Brian Taylor - Parliaments on parade

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"Varying degrees of flummery on display in and around parliaments (plural) today. I observed one in person and one on the telly."

Brian Taylor - Job share to run Edinburgh City Council

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"And so Labour and the SNP are to share power in the capital.

As an onlooker and occasional resident, I would simply wish them loadsaluck, especially with the trams."

Brian Taylor - Good day, bad day

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"So, where are we with a raft of Scottish results in? Good day for the SNP, good day for Labour, poor day for the Tories, simply miserable for the Liberal Democrats."

Douglas Fraser - Defying the double dip down in the valleys

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Do people who live amid mountains make for hardier survivors of economic downturn?

Brian Taylor - Alex Salmond questions raised over MP hacking report

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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has come under more pressure over links with Rupert Murdoch, after MPs said he was not fit to lead News Corporation.

Brian Taylor - MP hacking report sparks Alex Salmond questions

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As was to be expected, opposition leaders at Holyrood are demanding a statement from the first minister anent the Westminster finding that Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit person" to run a major international conglomerate.

Douglas Fraser - A leak in the growth pipeline

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"The double dip into recession is now confirmed for the United Kingdom, but Scotland has to wait nearly three months to find out if it shared that unhappy experience this past winter. "

Brian Taylor - Extreme law enforcement at Holyrood

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"I have never been a particular fan of science fiction.

Indeed, I once chaired the estimable Iain Banks at the Edinburgh Book Festival only to discover to my dismay that the event featured his sci-fi alter-ego Iain M. Banks, whose work deals with matters inter-galactic."

Douglas Fraser - Reach for the Sky jobs

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"If you're not willing to fight for Scottish jobs and the Scottish economy, you shouldn't be in Scottish politics. So says the First Minister. And who would argue with that?"