Weekend of plots, intrigue and a twist - the inside story (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond spent most of the weekend in detailed discussions - trying to examine every angle of Scotland's new electoral map and every hypothetical problem so that he could have the best chance of governing as First Minister for the next four years....more...Labour's loss in Scotland casts shadow over PM-in-waiting Brown (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
London, May 5 (IANS) The Labour party finds itself in a piquant situation - Chancellor Gordon Brown, a Scot, is poised to take over from Tony Blair as the next prime minister, but the party has just lost its 50-year domination of Scotland politics....more... A sword and shield against globalisation's dark riders (Guardian Unlimited)
And the star of the show is ... nationalism. Tomorrow all eyes will be upon it. Nationalism is the one genie that escaped the bottle of Tony Blair's conservatism. In 10 years it has reshaped the political map of Scotland and Wales and plunged the English into an identity crisis....more... Labour's loss in Scotland casts shadow over PM-in-waiting Brown (New Kerala)
By Prasun Sonwalkar, London, May 5: The Labour party finds itself in a piquant situation - Chancellor Gordon Brown, a Scot, is poised to take over from Tony Blair as the next prime minister, but the party has just lost its 50-year domination of Scotland politics....more... Dubliner discovers often unfortunate Irish history (Carroll County Online)
Come with Carmel McCaffrey as she takes readers on the continuing pursuit of the Irish story. In her first book, "In Search of Ancient Ireland," written with Leo Eaton, the Irish story is explored from 9,000 B.C. to the Norman invasion....more... Teachers consider industrial action over executive U-turn on class sizes (The Herald)
Teachers will next month debate whether to take industrial action to force Scottish ministers to reduce class sizes in key subjects in secondary school....more... 10 things: Asda's buttock-slap is trademarked and other news snips (BBC News)
Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience....more... Solutions for the Cheese Case: Vendors Helping Retailers (The Gourmet Retailer)
Even the best cheesemongers need a little help now and then....more... Northern Ireland timeline (ITV.com)
Northern Ireland's politicians have struggled for a torturous five years to try to restore devolution. After three failed bids to revive power sharing, the province faces on May 8 what was unimaginable for many people - the Rev Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness heading up a power-sharing government....more... |