Politics

Professor Yasir Suleiman CBE FRSE Professor of Modern Arabic Studies, University of Cambridge
It started with Adusters magazine's poster, inspired by the Arab Spring, suggesting that Americans Occupy…
There are few speakers who attend the Edinburgh Book Festival who can command an audience the way Roy…
The joint winners of the 2011 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award were announced yesterday. The…
Josie Long has been bringing quality stand-up to the Fringe for the last three or four years, winning the if…
The Speigeltent at the Edinburgh International Book Festival was near stowed for what promised to be a lively…
Less than a quarter of the electorate turned out for yesterday's City Centre ward by-election. The seat was…
This Edinburgh City Council by-election in the City Centre Ward was created by the resignation of Cllr David…
The Festival of Politics 2011, which runs from 20 - 27 August, presents a diverse programme of events…
Voters in the City Centre Ward in Edinburgh have until Wednesday 3 August to register to vote or apply for a…
The latest Edinburgh City Council press release claims that the Council "have balanced their books again
Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Especially, if the author - writing via an anonymous…
The Scottish National Party has taken all but one of Edinburgh's seats, in the same way that the natonalists…
The union of Prince William and Catherine Middleton is being marked across the UK by a national holiday. The…
Government austerity measures, the threats posed by climate change, and the uncertainities brought on by…
Robin Harper launched his autobiography, "Dear Mr Harper" last night at Blackwells book shop in…
Nominations closed today at 4pm for the Scottish Parliamentary Election on 5 May 2011.
The Institute of Directors, Scotland, held the first "Edinburgh Hustings" for May's Scottish Parliamentry…
The Scottish Parliamentary Election count for Edinburgh's six parliamentry seats will take place overnight.
The number of young people campaigning to stand for Edinburgh in the Scottish Youth Parliament has increased…