Category - holyrood

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5 Oct 2011

Holyrood alliance urged in opposition to Coalition welfare cuts

An SNP-Labour-Green alliance in Scotland has been mooted, to challenge the most damaging aspects of the Westminster government's welfare changes.
22 Nov 2010

Christian Aid welcomes Scottish government overseas aid pledge

Christian Aid Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s pledge to maintain the International Development Fund of £9 million into 2011/12.
15 Apr 2008

Members of Scottish Parliament to hear plans for Church's social care

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) will receive a briefing later this week on the future of the Church of Scotland's social care programme. The MSPs will be given the chance to hear about the future plans of CrossReach, which is one of Scotland's largest social care agencies.
2 May 2007

Concerns about Scottish Christian Party

Following our report on the activities and ethos of the Scottish Christian Party and its analogue in Wales (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/5185), we have received several communications from concerned voters.
1 May 2007

Scottish Christian Party tries to be 'so macho'

As Labour and the Scottish Nationalists battle for control of Holyrood on 3 May, an extreme political party claiming to speak on behalf of Christians is comparing equalities legislation with Nazi anti-Semitism.