http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/ Allnewswire: government and politics en-gb info@allmediascotland.com info@flamegreen.com 360 http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3408/Broadcast_Journalist_Joins_Inverclyde_Council_Press_Office Respected broadcast journalist Matt Bingham is to take over as the new press officer at Inverclyde Council.   Matt (40) has a wealth of experience in radio and television and also in media training.   He takes up his post as Communications Officer (Media Relations) on... Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3157/From_The_White_House_to_Holyrood Azeem Ibrahim Meets First Minister Alex Salmond to Discuss Taking Scotland Forward   Following his meeting at The White House with President Bush earlier this summer, Azeem Ibrahim, the young Scottish entrepreneur and founder of ECM Holdings, has met with First Minister Alex Salmond... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/3109/McClelland_Endorses_GO_Award John McClelland, author of the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland, has endorsed one of the categories in the 2008 Government Opportunities (GO) magazine Awards Scotland. The GO/McClelland Collaborative Procurement Award, which recognises the achievements of public sector organisations... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2916/Faslane_Blockade_Book_Publication_Announced Press Release: For Immediate Release Faslane 365 edited by Angie Zelter Publication Date: 21 July 2008 Launch: Edinburgh World Justice Festival 27 June Angie Zelter has been arrested over 100 times in 10 different countries; she’s disarmed a British fighter jet; won a... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2381/Some_Are_More_Equal_Than_Others_-_Green_Response_to_Allowances_Review Responding to today's review of MSPs' parliamentary allowances, theGreen MSPs identified significant problems with Sir Alan Langlands'proposals, and called for an urgent meeting with the PresidingOfficer. The Greens are the only party not currently represented onthe SPCB, which... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2288/Leak_of_Governments_ID_Card_Reveals_the_Forms_of_Coercion_Planned The international whistleblowers' site WikiLeaks (1) has published a leaked Whitehall paper which reveals the "various forms of coercion" the Government is considering to increase takeup of its flawed ID card scheme. (2) The paper recommends that the roll-out of ID cards... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2258/New_Future_for_Services_Provided_from_the_Royal_Edinburgh_Hospital_Campus A REVIEW of mental health services provided from the historic Royal Edinburgh Hospital campus has been launched to ensure patients continue to receive high quality care. The review will consider how services should best be designed to meet patient needs, now and in the future. Service users,... Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2191/Greens_Welcome_Progress_on_Budget_But_Remain_Unconvinced The Scottish Greens today welcomed the amendments put down by Cabinet Secretary John Swinney to the 2008-9 Budget, but reiterated their clear view that Ministers have not yet gone far enough to secure even an abstention from the party's 2 MSPs. The SNP have put forward proposals which... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/2146/Budget_Still_Unsatisfactory_Greens Today's Finance Committee report on the Budget includes some minor recommendations for change on police funding and taxation for small businesses, all apparently designed to encourage Scottish Conservatives to back John Swinney's budget. However, Ministers' proposals still fail to... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1834/Amnesty_International_Applauds_Glasgow_City_Council Amnesty International Press Release   2pm Thursday 1st November – for immediate use     Amnesty International Applauds Glasgow City Council   Amnesty International has applauded the decision of Glasgow City Council to make a Freedom of the City... Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1785/First_Minister_to_Welcome_Burmese_Democracy_Leader Amnesty International – Press Release   Photo and interview opportunity – 12.30-12.40pm, Thursday 25th October, Scottish Parliament Garden Lobby     First Minister to Welcome Burmese Democracy Leader at FMQs   A senior colleague of... Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1685/HIE_Welcomes_Cabinet_Secretarys_Announcement_on_Enterprise_Networks_Review William Roe, chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) welcomed John Swinney's announcement this afternoon. He said: "This endorsement of HIE's work is particularly encouraging given the Scottish Government's ambitious plans for building sustainable... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1633/Politics_Devolution_Democracy_and_the_Union_Ten_Years_On_From_%91Yes_Yes%92 Press Release Embargo until Monday 10 September 12pm Press Conference Monday 10 September at 11am. A close-up, hard-hitting, incisive, and politically honest look at where the devolution journey has taken us is now released by Henry McLeish, former First Minister of Scotland and Tom Brown,... Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1559/Political_Parties%92_2006_Financial_Accounts_Published The financial accounts of the main political parties in the UK for the year ending 31 December 2006 have been published today by the Electoral Commission.         Political parties and their accounting units are required by the Political Parties,... Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1523/Elections_Review_Calls_for_Public_Comments Members of the public can now give their views on the recent Scottish Elections. People are being invited to submit their opinions and observations to the Scottish Elections Review, online or in writing by 31 July 2007. The independent review is being led by Ron Gould CM, an international... Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1484/Grateful_Dead Euan MacInnes of Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party, who stood in Lothian at the Scottish Parliamentary Elections on 3rd May 2007 in the guise of pale-faced phantom Adam Lyal (deceased), has produced a 4th film in his election series. DEAD GOOD – ELECTION NIGHT 2007 is a short... Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1476/Pagoda_PR_Wins_Top_UK_Public_Affairs_Award Edinburgh-based Pagoda Public Relations has won the UK wide CIPR President’s Grand Prix award for the best public affairs campaign at a ceremony held in London last night (7 June 2007).  The agency, which also has an office in Belfast,  won the Public Affairs and... Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1374/Adam_Lyal%92s_Witchery_Tour_Party_on_the_BBC Euan MacInnes – the 'soul' candidate of Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party is to appear on the BBC’s daily election webcast from Monday 30th April 2007. Standing in Lothian at the Scottish Parliamentary Elections on 3rd May in the guise of pale-faced phantom -... Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1361/Who_Cares_for_Scotland%92s_Carers An open letter, detailing the economics of caring, has been sent from the national carer organisations to all Scottish media editors. Scottish celebrities (Craig Hill, John Amabile and Tony Roper) and other key figures with an interest in caring have also added their names to the... Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1366/NEVER_GIVE_UP_THE_GHOST Some people believe a ghost can be in two places at once and this may be true if Euan MacInnes of Adam Lyal’s Witchery Tour Party is anything to go by. Standing in Lothian at the Scottish Parliamentary Elections on 3rd May in the guise of pale-faced phantom Adam Lyal (deceased),... Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1356/Ghost_in_the_Machine It’s often said that you should always practice what you preach. Well, this is exactly what Euan MacInnes of Adam Lyal’s Witchery Tour Party has been doing this week. Standing in Lothian at the Scottish Parliamentary Elections on 3rd May in the guise of pale-faced... Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1340/A_Partly_Political_Broadcast Euan MacInnes - the 'soul' candidate of Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party - will stand at the Scottish Parliamentary Elections on 3rd May 2007 in the guise of pale-faced phantom - Adam Lyal (deceased). He has recorded a 'partly' political broadcast called... Sat, 7 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1330/Foundation_Launches_Manifesto_for_Sporting_Excellence The Scottish Institute of Sport Foundation today published its Manifesto for Sporting Excellence and Winning Scots for the 2007 Scottish elections, calling for a dedicated minister for sport and reintroduction of competitive sport in schools. The manifesto outlines five priorities to help build... Tue, 3 Apr 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1317/International_Journalists_to_Shadow_Candidates_in_the_Scottish_Parliament_Elections Journalists from around the world will shadow parliamentary candidates in Scotland in the run up to polling day.   24 journalists representing leading publications from countries as diverse as Malawi, Burma, the Palestinian Territories and Afghanistan will shadow candidates during the... Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 BST http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1265/Inverclyde_Council_Cuts_Council_Tax_Levels Inverclyde Council today (Thursday 15 February) announced a 0.65% cut in the level of Council Tax for 2007/2008.   This will mean that the level of Band D Council Tax for 2007/2008 will be £1,198 which represents a reduction of £8 on last year.   The... Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1235/Student_Vote_Still_Up_for_Grabs The student vote is still up for grabs, as a national survey reveals that over 80% of students have not yet decided who they are going to vote for at the Scottish Parliament elections in May. Scotcampus, Scotland’s only national student newspaper, is publishing the results of its... Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1178/_Inverclyde_Tenants_Vote_%93Yes%94_to_Housing_Transfer  Inverclyde tenants vote “yes” to housing transfer   Inverclyde Council tenants have voted “yes” to the transfer of Council houses to the new not-for profit housing association River Clyde Homes   With 4570 of... Thu, 7 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.allmediascotland.com/allnewswire/1116/Inverclyde_Council_First_in_Scotland_to_Allow_Voting_by_SMS_Text_Message_in_Transfer_Ballot Inverclyde tenants will be able to vote by text message in the forthcoming ballot on housing transfer. This is the first time in Scotland that text messaging has been used in a transfer ballot or, indeed, any other kind of public referendum. Tenants will now be able to vote by post, phone,... Fri, 3 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT