

  With whisky boosting the UK economy by about £5 billion a year, Scottish Secretary David Mundell said ministers are keen to open up new markets around the world for the iconic drink. He spoke out ahead of a meeting on the island of Islay, in the Hebrides, which is home to several distilleries.

• Saturday, July 15th 2017 - 08:25 UTC

  Wales, Scotland warn of a “constitutional crisis” if changes are not made to Brexit bill

  

  High-level Brexit talks between the UK government and devolved administrations are stalled because of the political crisis in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed. Meetings of the joint ministerial committee (JMC), the forum intended to bring together the administrations in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, are understood to be on hold because of the lack of a power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 03:20 UTC

  Sturgeon puts independence referendum off until better days

  

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Tuesday admitted she needed to “reset” her referendum strategy and that she had abandoned her demands for a new independence referendum before the signing of the Brexit deal.

• Friday, June 2nd 2017 - 07:47 UTC

  Labour and Tories recovering ground in Scotland; SNP ahead with 43% vote intention

  

  Labour is running neck-and-neck with the Tories in Scotland, with both parties attracting around 25% of the vote, a new opinion poll has indicated. While the latest Ipsos Mori findings for STV put the SNP (Scottish National Party) out in front with backing from 43% of Scots certain to vote - down from its 2015 result of 50% - Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives are tied on 25% each.

• Wednesday, May 24th 2017 - 07:10 UTC

  Record number of investments from overseas in Scotland during 2016

  

  Scotland won a record number of investments from overseas in 2016, although growth was substantially lower than the previous year. There were 122 foreign direct investment deals done over the course of last year, up from 119 in 2015.

• Thursday, April 6th 2017 - 06:52 UTC

  Process for independent Scotland joining the EU could be “relatively speedy” and “no need to queue”

  

  The process of an independent Scotland rejoining the European Union could be “relatively speedy”, a senior German MEP has said. Elmar Brok said there would be few technical obstacles to overcome if the political will was there to allow it to happen.

• Wednesday, March 29th 2017 - 07:23 UTC

  Scottish parliament voted to seek a new independence referendum

  

  Scotland's Parliament voted on Tuesday to seek a new referendum on independence from Britain, clearing the way for the country's first minister to ask the British government to approve such a vote. The legislature in Edinburgh voted 69-59 to seek Britain's parliamentary endorsement, which is required, for a referendum that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold within two years, before Britain has completed its departure from the 28-nation European Union.