http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/scotland_politics/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Scotland politics section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:08 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/scotland_politics/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Taxpayers could be left with a bill for as much as £62m for restoring opencast mines in East Ayrshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22655840#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22655840 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:02 GMT More than 80% of nursery and primary school teachers in Scotland have warned of high workloads as a result of the new curriculum, a union claims. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22642217#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22642217 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:06:29 GMT The Scottish government is in talks which could see a film studio set up in Scotland to take advantage of recent tax breaks for the creative industry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22642279#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22642279 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:54:46 GMT The heads of Holyrood committees are being given the chance to quiz Scotland's first minister on his government's programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22644545#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22644545 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:34 GMT The case of a West Dunbartonshire grandmother who is fighting to receive a life-prolonging cancer drug was raised for the second time in Holyrood. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22644551#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22644551 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:01 GMT MSPs passed a bill to set up a new company to manage the Forth Road Bridge, the new Forth Crossing and the surrounding roads. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22639808#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22639808 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:37 GMT About 14,000 public sector employees have taken voluntary redundancy or early retirement in Scotland in the past two years, a report says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22631576#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22631576 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:27 GMT Business leaders and politicians are raising concerns over the future of Inverness Airport's links with London Gatwick. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22629518#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22629518 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:14 GMT A father whose toddler was killed by a gunman with an illegal weapon is to be honoured by the UK government for his campaigning efforts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22637088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22637088 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:28:40 GMT Senior police officers call for reform to local authorities and other public services using the single Scottish police force model. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22622306#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22622306 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:04 GMT Researchers suggest students in Scotland could be "squeezed out" if there is a yes vote on independence and the free tuition system continues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22621470#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22621470 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:52 GMT Scots MP Eric Joyce is arrested in connection with a breach of the peace at Edinburgh Airport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22626211#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22626211 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:10:21 GMT The first minister and opposition party leaders unite to condemn the Woolwich attack. http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22642157 http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/scotland-22642157 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:29 GMT Scotland can "more than afford' to be a successful independent country, its first minister has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22605622#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22605622 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:39:06 GMT The UK Treasury says an independent Scotland would make banking costlier and riskier north of the border. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22599282#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22599282 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:29:34 GMT UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he will not be intimidated out of Scottish politics despite needing police protection during a visit to Edinburgh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22571724#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22571724 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:45 GMT Legal advice on whether an independent Scotland would be a member of the European Union will not be disclosed by the Scottish government, a Holyrood minister says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22551417#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22551417 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:22:52 GMT Meeting candidates in the Aberdeen Donside by-election http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22662653#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22662653 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:29 GMT The BBC agrees a £5m investment to cover the 2014 independence vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22609982#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22609982 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:43:33 GMT BBC political editor Brian Taylor looks at the 1997 referendum http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22536357#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22536357 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:33 GMT Young activists debate Scottish independence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22568538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22568538 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:36 GMT Join the audience for Brian Taylor's Big Debate each Friday http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-15190428#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-15190428 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:53:58 GMT