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Angus Robertson

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Name: Angus Robertson

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Pension rights concerns over same-sex marriage legislation

Thousands of Scots could miss out on pension rights if their spouse dies unless MPs vote through same-sex marriage proposals this week, campaigners have warned.The Scottish Government is pressing ahead with its own plans for gay marriage in Scotland, ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 20 2013]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage, Scotland, Westminster, Angus Robertson

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Moray unemployment figures fall

:23 PMMORAY MP Angus Robertson has welcomed a drop in Morays latest unemployment numbers.According to Mr Robertson, the latest figures from April show a claimant count of 1,357 in Moray representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.This has dropped from 1,437 ... [Published Northern Scot - May 16 2013]

Entities: MORAY EEL, Angus Robertson, Unemployment

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Woman jailed for stealing almost £18k of jewellery from Dorchester homes

A YOUNG woman has been jailed after she stole almost £18,000 worth of jewellery.Sian Sullivan, aged 20, from Wollaston Road, Dorchester, was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment after she admitted two dwelling burglaries.The court heard how Sullivan had ... [Published Dorset Echo - May 15 2013]

Entities: Jewellery, Burglary, Angus Robertson

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Gordon Brown

Brown attacks Tory 'Enoch Powell' immigration policy

FORMER Prime Minister Gordon Brown has turned Labour's pro-UK campaign launch into an anti-Tory tirade by accusing David Cameron's Government of going down an Enoch Powell-style route over immigration.Mr Brown, who made a rare public appearance to take ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 14 2013]

Entities: Gordon Brown, Enoch Powell, UKIP UK Independence Party, Immigration

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

Nationalist security plans derided

THE SNP's plan for a 2.5 billion annual security budget in an independent Scotland has been branded "back of the envelope stuff" and would put Scots at risk, a defence seminar has been told.Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the former Conservative foreign, defence ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 14 2013]

Entities: Security, Combat Forces, Scotland, The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 2 reports

European Union

Record View: SNP must rally to save Union

RECORD VIEW says that Scotland's interests are best served being part of the European Union, something the SNP must protect.STAYING in the European Union is clearly in Scotland’s interests.It is little appreciated but Scotland, in all likelihood, is a ... [Published Daily Record - May 11 2013]

Entities: Scotland, European Union, Angus Robertson

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Greens' Harvie dismisses 'reactionary' Queen's Speech

Deportation rules for illegal immigrants would be relaxed under the plans and they would be prevented from gaining driving licenses. The Queen told parliament the legislation would aim to "ensure that this country attracts people who will contribute and ... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: Patrick Harvie, Scotland, Angus Robertson, Dismissal, Westminster

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Scottish News: Queen 'underlines union commitment'

The Queen has underlined the UK Government's hopes of keeping Scotland in the UK.Her comments at the State Opening of Parliament came with less than 500 days to go before the historic poll on the country's constitutional future.Outlining the Conservative-Liberal ... [Published Lennox Herald - May 08 2013]

Entities: Scotland, Westminster, UK Government

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Donation pressure on Rennie

THE Scottish Liberal Democrats are coming under pressure over the controversial 500,000 donation from the head of an oil trading firm to the No to independence campaign.The SNP has seized on remarks by Lord Ashdown, who was critical of the business ethics ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 01 2013]

Entities: Willie Rennie, Paddy Ashdown, Donations, Vitol Group

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 4 reports

SNP’s ‘curious approach’ to referendum

the Nationalists are clearly running out of arguments of any kind, since every piece of wishful thinking they come up with as party policy is shot down in flames. SNP MP Angus Robertson illustrates this with his rather ill-advised comments (your report, ... [Published The Scotsman - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Angus Robertson, Divorce, Referendum, Alex Salmond

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Unionists see Scots as poor and stupid - Robertson

SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson has claimed the "No" campaign is based on the idea that Scots are "uniquely poor", "stupid" and "incapable" of self-government.Mr Robertson criticised Alistair Darling’s Better Together campaign in an interview broadcast ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Angus Robertson, AudioBoo, Alistair Darling

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 3 reports

Donations row reaches Westminster

THE row over political donations by the head of oil trader Vitol was taken to the heart of Westminster when the issue was raised at Prime Minister's Questions by the SNP.The party's Westminster leader Angus Robertson brought up the matter of the company's ... [Published Herald Scotland - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Ian Taylor, Westminster, Vitol Group, Angus Robertson, Donations

Quotes

SNP Westminster leader Robertson said: "this legislation is exclusively for england and wales only. as a matter of principal, snp members at westminster do not vote on england-and-wales-only measures."

Pension rights concerns over same-sex marriage legislation [Published Herald Scotland - May 20 2013]

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Pension rights concerns over same-sex marriage ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 20 2013]
Moray unemployment figures fall [Published Northern Scot - May 16 2013]
Nuclear submarines banned on two lochs followin... [Published Daily Record - May 16 2013]
Woman jailed for stealing almost £18k of jewell... [Published Dorset Echo - May 15 2013]
Cameron panders to minor party as he promises l... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 15 2013]
Nationalist security plans derided [Published Herald Scotland - May 14 2013]
Brown attacks Tory 'Enoch Powell' immigration p... [Published Herald Scotland - May 14 2013]
Scottish independence: armed forces size concerns [Published The Scotsman - May 13 2013]
Rifkind Says Removing U.K. Nuclear Weapons Woul... [Published Bloomberg - May 13 2013]
Tory EU referendum row and Cameron's press conf... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 13 2013]
UK MoD Confirms A400M, UAV Cost Overruns [Published Defense-Aerospace - May 12 2013]
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Euan McColm: Labour rolls out Brown in a bold e... [Published The Scotsman - May 12 2013]
Record View: SNP must rally to save Union [Published Daily Record - May 11 2013]
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Tory Trident claims 'embarrassing' [Published Herald Scotland - May 11 2013]
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Cameron sets out agenda to back aspiration [Published Herald Scotland - May 09 2013]
Greens' Harvie dismisses 'reactionary' Queen's ... [Published NewsnetScotland.com - May 09 2013]
Independence debate features in Queen’s Speech [Published The Scotsman - May 08 2013]
Angus Robertson: This Queen's Speech won't chan... [Published PoliticsHome - May 08 2013]
Queen’s speech turned ‘political’ by coalition [Published The Scotsman - May 08 2013]
Queen wants to keep Scotland in the UK [Published Irish Independent - May 08 2013]
Scottish News: Queen 'underlines union commitment' [Published Lennox Herald - May 08 2013]
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SNP: Westminster's plans - out of touch with Sc... [Published PoliticsHome - May 08 2013]
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Cameron confident over EU despite Lawson [Published Herald Scotland - May 08 2013]
Inside Track: Thoughts on independence [Published Herald Scotland - May 07 2013]

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Parliamentary Answers – to the 25th April 2013 [Published Think Defence - May 06 2013] This is a regular round up of Parliamentary questions and answers from ministers relevant to defence issues. In addition to oral questions, MPs and Peers can ask government ministers questions for written answer. These are often used to obtain detailed ...
Scotland's independence debate is giving unioni... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Apr 24 2013] Alex Salmond's SNP should be crowing after Osborne's speech. But pro-UK politics is making a confident comeback This week Alex Salmond was gifted the sort of opportunity he is supposed to dream of. A widely disliked silver spoon English Tory chancellor, ...
Scots vote, replacement debate challenge Britis... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 21 2013] By Peter Apps, Political Risk correspondent FASLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Outside Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde, campaigners who have fought for decades for Britain to abandon nuclear weapons believe that they are closer than ever to victory. In ...
Parliamentary Answers – to the 17th April 2013 [Published Think Defence - Apr 18 2013] This is a regular round up of Parliamentary questions and answers from ministers relevant to defence issues. In addition to oral questions, MPs and Peers can ask government ministers questions for written answer. These are often used to obtain detailed ...
Yes Scotland: EuroMillions winners help bankrol... [Published Politics: Politics blog \| guardian.co.uk - Apr 10 2013] The pro-independence campaign has unveiled Chris and Colin Weir as its biggest backers, along with thousands of friends giving fivers. But is it struggling to find other well-heeled fans? The pro-independence campaign by Yes Scotland has been heavily ...

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VIDEO: 'Scotland will never forgive poll tax' [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Apr 10 2013]