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Alex Salmond

Type: Person

Name: Alex Salmond

Title: First Minister of Scotland

Organization: Scotland

Date of Birth: --/--/1954

Place of Birth: Linlithgow

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Biography for Alex Salmond

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 39 mins ago - 4 reports

£1m announced to fund educational trips to European battlefields

Facebook Tweet GoogleFund: The money will be used to fund 'unforgettable' educational trips to European battlefields.Secondary schools will receive £1m to fund "unforgettable" educational trips to European battlefields to commemorate the centenary of ... [Published Stv.tv - 39 mins ago]

Entities: Scotland, Alex Salmond, Scottish Government, World War I

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

University of Strathclyde

S&C signs partnership with grid center in Europe to develop smart electric solutions

S&C Electric Europe, a smart grid and renewable energy integration company has entered into a strategic partnership with The University of Strathclyde’s Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) to develop smart electrical solutions.The PNDC situated ... [Published Energy Business Review - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Power Grid, University of Strathclyde, Smart Grid

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Grid research center opens in Scotland

Glasgow, Scotland --- (METERING.COM) --- May 20, 2013 - The University of Strathclyde’s Power Networks Demonstration Center (PNDC) was officially opened last week by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. The center, believed to be the first of its ... [Published Metering.com - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Scotland, Power Grid, University of Strathclyde, Alex Salmond, Glasgow

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

UKIP UK Independence Party

Nigel Farage, the Scottish Debate and the Future of Europe

UKIP's rise is the clearest sign yet of the crisis of Britain as a progressive, liberal project. This is an age of uncertainty, crisis and doubt. The UK isexperiencing multiple crises: political, constitutional and economic, of the UK in Europe and ... [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - May 19 2013]

Entities: UKIP UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, United Kingdom

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Alex Salmond

Debate: A matter of opinion - Scottish Labour has pressed the Government on its youth employment strategy

More than 7,000 school leavers are out of work and not in training, despite a Scottish Government commitment to young people, Labour has said.The Scottish Government has made a commitment to offer all 16 to 19-year-olds a learning or training place if ... [Published Holyrood - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Scotland, Alex Salmond, Johann Lamont, Scottish Labour Party

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 3 reports

Nigel Farage

Brian Monteith: Free speech right applies to Farage

If Scotland is ‘better’ than the rest of the UK, then Salmond should be condemning Ukip’s treatment here, writes Brian Monteith We’re meant to be better than that lot down south, or so we’re constantly told by nationalist leaders. That lot being the rest ... [Published The Scotsman - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Nigel Farage, Brian Monteith, UKIP UK Independence Party, Alex Salmond, Scotland

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 5 reports

Pension Protection Fund

Scottish bank customers warned over deposit protection scheme

After independence Scottish banks may have trouble matching the Financial Services Compensation Scheme's guarantee Bank customers and pensioners in Scotland would be less well protected if the country voted to leave the UK, a report warned on Monday.The ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Scotland, United Kingdom, Pension Protection Fund, Financial Services Compensation Scheme

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay in the EU?

The Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, speaks during question time in the Scottish parliament. Photograph: David Cheskin/PA The Scots are accustomed to having their views ignored in the British political system. In 18 general elections since the second ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Scotland, European Union, United Kingdom

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

SNP MSP Humza Yousaf makes Qatar trade trip

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister Humza Yousaf travelled to Qatar today to begin a three-day visit to promote Scottish exports and expertise in the Middle East.• Scotland seeks to strengthen Middle Eastern trade ties as Humza Yousaf makes trip to Qatar• Mr Yousaf’s ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 19 2013]

Entities: Qatar, Alex Salmond, Scotland

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Farage and the Farrago of lies

That this lie is being perpetrated by the very people trusted to expose society’s wrongdoers and shed light on the dark corners of power, is indicative of the corruption that is eating away at journalism in Scotland.The narrative of the Farage protest ... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Nigel Farage, Alex Salmond, protest, Willie Rennie

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Andrew Eaton-Lewis: Yes vote is a leap of imagination

HOW important are the voices of artists in the independence referendum? This is already a sensitive issue. Last week a Scottish newspaper (not us) ran a story claiming Ewan McGregor, Billy Connolly, and Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie were all firmly ... [Published The Scotsman - May 19 2013]

Entities: Alan Bissett, Liz Lochhead, Alex Salmond, Billy Connolly

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 3 reports

An emotional vote has no place in the debate on independence

IAIN Paterson (Letters, May 17) takes a sanguine view of the independence referendum.He asserts that "the result of the vote must be accepted by all sides". Is it not more likely that if the vote was very close there would be simmering discontent or worse ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 18 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Nigel Farage, Referendum

Quotes

Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond said, "smart grid technologies are increasingly important as we move to a low-carbon economy, helping to reduce energy waste and making it easier for homes and businesses to generate their own renewable energy."

S&C signs partnership with grid center in Europe to develop smart electric solutions [Published Energy Business Review - 3 hours ago]

Mr Salmond said: "the sacrifice made by the many thousands of scots and those fighting for scottish battalions during the first world war must never be forgotten, and it is absolutely crucial that we take the opportunity presented by the centenary to help young people develop a deeper understanding of the causes, consequences and horrors of war and the devastation wrought by the conflict on communities in all corners of the country."

Schools to get cash for WWI battlefield trips [Published The Scotsman - 3 hours ago]

More Content

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£1m announced to fund educational trips to Euro... [Published Stv.tv - 39 mins ago]
World War One education fund [Published Northern Scot - 1 hour ago]
Schools to get cash for WWI battlefield trips [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Cancer drugs 'inequality' slammed [Published Wharfvalley - 2 hours ago]
Cancer drugs 'inequality' slammed by leading ch... [Published Daily Record - 2 hours ago]
S&C signs partnership with grid center in Europ... [Published Energy Business Review - 3 hours ago]
Schools to get cash for WWI battlefield trips [Published The Scotsman - 3 hours ago]
Record View: Labour council should be ashamed o... [Published Glasgow Sunday Mail - 6 hours ago]
Grid research center opens in Scotland [Published Metering.com - 6 hours ago]
Scottish agents seek APD reassurance [Published TTG Digital - 6 hours ago]
Millions of savers with £750bn at risk if Scotl... [Published Telegraph - 7 hours ago]
Debate: A matter of opinion - Scottish Labour h... [Published Holyrood - 7 hours ago]
Electric Wind Farm Proposal In Scotland Challen... [Published ETeknix.com - 9 hours ago]
Brian Monteith: Free speech right applies to Fa... [Published The Scotsman - 12 hours ago]
It is time political leaders began to trust the... [Published Herald Scotland - 12 hours ago]
Farage fallout [Published The Scotsman - 13 hours ago]
Scottish bank customers warned over deposit pro... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 15 hours ago]
Scottish independence: Pension protection warning [Published The Scotsman - 16 hours ago]
Could RBS stay in an independent Scotland? [Published Robert Peston BBC - 16 hours ago]
Nationalism won't help Scotland [Published Morning Star Online - 17 hours ago]
Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 19 hours ago]
Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay ... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 19 hours ago]
Westminster EU stance strengthening Yes support... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - 23 hours ago]
Still raising eyebrows - Former Labour Chancell... [Published Holyrood - May 19 2013]
Nigel Farage, the Scottish Debate and the Futur... [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - May 19 2013]
SNP MSP Humza Yousaf makes Qatar trade trip [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 19 2013]
Judging by his response to a bit of Scottish ba... [Published Telegraph - May 19 2013]
Nigel Farage hounded by mob says 'Scottish nati... [Published Newsvine - May 19 2013]
Minister Humza Yousaf visits Qatar to forge lin... [Published Stv.tv - May 19 2013]
Yousaf on Middle East trade trip [Published Wharfvalley - May 19 2013]

Blogs

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Could RBS stay in an independent Scotland? [Published Robert Peston BBC - 16 hours ago] Scotland, and Edinburgh in particular, has a world class financial services industry, in banking, insurance and fund management. The question posed by today's Scotland Analysis Paper from the Treasury is whether a Scotland that separated from the rest ...
Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay ... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 19 hours ago] Referendums on Europe and Scottish independence will strongly influence each other and leave voters with an invidious choice The Scots are accustomed to having their views ignored in the British political system. In 18 general elections since the second ...
Scottish independence vote should include inmat... [Published Politics: Politics blog \| guardian.co.uk - May 13 2013] Civil rights groups and lawyers are piling pressure on Alex Salmond to reverse his ban on prisoners voting in the 2014 referendum, with the Scottish Human Rights Commission now adding weight to those demands The head of Scotland's main human rights ...
With 17 months to go the Scottish #IndyRef YES ... [Published politicalbetting.com - May 09 2013] Latest Scottish poll from Ipsos-MORI has NO in #indyref extending lead to 28% twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 9, 2013 Now just 23% of Scotland’s women back the plan Ipsos-MORI chart showing how different Scottish ...
Scotland's currency row: a critical moment for ... [Published Politics: Politics blog \| guardian.co.uk - May 01 2013] The growing dissent over Alex Salmond's desire for a sterling zone with the UK after independence has divided the 'yes' movement, but is it an opportunity for activists? Are we witnessing the maturing of Scotland's independence movement or its first ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Salmond says 'scaremongering' [Published BBC News Video - Business - Apr 23 2013]
VIDEO: Salmond reassures US over defence [Published BBC News Video - UK - Apr 10 2013]
AUDIO: Alex Salmond reveals musical past [Published BBC News Video - Entertainment and Arts - Jan 31 2013]

Press Releases

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Business Software Firm, SAS, expands in Scotland [Published PR Newswire: Business Technology - Apr 05 2013]
Scotland to produce lifesaving HIV technology [Published PR Newswire: Health - Apr 04 2013]
DOUGIE MACLEAN CONFIRMS HEBCELT DATE [Published CisionWire - English - Feb 07 2013]
Bio-Pharma Company, Sigma-Aldrich, Invests in S... [Published PR Newswire - Sep 28 2012]