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EDITORIAL: Labour and Liberal Democrats betray Scotland in childish ‘victory’ downing the Government’s budget

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John SwinneyThe 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 Liberal Democrat groups at the Parliament. It has left the Green Party looking like two – yes two – shrill jilted lovers complaining that they weren’t offered a deal early enough. Continue reading →

McGrigor in the vanguard of crofters’ campaign to retain the ‘bull hire’ scheme

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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 many crofting sector representatives throughout the Highlands & Islands who have raised their concerns with him about the Scottish Government’s plans to abolish the scheme.

The text of the McGrigor motions is:

‘That the Parliament notes the proposals to abolish the current Bull Hire Scheme for crofters; is aware of genuinely felt concerns among crofters over this proposal and the potentially more costly and inconvenient options that might replace the scheme; believes that the current Bull Hire Scheme has widespread support within the crofting sector and has played an extremely important part in maintaining the quality of cattle stock in the crofting counties, and further believes that some form of bull hire scheme is in the best interests of crofters and stock quality in the crofting counties.’

Jamie McGrigor’s motion is supported by fellow MSPs: Murdo Fraser, Mary Scanlon, Ted Brocklebank, John Scott, John Lamont, Margaret Mitchell, Bill Aitken, Nanette Milne, Elizabeth Smith, Annabel Goldie, Dr Christopher Harvie, Robin Harper and Liam McArthur.

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