First Minister's Questions - 16 May 2013 - video

Thursday, 16 May 2013 17:32

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In keeping with our aim to provide, as often as we can, a full recording of First Minister's Questions, we have uploaded the latest session.

Many people are unable to navigate both the Scottish Parliament's own recordings and BBC Scotland’s online recording of the event, and thus Newsnet Scotland believes that by publishing here we make the event accessible to a much wider audience than would otherwise be the case.

Balanced Debate Rally - An interview with organiser Mark Piggott

Saturday, 11 May 2013 16:09

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By a Newsnet reporter

Next Saturday will see hundreds of people gather in Glasgow City centre ready to march from Strathclyde University to St Enoch Square.

The rally is part of a campaign calling for balance from broadcasters and better quality coverage of the referendum campaign.

Charles Ramsey – the reluctant hero of Cleveland

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 04:19

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The man who helped free three women who had been missing for years, presumed dead, has rejected claims that he is a hero.

Charles Ramsey was eating some dinner Monday night at his home in Cleveland's West Side when he heard screaming. Soon, he was knocking down a neighbour's door with another man named Angel Cordero, freeing three women and a girl who police say were held hostage for years.

We are Scotland - Bruce, Roslin

Friday, 03 May 2013 20:09

In this, our sixth instalment of the 'We are Scotland' video series Newsnet Scotland travels to Roslin to speak to Bruce.

Having travelled the globe, Bruce returned to Scotland to see changes, some good some not so.

Here he gives his reasons for supporting Scottish independence and offers some interesting contrasts with other countries he has lived in.

The Dug - A Tory state funeral

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 22:00

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By Paul T Kavanagh

My Mammy always taught me that you should only speak good of the dead, so when the news was announced that Thatcher was dead, I said: "Good." It's the only time she ever gave the working classes what they wanted.

Thatcher died a frail old woman. They tell us that toward the end she was unable to remember any of her great achievements — but then neither can any of the rest of us. Those of us who feel no sadness that Attila will Handbag no more may well stand accused of a lack of compassion — but that's what Maggie would have wanted.