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McGrigor in the vanguard of crofters’ campaign to retain the ‘bull hire’ scheme
Jamie McGrigor, Highlands MSP, has tabled a motion at Holyrood that he hopes can be debated at the Scottish Parliament on the future of the bull hire scheme. Jamie tabled the motion on behalf of the...
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EDITORIAL: Labour and Liberal Democrats betray Scotland in childish ‘victory’...
The Scottish Government’s budget was lost at Holyrood today (28th January). This has cast an unforgiving light on the lack of maturity and sense of responsibility of the Scottish Labour and Scottish...
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Jamie McGrigor MSP predicts public anger at loss of Government budget and...
Commenting on yesterday’s vote in the Scottish Parliament where Labour, Lib Dem and Green MSPs combined to vote down the Scottish Government’s budget, Highlands & Islands Conservative MSP Jamie...
View ArticleBid for an Argyll share of the £60million budget allocation to regenerate...
During the inter-party negotiations leading up to the recent passing of the Scottish Government’s budget, the Scottish Conservatives won £234million of concessions. Among this figure is £60million set...
View ArticleCouncil success in £300,000 each for Bowmore and Dunoon town centres
Town centres in Islay’s Bowmore and Cowal’s Dunoon are to receive an equal share of £600,000 awarded today to Argyll and Bute Council from the second tranche of the Scottish Government’s £60 million...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon shows the calibre of real leadership
On a day of apologies, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon offered a masterclass in the importance of integrity in politics.Steady footed, eyed and voiced, she recognised that she had...
View ArticleAnnabel Goldie on Argyll visits on Friday 19th March
Scottish Conservative Leader, Annabel Goldie, is visiting Argyll on Friday 19th March, with Jamie McGrigor, Highlands and Islands MSP and Argyll resident.Their itinerary for the day will see them start...
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Conservatives sprinkle the Goldie dust on Argyll – but are they a team?
Currently sweeping through Argyll is Annabel Goldie, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives at Holyrood and with a seat in the Cabinet, should the Conservatives win the forthcoming General...
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MId Argyll Pool Board and staff build for the future
Working in partnership with the Council, winning a grant to appoint a Business Development Manager, attracting more directors with very relevant skills, harvesting political support, pursuing a variety...
View ArticleMather slams Scottish Labour for challenge to Council Tax freeze
It sounds as if Iain Gray, Leader of the Labour Group at Holyrood, needs to listen to Annabel Goldie. We recently reported the Scottish Conservative Leader as saying to her senior colleagues after...
View ArticleShock Goldie initiative could see the end of party politics in Scotland
Some may be delighted by this possibility and others may be determined to stop it happening but Scots Tory leader, Annabel Goldie has today opened the lid of a political Pandora’s box in a way open...
View ArticleGlenn Campbell star of televised leaders’ debate
It’s a great pity that the final televised leaders’ debate tonight (3 May 2011) will not have Glenn Campbell as host (and not just because he’s an Ileach).In the second debate on 1st May, his...
View ArticleUncontrolled mob rally: BBC ‘Scotland Decides’ debate
Watching tonight’s BBC 1 ‘debate’, Scotland Decides, in the hope of an interesting and informed debate, turned out to be an unpleasant – and disturbing – experience.There is usually a degree of...
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