Scottish Parliament

An email promoting violence against "Fenians" appears to have been sent to several members of the Scottish Parliament. One such message was received by Glaswegian MSP and deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, James Dornan who shared it via Twitter. The message reads: "On 1st May 2018 ...

Scottish Parliament holds Mass for the first time. Thu 29 Mar 2018. By Tola Mbakwe ... "It is a great privilege to be officially invited to offer Holy Mass within the Scottish Parliament, the first such invitation since the parliament's re-establishment 19 years ago,” he said. “It is a generous gesture which seems to recognise that ...

History was made on Wednesday when Archbishop Leo Cushley, the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, celebrated the first-ever Catholic Mass in the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. Among the MSPs who attended was the Deputy First Minister John Swinney, together with MSPs ...

Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews & Edinburgh, has described his "great privilege" as he celebrated what is believed to be the first ever Mass in the Scottish Parliament. Commenting on the occasion, Anthony Horan, Director of the Scottish Catholic Parliamentary Office said the parliament ...

Today marked an historic moment for Catholics in Scotland, as Archbishop Leo Cushley celebrated the first ever Mass in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs gathered at Holyrood for the Mass during Holy Week, which was celebrated by Archbishop Cushley of St Andrews & Edinburgh at 12.30pm this afternoon (March 28).

The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill got the backing of 95 MSPs, while the Scottish Conservatives and Lib Dem Mike Rumbles voted against. The legislation will come into effect if the Scottish Parliament decides not to consent to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill in ...

A fifth of those working in the Scottish Parliament have experienced sexism or sexual harassment, a survey has found. A confidential questionnaire was sent to MSPs, MSPs' staff, Scottish Parliament staff and others working in the parliament, such as journalists, at the end of 2017. The results of the survey ...

There is a significant gender imbalance in witnesses giving evidence to Holyrood committees, a new report published by the Scottish Parliament has found. The report shows that 63 per cent of the witnesses at formal committee meetings in 2015/16 were men, while women make up only 37 per cent of ...

THE Hands Off Our Parliament demonstration exceeded all the expectations of the organisers. It was originally hoped for some 700 people to attend, enough to form a human chain around the Scottish Parliament building. In the event as many as 3000 were there, enough to form a chain around Holyrood three or four ...

Hundreds of people have gathered at Holyrood to stage a protest against a Westminster "power grab" on the Scottish Parliament. The event was organised by the Hands Off Our Parliament group, which said it aimed to defy Westminster attempts to "undermine devolution". The group asked people link ...