Alex Salmond is now the First Minister of the Scottish Parliament. There were 4 candidates in total: Annabel Goldie (Conservative), Jack McConnell (Labour), Alex Salmond (SNP), and Nicol Steven (Lib Dem). The 2 Greens voted for the SNP leader to become First Minister. All the other parties voted for their own party leader. Votes were:… Continue reading Scotland’s new First Minister
Category: Scottish Parliament
BBC giving free text alerts of the Scottish Parliament results
Today is an election day in the Scotland. We are voting for new MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) and local councillors. For the Scottish Parliament Constituency vote, the BBC is providing a free txt alert system. (Choose you constituency, then reply to a text message to confirm that you want the message). This year… Continue reading BBC giving free text alerts of the Scottish Parliament results
Scottish Parliament Transport Commitee
I found these minutes of the Tranport commitee.Neil Renilson and Bill Campbell answering questions. Some very interesting comments were made.