http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland/ The latest stories from the Scotland section of the BBC Democracy Live web site. en-gb Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:52:28 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. 15 Oxfam Scotland says welfare reform will be "really devastating" to the poorest households. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969477 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969477 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:28:38 GMT The Justice Secretary calls on the chamber to support the general principles of the Victims and Witnesses Bill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969483 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969483 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:39:59 GMT MSPs back the general principles of the Victims and Witnesses Bill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22976461 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22976461 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:05 GMT Finance Secretary John Swinney says there has been an underspend of £179 million in 2012-13. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969482 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969482 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:54 GMT Community worker says so-called "bedroom tax" could have a negative impact on regeneration. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969474 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22969474 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:39:44 GMT Tourism Secretary Fergus Ewing says the VisitScotland website is not politically biased. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22937419 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22937419 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:53 GMT James Kelly calls for more Parkinson's nurse specialists across Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22960304 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22960304 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:39:35 GMT Energy Minister Fergus Ewing highlights the history and future of hydropower during a debate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22957009 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22957009 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07:59 GMT Unions praise single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22952768 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22952768 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:44:59 GMT Scotland's wealthiest households are now 273-times better off than the most deprived, according to a report by Oxfam Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22976909#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22976909 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:14:11 GMT The first minister backs a break-up of RBS to split its risky investment bank from its mainstream business. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22978523#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22978523 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:26:13 GMT Voters are set to go to the polls in the Aberdeen Donside Holyrood by-election, after the death of the SNP MSP Brian Adam. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22975287#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22975287 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:20:25 GMT Bereaved parents who did not receive the ashes of their dead babies take their fight for a public inquiry to the Scottish Parliament. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22960502#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22960502 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:07:37 GMT Highland Council is expected to reveal plans to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on new roads, schools and flood prevention. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22974567#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22974567 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:22:01 GMT Edinburgh or London? Find out where different legislation is made http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8194000/8194403.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8194000/8194403.stm Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:55:20 GMT What do MSPs do - and what powers do they have? http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136955.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136955.stm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:43 GMT Take a whistle-stop tour of the Scottish Parliament http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136663.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136663.stm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:31 GMT How a bill gets onto the statute book in Scotland http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8138000/8138441.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8138000/8138441.stm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:56 GMT