Seems like a small crowd-pleasing policy, but it's a good move and one that will have a significant impact on patients and people visiting them.

"Until these problems are resolved, we do not support the use of e-counting for future elections."

"...a weblog, community and ideas-forum dedicated to exploring strategies, policies and visions for progressive Scotland."

The sums don't add up.

The launch reminded me that there is currently no party in Scotland I positively want to vote for. Depressing.

This is just a daft debate: of course the SNP are xenophobic, as in anti-English - it's what they stand for.

Iffiness surrounding the Map examined - I'd best not comment.

A pamphlet by Alisdair Gray and Adam Tomkins arguing that 'the component nations of the United Kingdom can become true democracies only by declaring themselves republics'.

Creative Commons Scotland

The SSP need to update their elections page!

A SENIOR minister yesterday gave the strongest hint yet that the Scottish Executive intends to scrap the right of council house tenants to buy their homes.

Quotes a motion by Livingston SSP: "The central issue is the defence of a working class leader from attacks by the right wing press." Quite.

Tommy Sheridan was given an ultimatum by the Scottish Socialist Party he led: resign or the party will reveal information about you that will force you to resign, the Sunday Herald can reveal.

The MSP, who stood down as leader of the Scottish Socialist Party last week, is to sue the Scottish News of the World for defamation after an article claimed he had a four-year-long affair with party activist Fiona McGuire.

The SSP are skint.