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“Civil liberty praise for Scotland” BBC
“Scotland’s civil liberties ‘safest in UK’” Evening News
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Posted by MM on Mon 31st Dec 2007 at 10:00 amUpdate
“Holyrood week: MSPs must stop airgun ban pretence” Evening Times
“Airgun incidents soar in three years” Evening Express
Following posted on 24.12.07
“SNP Want Air Gun Sales Banned” Daily Record
“‘Dead hand’ of Whitehall blamed as airguns ban ruled out” Herald
“Airguns caught in crossfire” Scotsman
“SNP firearms law vetoed by Westminster” Scotsman
“Anger over Whitehall airgun block” BBC
“Whitehall blocks plans to impose Scotland-only airgun ban” STV
“Scottish airgun ban blocked by Whitehall” Scotsman
Following posted on 29.08.07
“Ban on airguns won’t work, insist critics” Scotsman
“A blast on airguns - and a little touch of spin” Scotsman
“Airgun ban ‘must be enforceable’” BBC
“Airgun ban might not work, says police chief” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 27.08.07
“Powers sought over firearms laws” BBC
“Scotland may get powers to ban airguns” STV
“Holyrood presses Westminster for control of firearms legislation” Scotsman
“SNP: Scotland could have airgun ban law ‘within’” Sunday Herald
“Anger at executive stance on gun laws” Herald
“Disarming debate” Herald
“Record View: Salmond must get airgun ban” “Scots airgun ban within a year” “We must all work to end violence” Daily Record 27 807
“‘We’re so lucky there’s not a gun culture here’” Evening Express
“Call for urgency in transfer of powers to ban air weapons” Scotland on Sunday
“Lessons of gun crime” Scotland on Sunday
“Rhys’s murder will be solved. Why he died is the real question” Sunday Herald
“Give us powers for a gun crackdown” Sunday Mail 26.8.07
“Knee-jerk reaction to tragedy achieves nothing” Scotsman
“Executive in Home Office challenge on firearms” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 16.07.07
“Straw hears Scotland airgun plea” BBC
Update
“Nats claim London is blocking bid to boost policing” Scotland on Sunday
“MacAskill urges Westminster to act now to tighten vehicle inspections” Sunday Herald
Following posted on 29.10.07
“MacAskill in bid to change traffic law standards” Herald
“SNP Plea For More Cops” Daily Record
“Tories maintain police numbers pressure” Holyrood.com
“Alex Told ‘Scrap Wardens’” Sunday Mail
Following posted on 26.10.07
“Salmond ditches election pledge on police” Herald
“Pledge must be honoured” Herald
“Extra police will not all be new recruits, says Salmond” Scotsman
“SNP accused of breaking promise on 1,000 police” Scotsman
“Police numbers debate” Holyrood.com
Following posted on 01.01.07
“SNP pressed over police recruits” BBC
“Police leader says he will hold SNP pledge” Herald
“MacAskill ‘should resign’ over extra officers pledge” Evening News
“Police call over numbers promise” BBC
Press release
“Use of police resources” Scot.Gov.
“Westminster urged to act to free up police time” Scot.Gov. 28.12.07
“Police redeployment” Scot.Gov. 27.12.07
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Also
The Justice Committee met on Tuesday 23rd at 10.30 am in Committee Room 1 and (inter alia) heard evidence in relation to the Effective use of police resources inquiry.
Papers
“Appeal for extra police officers” BBC
The Audit Committee will meet on Wednesday 24th October at 10.30am in Committee Room 2 and will (inter alia) receive a briefing from the Auditor General for Scotland on his report entitled “Police call management, an initial review” (AGS/2007/8) and will consider a response from the Accountable Officer on the Auditor General for Scotland’s report entitled “Dealing with offending by young people” (AGS/2007/4).
Papers
“The Pack Mentality” Sunday Herald
Posted by MM on Mon 31st Dec 2007 at 6:28 am“Antisocial behaviour squad set to tackle Capital’s unruly areas” Evening News
Posted by MM on Mon 31st Dec 2007 at 6:08 am“Faulty tags leave hundreds of early release offenders unmonitored” Scotland on Sunday
Posted by MM on Mon 31st Dec 2007 at 6:05 am“Dial 101… it is not an emergency” Herald
“Calls for non-emergency alternative to 999” Scotsman
“Police ‘must handle calls better’” BBC
“Fresh call for non-emergency hotline” STV
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Posted by MM on Fri 28th Dec 2007 at 8:14 amUpdate
“RSPB blames estates as red kite poisoning soars” Herald
“Fears for red kites as illegal killings hit an all-time high” Scotsman
Following posted on 29.12.06
“Red kites losing battle for survival” Herald
“Mass slaughter of the red kites” Scotsman
“Red kites threatened in Scotland” BBC
“Gamekeepers accused as red kite stops flying again over Scotland” Guardian
Press release
“Worst year for red kite poisoning since 2001” RSPB 28.12.2007
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Scottish Gamekeepers
RSPB Scotland
“Tayside Police crush danger” Evening Telegraph
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Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 s.152
Posted by MM on Fri 28th Dec 2007 at 6:35 am“Beggar off” Evening News 27.12.07
“City beggars: ‘Their numbers are swollen by drug addicts’” Scotsman
“MSP’s bid to ban city street beggars fails” Evening Times
Posted by MM on Fri 28th Dec 2007 at 6:30 am