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Scotland heads to the polls on Thursday following an election campaign like no other.  The election will not only decide who runs Scotland and how the recovery from Covid-19 will be played out, but could also change the very fabric of the nation, with Scottish independence on the agenda for many parties.  While a pro-independence majority is likely with the Greens and Alba also backing Scottish independence, a recent poll from The Herald on Sunday/BMG Research suggests the SNP is set to win a majority of seats, finishing with 68 seats.  The same poll found independence tied at 50/50....

West Scotland So people in Scotland are each represented by eight MSPs – one from their constituency and seven from their region. This is how the results panned out during the last election, in 2016. HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? The constituency vote, or the first vote, works just as Westminster elections do, with the candidate who wins the most votes winning the seat. It doesn’t matter how many votes or what proportion of the ballot they win, just as long they get the most. That means a substantial percentage of votes will ultimately not impact the result. It is this inherent unfair...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported on the agency’s heightened criminal and civil enforcement activities in connection with COVID-19-related fraud.[1]  As of that date, DOJ had publicly charged 474 defendants with criminal offenses in connection with COVID-19-related schemes across 56 federal districts to recover more than $569 million in U.S. government funds. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act is a federal law, enacted on March 29, 2020, designed to provide em...

The BBC’s Connor Gillies talks through how your vote counts in the Holyrood election on 6 May.

. VOTING in the Senedd election on May 6 is your chance have your say about who will represent you and your community at the Senedd - your vote can influence who’ll be in charge of the powers the Senedd has to shape life in Wales. Everyone in Wales gets two votes in the Senedd election, your first vote is for the person you want to represent you and your local area, known as your constituency, and your second vote is to choose people you want to represent your region of Wales. There are 40 constituencies in Wales, each sending one person to the Senedd.