A sense of history – divided or otherwise

12:01am Thursday 17th May 2007

They sensed the occasion, and some among them tried to rise to it. Words such as courtesy and respect, so rarely Holyrood’s currency, were suddenly common coin yesterday.

Problem of Reid’s successor

12:49am Tuesday 8th May 2007

With only a day to go before the new crop of MSPs are supposed to elect a Presiding Officer at Holyrood to succeed George Reid, a strong candidate for the post has yet to emerge.

Labour stunned by Scott’s claim parties cannot form executive

12:31am Monday 7th May 2007

The Labour Party was left stunned yesterday by Tavish Scott's claim the parties could not form the next Scottish Executive.

Scotland could look to New Zealand as a model

12:30am Monday 7th May 2007

Government in Scotland is about to get much more complicated. Where the past two administrations have seen straightforward coalition between two parties, it is unlikely the next four years will see anything so simple.

Defeats in key seats, but still a victorious evening

12:58am Friday 4th May 2007

The Nationalist charge into the small hours may have been spearheaded by Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon, but the party enjoyed significant successes elsewhere.

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