Alex Salmond

...congratulated on thousands of pounds raised FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has praised pupils at a north-east secondary school who have raised tens of thousands of pounds for Children in Need. Fraserburgh Academy was a hive of activity...

In this article: Recession and BBC

...not in front now but we are closing the gap." Fortune smiled on the Nationalists when Mr Salmond called the numbers at a bingo hall in the constituency: the final and winning figure was 74. Throughout the campaign the SNP, whose candidate...

In this article: Labour, All rights reserved, Nationalists, Rash, and Michael Martin

...hold on the seat. Salmond was wary of predicting an SNP victory after the nationalists were heavily defeated by Labour in the Glenrothes byelection last year, a day after he had confidently forecast the contrary. The gap between the two...

In this article: Labour, David Kerr, Tories, Anxiety, Eric Pickles, Scotland, Michael Martin, and Douglas Alexander

Salmond in Afghan withdrawal call The BBC poll showed that most Britons thought the war was "unwinnable" Scotland's first minister has called on the UK government to consider pulling British troops out of Afghanistan. Alex Salmond's...

In this article: Afghanistan, UK, Liberal Democrat, Al-Qaeda, Gordon Brown, and Pakistan

...of the vote, but took 4.4% in the European elections in the area and 3.2% in 2005. Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, believes the BBC and other media are partly to blame for Baillie's increased vote after the BNP leader, Nick...

In this article: Glasgow, Nick Griffin, Simon Darby, Nicola Sturgeon, Daily Star, Labour Party, and Scotland

...the reporting of Neil's comments to challenge the story. In his letter to Neil, MacQuarrie said he hoped that "this goes some way to address the concerns you have raised". The SNP's official position on the outcome of a UK general...

In this article: Alex Neil, BBC, Scotland, UK, Scotland on Sunday, and London