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SNP propose fuel price stabiliser

As the AA warn petrol could reach £1.20 per litre, the SNP have put forward new measures to stabilise fuel prices.

Airmiles Mandelson costs taxpayer £4.3m

The SNP have revealed that Lord Mandelson's Department of Business, Enterprise and Skills had spent an astonishing £3.4m on international travel in 2009 alone.

PM must rule out last gasp peerages

The MP who instigated the cash-for-peerages investigation, Angus MacNeil, has called on Prime Minister to publicly state that he will not enoble any MPs who are standing down from this Parliament.

MP hits out at illogical rates proposal

Angus MP, Mike Weir, has accused the UK government of having "warped priorities" as they push through tax changes that will be disastrous for the rural economy in Scotland.

Top economists dismiss UK tax plan

Leading economists Jim and Margaret Cuthbert have exposed serious shortcomings in the UK Government's proposals to take forward the Calman tax plan.

Scotland Office in £2.6m cash grab

SNP Shadow Scotland Office Spokesperson Angus MacNeil MP has seized on reports that the Scotland Office has spent over £1.4m renovating its headquarters whilst simultaneously upping its own budget by £1.2m

MoD penny pinching leaves soldiers underfed

Angus Robertson MP has hit out at reports the MoD spends less on food for soldiers serving on the front lines than is recommended for primary school children.

Labour Health Convener backs minimum pricing

Labour party convener of Inverclyde Council’s Health and Social Care committee has written SNP MSP Stuart McMillan, backing the Scottish Government's proposals for minimum pricing.

Trident set to be central to General Election

SNP Leader Alex Salmond led a march against Trident through Edinburgh and told the crowd that only a vote for the SNP was a vote against Trident.

BBC refusal to negotiate unfair to Scotland

SNP Leader and First Minister Alex Salmond MP has said that the refusal of the BBC and ITV to reopen negotiations over the format of the proposed leaders debate which exclude Scotland is "deeply unsatisfactory".
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