Elections
The Edinburgh Lectures: Taxation Without Representation
The Edinburgh Lecture series 2008 and 2009 continues to focus on China with best-selling author, journlist, and expert on China, James Kynge's talk on how the last three decades of Chinese economic
Edinburgh International Book Festival Picks
The Edinburgh International Book Festival pitches camp in Charlotte Square Gardens this year between 9th and 25th August, hosting a staggering 800 authors from around the world. The quality and range of authors always draws wide interest, and this year is no exception. Following the launch of ticket sales last month, heavy traffic made the web site inaccessible for a while and a good number of events have already sold out.
Voting Machine Problems Halt Scottish Election Count
With half the seats declared, Scottish Labour have so far managed to hold off the Scottish National Party (SNP), although the SNP have taken a number of key Scottish seats.