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Holyrood's watershed...of governing Scotland. On Tuesday, Gordon Brown's Cabinet will discuss the UK Government's white paper that promises greater powers for the Holyrood parliament while safeguarding Scotland's place within the Union. It was this white paper,... In this article: Alex Salmond, Jim Murphy, Labour, David Cameron, Scotland, and Liberal Democrats |
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The Press and Journal | November 16, 2009
Tayside man bids to stop Scots passing laws on airguns
Tayside man bids to stop Scots passing laws on airguns A TAYSIDE man is calling on Gordon Brown to block an attempt to hand legal control of airguns to Scotland. Scott Lamb claims the move would do nothing to curb crime, and would only...
In this article: British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Gordon Brown, Dundee, 10 Downing Street, and UK
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 08, 2009
Levy on financial trading splinters G-20
...less crisis-prone. Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, told a meeting of finance chiefs in St Andrews, Scotland over the weekend that such a levy could prevent excessive risk-taking and fund future bank rescues. He was adding momentum...
In this article: IMF, Tax, Timothy Geithner, US, Gordon Brown, St Andrews, and London
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scotsman.com - Latest Scottish News | 3 days ago
US senator wants bomber in jail
...site. To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. A US senator has demanded the return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison in Scotland. Charles Schumer has written to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, saying Britain...
In this article: US Senator, Cancer, Parole, Scottish Prison Service, Pan Am Flight 103, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, and Pan Am
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washingtonpost.com | November 12, 2009
UK's ruling Labour Party holds Scottish seat
...and Brown, a Scot, is expected to cling on to power for the time being. Scotland, which sends 59 MPs to the 646-seat British parliament, is a Labour heartland. Labour has 38 MPs from the Scottish constituencies and holding on to them...
In this article: Labour Party, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Michael Martin, and Gordon Brown
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Duchess views Scotland exhibition
...Mackintosh and Robert Louis Stevenson. The exhibition also includes some of Scotland's contemporary personalities such as Prime Minister Gordon Brown, actor Ewan McGregor and author JK Rowling. Its oldest portrait is of James VI of...
In this article: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Duchess of Cornwall, Robert Louis Stevenson, JK Rowling, Ewan McGregor, Gordon Brown, and London
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Sunday Mirror | November 05, 2009
Council tax bills set for lowest rise in 10 years
...rise to be between one and two per cent and possibly even lower in London." The Tories said Gordon Brown should follow Scotland and freeze all council tax. The Council Tax Benefit will be renamed the Council Tax Rebate to encourage...
In this article: Tax, Recession, Tories, London School of Economics, Gordon Brown, London, and England
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Daily Mail | 4 days ago
U.S. senator calls on Britain to demand 'immediate return' of Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi because he's still alive after three months
Last updated at 4:31 PM on 20th November 2009 A U.S. senator has demanded the return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison in Scotland because he is still alive three months after being released. Charles Schumer has written to Gordon Brown,...
In this article: U.S. senator, Lockerbie, Charles Schumer, Pan Am Flight 103, Britain, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Cancer, Pan Am, and Gordon Brown
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'Send Megrahi back to Scotland'
...the site. Published Date: 21 November 2009 A UNITED States senator has written to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, demanding that the Lockerbie bomber should be returned to prison in Scotland. New York Democrat Charles Schumer said...
In this article: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, Kenny MacAskill, Cancer, Charles Schumer, Parole, Pan Am Flight 103, Pan Am, and Gordon Brown
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Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres.
Edinburgh was the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century, which transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, was once one of the world's leading industrial cities and now lies at the centre of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union.
- Name:
- Scotland
- Conventional Long Name:
- Scotland
- Capital:
- Edinburgh
- Language:
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- Glasgow
- Government type:
- Constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- Scottish Parliament
- Area:
- 30,414
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- US$194 billion
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Pound sterling
- Demonym:
- Scots, Scottish
- Currency (code):
- GBP
- Country Calling Code:
- 44
- ccTLD:
- .uk
- Anthem:
- Flower of Scotland, Scotland the Brave (de facto)
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