Video: Spot Specific shows how to develop your own mobile app
The market in mobile devices is growing rapidly. The competition between the iPhone, BlackBerries and phones using the Android platform means there's a huge market for new apps – there are said to be...
View ArticleLiberal Democrat campaign diary: thoughts from a northern doorstep
We've invited those in the election firing-line to send regular bulletins about the personal side of campaigning. Christine Jardine is the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Inverness and Nairn....
View ArticleConservative campaign diary: interviews, IDS and an Edinburgh derby
The Caledonian Mercury has invited some of those in the election firing-line to send regular bulletins about the personal side of campaigning. David McLetchie is a former leader of the Scottish...
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Daily roundup: SNP, 11 April
Finance Secretary John Swinney has sent a message to all SNP election candidates. In it he sets out the SNP Government's approach to driving up efficiency in government over the past four years, and...
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Daily roundup: Scottish Liberal Democrats, 11 April
Commenting on the BBC poll which reveals that one of the highest ranked priorities for the public is keeping police officers on Scottish streets, Liberal Democrat Campaign Chair George Lyon said: “This...
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Daily roundup: Scottish Labour, 11 April
Scottish Labour yesterday restated its commitment to tackling knife crime with a minimum mandatory sentence and said that only this type of tough approach will produce the culture change needed to...
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Daily roundup: Scottish Greens, 11 April
The Scottish Greens yesterday wrote to BBC and STV setting out the party's objections to the current Liberal Democrat party election broadcast, and insisting it not be shown again in its current form....
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Daily roundup: Scottish Conservatives, 11 April
Annabel Goldie has spoken about the Scottish Conservative party’s plans for Council Tax over the next parliamentary term, saying that her party will give local people the right to veto any future...
View ArticleVideo: Coastal rowing at Portobello
On Sunday, the latest St Ayles Skiff will be named and launched from Portobello beach. It's been built by "RowPorty", part of the Portobello Sailing and Kayaking Club, and is an addition to their...
View ArticleUp, up and away – Stokes and Watson and the joy of six
While the eyes of the sport-spectating world these past couple of days have mostly been on events at Augusta, or on Sebastian Vettel’s win in the Malaysian grand prix, or – inevitably – on various...
View ArticleElectionspeak: parliament
By Betty Kirkpatrick We have French to thank for the word parliament. It is derived from the Old French word parlement, itself derived from parler, to speak. The word parliament came into English in...
View ArticleVideo: Grasping the digital opportunities
The government may like to boast about how far Scotland has moved into the digital age. But this country faces a number of critical problems. The penetration of high-quality broadband is a major issue,...
View ArticleIndependent campaign diary: sunny drummers and the Lothian Lolly
The Caledonian Mercury has invited some of those in the election firing-line to send regular bulletins about the personal side of campaigning. Ken O'Neill is standing as an independent candidate in...
View ArticleUpwards of 50 seats will probably be needed to win Holyrood election
“For the first time, Labour and the SNP will share more than 100 of the 129 seats on offer.” That was the private prediction made today by a senior figure in the SNP, who stressed that he didn’t think...
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Daily roundup: Scottish Labour, 12 April
Scottish Labour launched their campaign to win public backing to introduce a new right to see a cancer specialist and get results within two weeks, halving the current waiting time. Scottish Labour...
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Daily roundup: SNP, 12 April
First Minister Alex Salmond has launched a £50m fund to invest in green transport technology. The Future Transport Fund is part of the Scottish Futures Fund, and will invest in projects which improve...
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Daily roundup: Scottish Conservatives, 12 April
Scottish Conservatives have claimed to be the only party to have produced a fully costed document outlining their spending plans for the next four years, and have pledged to retain the 1000 extra...
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Daily roundup: Scottish Liberal Democrats, 12 April
The ill-conceived plans by Labour and the SNP for a single Scottish police force have been comprehensively undermined and should be abandoned. The whole process has been discredited and should be...
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Daily roundup: Scottish Greens, 12 April
The Scottish Green Party reacted to the announcement by the SNP of a 'Future Transport Fund' to support so-called green initiatives, arguing that the policy is dramatically undermined by other SNP...
View ArticleLib Dem campaign diary: Modus operandi in a four-way marginal
The Caledonian Mercury has invited some of those in the election firing-line to send regular bulletins about the personal side of campaigning. Alison Hay is the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for...
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