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THE Scottish Tory electoral machine has become rather well oiled over the last half decade-or-so. The party’s result in the Scottish Parliament…

Scottish Election 2021: How has the parliament changed since 1999? © DCT Media Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Six Scottish parliamentary elections have now been held since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. In the past two elections, the SNP has fallen just short of the 65 seats needed for a majority – after winning 69 in the 2011 election. Prior to this, a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats made up the government. The system for Scottish elections is the Additional Member Syst...

Updated: May 9, 2021, 9:52 pm © DCT Media Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Six Scottish parliamentary elections have now been held since the creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. In the past two elections, the SNP has fallen just short of the 65 seats needed for a majority – after winning 69 in the 2011 election. Prior to this, a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats made up the government. The system for Scottish elections is the Additional Member System (AMS), where voters are given two ...

THE all purpose alibi in Westminster’s serial lobbying scandals is that “no rules were broken.” Which only underlines how hopelessly inadequate these rules must have been. Even the reliably blunt Lord Pickles, who gained plaudits for telling a committee last week that he could detect no particular boundaries between seconded civil servants and the private sector, turns out to be president of a forum to improve liaison between business and the Tory party. One which openly flags up its ready access to government. This interesting detail somehow failed to find its way into the cv he of...

Douglas Ross challenges other opposition leaders to back no confidence votes in Sturgeon and Swinney Mr Ross argued Holyrood's "stagnant and feeble" procedures means the votes are the only way the opposition can "confront" them. 8 March 2021 • 2:48pm Douglas Ross has challenged the other opposition party leaders to back no confidence votes in Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney Credit: Stuart Nicol The Scottish Tory leader has challenged Holyrood's other opposition parties to show the courage to "stand up" to the SNP by backing no confidence motions in Nicola Sturgeon and her deputy over the ...