http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/scotland/scotland_politics/ The latest stories from the Scotland politics section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:51:10 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/scotland/scotland_politics/ 120 60 15 First Minister Alex Salmond and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore are to hold independence referendum talks in Edinburgh on 13 February. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16873284 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16873284 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:43:09 GMT Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16859701 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16859701 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:24 GMT Four of Scotland's highest profile politicians urge councillors to block moves by the Scottish Defence League to march in Glasgow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16869704 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16869704 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:26:42 GMT An independent Scotland could be more constrained on economic policy than at present, a study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16865105 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16865105 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:35:10 GMT Scotland's chief medical officer has said children aged six months to five years should be taking daily vitamin D drops. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16870565 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16870565 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:58:55 GMT Appeal judges have rejected a bid by a major tobacco firm to challenge Scottish government plans to ban the open display of cigarettes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16853251 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16853251 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:40:57 GMT The Scottish Government is urged to scrap plans to replace independent prison visiting committees, which have been in place since the 19th Century. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16847514 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16847514 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:57:36 GMT The UK transport minister tells MPs that the government's powers to prevent bonuses at Network Rail are "extremely limited". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16858508 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16858508 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:42:51 GMT A former Scotland Office minister is calling for a "double referendum" to decide Scotland's constitutional future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16844830 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16844830 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:51:29 GMT First Minister Alex Salmond tells BBC Scotland he regretted his previous support for the former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16835023 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16835023 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:07:29 GMT Scotland's colleges will be grouped into 12 separate regions and encouraged to work more closely together. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16839650 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16839650 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:02:17 GMT Alex Salmond tells MSPs he regrets sending a letter of support to Fred Goodwin ahead of the Royal Bank of Scotland's take over of ABN-Amro. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_9689000/9689595.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_9689000/9689595.stm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:38:50 GMT Scotland's Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is considering replacing volunteer visiting committees to prisons with an advocacy service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16850861 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16850861 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:16:19 GMT First Minister Alex Salmond says he regrets his previous support for the former RBS boss Fred Goodwin whose knighthood was revoked. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16839199 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16839199 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:14 GMT Scottish Labour spokeswoman Kezia Dugdale says there is nothing short of a national crisis when it comes to youth unemployment in Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-16809595 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16809595 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:30:55 GMT The Scottish government's Youth Employment Minister Angela Constance believes there needs to be an "all-Scotland" approach to tackling unemployment among 18 to 24-year-olds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16809591 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16809591 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:23:42 GMT Jamie McIvor on the Labour defection to the SNP http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16792659 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16792659 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:18:02 GMT Join the audience for Brian Taylor's Big Debate each Friday http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-15190428 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-15190428 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:34:54 GMT