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brilliant Salmond plays it casual on this and everbody else demands it - the man is a genius
#1He cetainly is unique. ANDREW.
Nice to see the Tories continuing their centuries-old tradition of opposing better working conditions.
Next week: Murdo Fraser calls for the repeal of the Factories Acts - "This unnecessary red-tape is affecting our chimney cleaners' competitiveness, and stopping our 9-year-old from progressing in the real world."
Nice to see one of the New Labour numpties being typically hypocritical; going on about anyone going back on their promises as quickly as they can. Apart from anything else, it immediately makes you think of bonfires and Quangos.
from the article,
A Labour spokesman said yesterday: "The SNP ... are going back on their promises as quickly as they can. This is just another example of something they said they would do, but they're backpedalling now they're in power."
Thus proving yet again that a policy starved labour party will jump at even the slightest nudge to maintain their negitive status.
Perhaps they are aspiring for the SNP to do less better.
On the plus side, it's nice to know they will be pushing, and voting for this part of SNP policy.
Who in their right mind would want a holiday on Nov30th. Pouring rain, snowing or blowing a gale. Switch it to some Monday in July so that we can have an extended summer holiday with the kids etc.
#6and at the sametime why not change christmas and new year:)
Michty me it's been a busy 100 days.
Thanks to Mediawatch.
Here we go things done so far:
16 May 2007 Alex Salmond elected First Minister by the Scottish Parliament.A new Cabinet structure and new management structure for the Scottish Executive are put in place.
18 May 2007 First Minister backed calls for a Scottish bid to host the 2016 European Football Championships
24 May 2007 As part of our commitment to open, transparent government the BudgetReview report ‘Choices for a Purpose' (also known as the Howat report) was published
24 May 2007 Government announces £250,000 for new industry/science fisheries partnership
29 May 2007 Pledged to meet cancer waiting time targets fully by the end of this year and to abolish ‘hidden’ waiting lists
30 May 2007 Government announced its priorities for achieving sustainable growth for the Scottish economy. This included proposals to: • freeze council tax• reduce and remove business rates to give small and medium sized Scottish business a competitive tax position• refocusing and reforming enterprise networks
31 May 2007 £1.6 billion announced in Rural Programme 2007-13, to increasecompetitiveness in agriculture and forestry, enhance the environment andsupport rural communities
31 May 2007 Response to the UK Government's energy review the Energy Minister byJim Mather confirming the commitment not to support any new nuclear power stations in Scotland
31 May 2007 Parliament endorsed plans to abolish tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges.Work is in hand to prepare the required legislation with the aim of completing the Bill’s parliamentary passage by the end of 2007
5 June 2007 Announced that the legal age for buying tobacco will be raised from 16 to 18 from October 2007
6 June 2007 £8 million recovered under Proceeds of Crime Act to be re-invested into measures to provide safer communities
6 June
Part TWO:
11 June 2007 Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment attends newGovernment’s first EU Council of Ministers, the Fisheries Council in Brussels
11 June 2007 Government gives full backing to Glasgow's bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games
12 June 2007 The pay deal for NHS staff backdated to April 2007 will be implemented, and in July salaries - ahead of rest of UK
13 June 2007 Announced that Graduate Endowment fee is to be scrapped
13 June 2007 Provided a funding package worth £250,000 to encourage more`volunteers to get involved in environmental projects
13 June 2007 Announced the intention to phase out prescription charges for those with`a chronic illness
14 June 2007 Announced intention of recover £23 million a year in attendance allowance from UK Government, and an independent inquiry into funding of Free Personal Care, starting in summer, concluding March 2008
14 June 2007 Minister for Parliamentary Business committed to hold a summit on Trident
18 June 2007 Signed agreement with Northern Irish Assembly to enhance understanding, friendship and prosperity
19 June 2007 First Minister hosted reception in Edinburgh Castle on anti-sectarianism,meeting stakeholders and restating the Government’s commitment totackling the scourge of sectarianism in Scotland
19 June 2007 Nine key organisations working in rural affairs and environment are todraw up proposals to deliver a single rural and environmental service within a year
20 June 2007 Announced key priorities for education, including:• reducing class sizes in P1-3 to no more than 18.• access to a qualified teacher for all children in pre-school• first steps to employ extra teachers to deliver these pledges - 300 additional teachers employed from the new school year, with 250more in training this year• increased nursery entitlement to 475 hours/year for 3~4 years olds<
PART THREE:
27 June 2007 Scotland's Transport Programme announced, including investment in railservices across the country, including announcement of final options for replacement Forth crossing and series of public exhibitions over the summer
28 June 2007 First Minister named the Council of Economic Advisers, who will adviseon the best way to improve Scotland’s sustainable economic growth
28 June 2007 Launch of consultation on draft Glasgow Commonwealth Games Bill
30 June 2007 Hosted a performance of the National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch with the Presiding Officer, to mark the opening of the new session of the Scottish Parliament
30 June 2007 First Minister takes part in UK Government’s COBRA committee inresponse to the terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport
1 July 2007 First Minister convened the Scottish Executive Emergency Room Committee to co-ordinate the Scottish response to the Glasgow terrorist attack
3 July 2007 Supported Scottish beef industry by making representations direct to Commissioner Kyprianou about the standard of beef imported from Brazil
9 July 2007 Gave funding of £250,000 to SCIAF to support more than 120,000 people in communities most affected by the violence and unrest in South and West Darfur
11 July 2007 A pilot of free school meals for all P1 -P3 to be carried out in Borders,East Ayrshire, Fife, Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire from October toMarch 2008
11 July 2007 New measures to tackle healthcare associated infection announced
12 July 2007 First Minister meets EU Commissioners and makes the case for Scotland to take the lead in EU fisheries negotiations, also meeting Trade, Internal Market and Budget Commissioners
13 July 2007 Trial hovercraft crossing of the Firth of Forth launched by Transport Minister, supported by public funding from the South East of ScotlandTransport Partnership (SEStran)
13 July 2007 First Minister met the
PART FOUR:
17 July 2007 Revised Air Quality Strategy published including proposals to tackle air pollution to help improve quality of life and reduce environmental damage
18 July 2007 Government to provide one-off grants to encourage healthcare professionals to undertake humanitarian work in some of the world'spoorest countries
19 July 2007 Cabinet Secretary for Justice met the Home Secretary, and followed up the First Ministers representations regarding the transfer of responsibility for firearms legislation to the Scottish Parliament
23 July 2007 First Minister unveiled a memorial commemorating the Scots who left thecountry during the Highland Clearances in Helmsdale, Sutherland
25 July 2007 Wave power firm awarded investment grant to develop production facility at Methil, securing 53 high quality jobs and taking forward development of Scotland’s renewable energy resources
25 July 2007 Health economist Dr Andrew Walker appointed to Chair the independent panel to consider revised A&E proposals at Monklands and Ayr
26 July 2007 First Minister met the Mayor of London to discuss community relations and better value funding for major infrastructure projects
27 July 2007 Edinburgh chosen as the base for the new Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) which is due to be up and running in late 2008
27 July 2007 Four new strategic planning authorities, around Scotland’s largest city regions, to be set up as part of modernisation of planning system
31 July 2007 First Minister meets with Scotland's mosque leaders as part of One Scotland campaign
31 July 2007 A scheme to enable fishermen to avoid juvenile cod will be developed in conjunction with the fishing sector
1 August 2007 Announced Regional Selective Assistance grants worth £49 million - expected to create or safeguard 7,300 Scottish jobs.
2 August 2007 £450,000 scheme to help improve public library services announced
PART FIVE:
10&11 August2007Relaxations of restrictions on the movement of animals in response to the foot & mouth outbreak were announced within farm premises and for theislands
13 August 2007 Pilot study looking into working towards lower ferry fares for islandcommunities announced
13 August 2007 Meeting held with representatives of local authorities across Scotland and other delivery bodies to discuss the future strategy for increasing the recycling of municipal waste in Scotland
14 August 2007 First Minister launches debate on Scotland's constitutional future with thepublication of ‘Choosing Scotland’s Future’, containing choices on enhancing devolution and independence
15 August 2007 More than 200 organisations to benefit from £5 million to improve services for young people
15 August 2007 First Saltire Prize for business innovation in 2008 will focus on renewableenergy. The Saltire Prize will be an annual award that provides funding to projects that demonstrate the best of innovation in different areas ofindustry and business.
16 August 2007 Norwegian Prime Minister accepted First Minister’s proposal for a meeting before the end of the year to discuss proposals for a North Seasuper-grid
16 August 2007 Patients and public asked to are to help influence future shape of Scotland's health services, with the launch of consultation on the Health and Wellbeing Action Plan
17 August 2007 Professor Angus Mackay OBE appointed to chair independent panelreviewing proposals by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for changes to services at Vale of Leven hospital
20 August 2007 New support package for Crichton Campus, Dumfries announced, resolving concerns about the future of the Campus
21 August 2007 Cabinet agreed the new Skills Strategy, which will be published shortly
"But a spokeswoman for the Executive said last night that Mr Salmond had
kNobert Dentressangle
oh yes..def spot on
#13 brilliant critique for this time in the morning on a Saturday. Now go and have a cup of tea..
#13, Oh I see what you did there, you took my pretend name, messed about with the spelling, added a letter, took out another and turned it into a colloquialism for a penis. Oh very good, go you. I'll remember not to tangle with such a creative colossus in future.
So nice to see The Scotsman finally using the First Minister title given to the head of the Scottish Government in their sub head. Is this the first time they've used it in a hundred days? Perhaps Ray didn't get the memo saying FM Salmond must always be referred to as SALMOND...
But a spokeswoman for the Executive said last night that Mr Salmond had personally contacted Mr Canavan to reassure him that the national holiday plan was still in place.
She said: "We are building on the holiday provisions in Dennis Canavan's bill to make the most of Scotland's national day and create a winter festival from St Andrew's Day through Hogmanay to Burns Night."
She added: "This year is an interim arrangement because holiday plans were already set, and of course, as a responsible employer, we must negotiate these matters with trade unions for next year and beyond.
"This government has very ambitious plans to encourage the people of Scotland to celebrate St Andrew's Day and what it means to be Scottish, and we believe that having a holiday will support this approach."
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And in four paragraphs lies the crux of this non-story created by an ineffective opposition because they are incapable of creating a real stushie!!!
It's only Day 101. Did you all expect Alex to do EVERYTHING by now??
Bloody New Labour hypocrites! They had ample time to do it and didn't!!
And the Tories needn't start ... they had 18 years to bring a new holiday in and didn't do it either!!
#15 Norbert Great response, It made me Laugh. Thanks!I suspect that it soared over the head of howyoudoingboy.
#17 says it all what about the lib/dums what do they have to say
#15 :-)
Next Wendy's numpties will be complaining Salmond hasn't fed the 5,000,there's no wine in them thar water jars and he hasn't even TRIED walking across the Forth instead of using the corroded road bridge. Which,by the way,should have been replaced in the last hundred days. Shocking!
First Minister is not good enough it should be The Scottish Prime Minister no quetion.
It seems it was Sturgeons idea to drop the extra public holiday, but was willing to let it go ahead if pie shops and make-up wholesalers were excluded.
Did I mention the rumour (no doubt shortly to become confirmed fact) that the utility diversion costs for the Tram are likely to double.
Dear (and Dear God, it's starting to look DEAR) Liberal Tramocrats, Labur, Green Wooly Jumpers and Tories who should have known better:
That's what you get for forcing a start on a half baked scheme just to get it on site before an election, and what you get for forcing it through in Parliament to prove how "tough" you are.
0/10 Must do better
And you may say: whit ida neem o da peerie wife does da Tram hae ta do wi holidays.
Edinburgh folk will hae ta wirk extra shifts on der holidays ta pey fur da Tram Owrespend.
#15#19
cyber bully's typical S.N.P hunt in packs.although he is probably the same person..
but i ain't scared of a couple/single winkers
#26 HYDB, that's just a selection of random words in no sensible order, do try harder...or maybe it's a Haiku.
Try assembling the following into something coherent: 'Arse my hairy fat kiss spunkmonkey'.
#27
knobert is....
There you go..he..he
Non story-yawn.
This government has very ambitious plans to encourage the people of Scotland to celebrate St Andrew's Day and what it means to be Scottish, and we believe that having a holiday will support this approach
Wow! The SNP want to set a day aside for the people of Scotland to celebrate and know what it means to be Scottish.The people already know what it means to be Scottish and celebrate the fact every day of their life's.
#21 cadgersYou forgot to mention world peace, finding the holy grail, discovering an alternative energy source, contolling the weather......................
#30 its the Executive not Govt. They're still based doon in London.
#31 So I did! "He been a very naughty boy." :-)
31 you write:
Mmm, your team have been binned, you have been in charge for the last fifty years.
Goodbye, don’t let the door hit you on the arse on the way out!
I'm sure Wendy the Wonderwoman will set him straight, particularly on controlling the weather. She need only open her mouth.....................
#34I fear you misunderstood
You cannae trust these nats . . .
;)
# 28
I know I am but what are you?
#22Maybe we should just call him Taoiseach like his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern. But St. Andrew's Day should be a national holiday, whatever the weather.
#30 Cant say every Scotsman does celebrate the fact there Scottish i serve with a lot of Scots who have little or no pride in the fact there Scottish due to growing up in a S**t scheme in poverty.Me on the other hand grew up in a S**t scheme in almost poverty however i love Scotland and i think the S.N.P. are showing at the moment they are the right party to take us forward as they are all for Scotland 1st and foremost.I serve in the British army with pride but im SCOTTISH first and Scotland means the world to me if a simple holiday can help people be proud of there roots then whats the problem, lets all be proud of by far the best country in the world.SCOTLAND!
New Labour takes S.N.P. to task for the pettiest of reasons, making out they are governing badly which is anything but the case. Receiving huge sums of money for peerages is fraudulent it is no doubt graft and corruption punishable by a jail sentence, all of after a lengthy and costly investigation, the police investigation, should be investigated and the guilty jailed. After all apart from the public knowing from day one that Blair and Co would not be found guilty No matter what, the public knows for sure, that fraud was committed by the Labour government and it was covered up Haven't they got one brass neck ,for trying to make the St Andrews day issue something bigger than their fraud. You'd think they eating humble pie. what brass necks they have.
"FM accused of going back on St Andrew's holiday vow" - Is that your best shot!
How about we all book off "sick" on St. Andrew's Day? It's a Friday, so we can ahave a long weekend!
I'm confused: How can someone go back on a promise/ brake a promise when thay haven't even talked about it yet, it's ovbouse they just haven't got round to talking about that yet.
It's just 1 day (yes it should be made more important, BUT there is other things and days which are also important too, some may not even of happen yet), it's not like it could be put through tomorrow and we'd all get a holiday this 30th November. (or at least I've been led to belive that things take a wee while to go through.
Oddly this artcle only refers to the first 100days there nothing to say that it won't be mentioned at all.Very odd that!!!
