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“Goodbye to Glasgow’s Godfather” Scotland on Sunday
Following posted on 02.08.07
“Naming the mobsters is no longer so risky” Scotsman
Following posted on 31.07.07
“One of Scotland’s most feared criminals dies” STV
“An inglorious end to the shadowy life of a feared gangland criminal” Herald
“Notorious gangster Tam ‘Licensee’ McGraw dies” Herald
“Gangster reign of The Licensee brought to end by heart attack” Scotsman
“Gangland ‘Licensee’ McGraw dies” BBC
“Angiolini appoints Senior Advocate Depute” Holyrood.com
Press Release
“Crown Office appointments” Scottish Executive
Posted by KM on Wed 18th Jul 2007 at 10:40 am
“Solicitor appointment to tribunal committee” Law Society Journal Online
News Release Scottish Executive
Posted by KM on Tue 17th Jul 2007 at 10:07 amUpdate
Following posted on 18.05.07
“McConnell announces front bench team” Holyrood.com
“Salmond announces his new cabinet” BBC
“Committees become first battleground as hard-pressed SNP struggles to fill posts” Herald
“All change up on Calton Hill” Scotsman
“MacAskill is new Justice Minister” Law Society Journal Online
“McConnell to announce front bench” BBC
“Curran to tackle SNP on crime” Daily Record 18.5.07
Following posted on 17.05.07
“Trimmed down Executive team emerges as promised” Courier
“United we stand, Salmond tells his new parliament” Scotsman
“New First Minister appoints cabinet” STV
Press release
“Parliament approves Scottish Ministers” Scottish Executive
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Scottish Parliament: Ministers and Law Officers
Note: At an election hustings in April, organised by the Glasgow Bar Association, Kenny MacAskill commented that ways should be found to ‘put a block on’ the sentencing provisions of the Custodial Sentences and Weapons legislation. He also accepted the need for scrutiny or review of legal aid. We shall see. MM.
Posted by MM on Mon 21st May 2007 at 7:31 am“Statisticians claim neutrality compromised by executive pressure ” Herald
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Finance Committee: Report on legislative consent memorandum on the Statistics and Registration Service Bill (UK legislation)
Statistics and Registration Service Bill
S2M-5467 Mr Tom McCabe: Statistics and Registration Service Bill - UK Legislation—That the Parliament agrees that the provisions of the Statistics and Registration Service Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 21 November 2006, which relate to statistics in Scotland and which are within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or which confer functions on the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
Posted by MM on Thu 1st Feb 2007 at 9:20 am“Improving the nation’s health is top priority” Holyrood.com
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Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2005: Scottish Executive Core Module - Report 1: Attitudes Towards Public Services in Scotland | Report 2: Trust and Involvement in the Governance of Scotland | Report 3: Awareness and Perceptions of Government | Technical Report | Research Findings
Update
“Probe into Executive control of university research” Holyrood.com
“Executive ‘airbrushed’ criticisms from report on youth crime courts” Scotsman
“Walters case inquiry needed” Scotsman
Following posted on 6.11.06
“Crime findings ‘watered down’” Sunday Times
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CjScotland 8.5.06: Critical evaluation of youth court pilots published as alternative to Executive version
CjScotland 16.6.05: Positive evaluation of the Hamilton Youth Court Pilot published
Reece Walters was interviewed on Newsnight Scotland on Monday 4th December. This is available for 24 hours from the BBC Scotland News site. Scroll to bottom right of the page and follow link “Use the BBC Scotland Player to watch and listen to programmes”.
Posted by MM on Tue 5th Dec 2006 at 7:29 am“Can we understand this chilling form of ‘art’?” Herald
Press release
“Street robbery is not just for the money” ESRC
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A Qualitative Study of the Role of Violence in Street Crime
“‘Ban’ on paying criminals for stories” Scotsman
Press release
“Making sure crime doesn’t pay” Scot. Exec.
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Consultation on Making Sure Crime Doesn’t Pay. Proposals seem to be missing from consultation.
“Smoking ban leaves some smouldering embers” Scotsman. Lesley Riddoch.
“Lesson of the smoking ban” Scotsman
“Doorway smokers risking fines” Evening News
“Smoking ban is great . . . I can play pipes anywhere!” Evening Times
“Kerr hails success of smoking ban” Herald
Press release
“Six months of Scotland’s smoking ban” Scot. Exec.