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Saturday, 21st November 2009

Hamish Macdonell

Presidential suite This week the first ever President of Europe will be appointed. But exactly what does the job entail, who is going to get it, and what will it mean for Britain, asks Hamish Macdonell

Hamish Macdonell: Elections turn the SNP into a truly national party FOR anybody who has even glanced at Scottish politics at any time over the last 50 years, there was one statistic which would have leapt out from the European election results yesterday morning: of Scotland's 32 local authority areas, 22 voted SN

Hamish Macdonell: True cost of expenses row may be public service IT IS 11 November, the clock strikes 11 and the nation falls silent. Dignitaries, civic and military, pause for two minutes all over the country and then step forward to lay commemorative wreaths at war memorials. It is solemn, it is respectful and i

Hamish Macdonell: Out with the old and in with the new politicians WITH MPs of all parties scrabbling around for help during these desperate times, maybe they should turn to Marx for the answer – but Groucho, not Karl.

Hamish Macdonell: Meet your new MEPs – whether you vote or not

Night when SNP dreams of power came true

Hamish Macdonell: Battle lines redrawn as Cameron risks all on defence strategy

Hamish Macdonell: Failure to make cuts would be the real scandal

Hamish Macdonell: Toy pistols and Action Man dolls are not going to create a generation of gun-obsessives

Hamish Macdonell: Just what we don't need: yet more bureaucrats

Hamish Macdonell: SNP's referendum hopes pinned on UK polls

Hamish Macdonell: Public want a hate figure. But you can't blame it all on Sir Fred

Hamish Macdonell: SNP aims to snatch election victory from independence defeat

Hamish Macdonell: Stepping briskly into a row over taxpayers' cash

Hamish MacDonell: Was there a darker reason for Lib Dems' U-turn on tax?

Budget analysis: Big question is: Why did the Lib Dems change their tune?

Hamish Macdonell: Shouting 'Resign!' is just the same as crying wolf

Hamish Macdonell: So, minister, which way will you turn on bypass?

Hamish Macdonell: If honours are even why isn't she Dame Becky?

Inside Holyrood: Less than a week into the new year and the battles begin again

Hamish Macdonell: Honeymoon goes on for Salmond – but for how much longer?

Hamish Macdonell: We don't need a way to make house sales harder

Hamish Macdonell: Axing charity status would make private schools more elitist

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