Caledonian Mercury

If you haven't already seen this elsewhere, then I heartily recommend to you Scotland's newest online source of news.

The Caledonian Mercury was established on Friday as a new venture, aiming to embrace the internet in journalism rather than fear it. They've some good journalists on board too. In four days it has, in my opinion, already surpassed the quality (and balance) on display in Scotland's other noteworthy press and, as such, has found its way quickly into my bookmarks.

So, dear reader, another recommendation for you. I feel like I've become a reviewer... I wonder if there's a job in that for me? Normal service or rambling thoughts will resume shortly, I fear.

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Scottish MEP Website Directory

And finally, all six Scottish Members of the European Parliament have websites:

Ian Hudghton

George Lyon

David Martin

Alyn Smith

Struan Stevenson

Catherine Stihler

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Scottish MP Website Directory

The following is a list of Scottish MP websites. List of MSP websites here.

(52) MPs with websites:

Danny Alexander LD ~ Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey (Twitter)

Douglas Alexander Lab ~ Paisley Renfrewshire South

Gordon Banks Lab ~ Ochil & Souh Perthshire

John Barrett LD ~ Edinburgh West

Anne Begg Lab ~ Aberdeen South

Russell Brown Lab ~ Dumfries & Galloway

Des Browne Lab ~ Kilmarnock & Loudoun

Malcolm Bruce LD ~ Gordon

David Cairns Lab ~ Inverclyde

Menzies Campbell LD ~ North-East Fife

Alistair Carmichael LD ~ Orkney & Shetland (blog) (Twitter)

Katy Clark Lab ~ North Ayrshire & Arran

Tom Clarke Lab ~ Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill

Michael Connarty Lab ~ Linlithgow and East Falkirk

Alistair Darling Lab ~ Edinburgh South-West

Jim Devine Lab ~ Livingston

Ian Davidson Lab ~ Glasgow South-West

Brian Donohoe Lab ~ Central Ayrshire

Frank Doran Lab ~ Aberdeen North

Nigel Griffiths Lab ~ Edinburgh South

David Hamilton Lab ~ Midlothian

Tom Harris Lab ~ Glasgow South (blog) (Twitter)

Jimmy Hood Lab ~ Lanarkshire and Hamilton East

Stewart Hosie SNP ~ Dundee East

Eric Joyce Lab ~ Falkirk (Twitter) (blog)
Charles Kennedy LD ~ Ross, Skye & Lochaber

Mark Lazarowicz Lab ~ Edinburgh North & Leith (blog)

Thomas McAvoy Lab ~ Rutherglen & Hamilton West

John McFall Lab ~ West Dunbartonshire

James McGovern Lab ~ Dundee West

Anne McGuire Lab ~ Stirling

Rosemary McKenna Lab ~ Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East

Ann McKechin Lab ~ Glasgow North

John Mason SNP ~ Glasgow East

Michael Moore LD ~ Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk

David Mundell Con ~ Dumfrieshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale

Jim Murphy Lab ~ East Renfrewshire (blog) (Twitter)

Sandra Osborne Lab ~ Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock

Anne Moffat Lab ~ East Lothian

Alan Reid LD ~ Argyll & Bute

John Reid Lab ~ Airdrie & Shotts

Willie Rennie LD ~ Dunfermline & West Fife (blog) (Twitter)

Angus Robertson SNP ~ Moray (Twitter)

John Robertson Lab ~ Glasgow North-West

Frank Roy Lab ~ Motherwell & Wishaw

Mohammad Sarwar Lab ~ Glasgow Central

Jim Sheridan Lab ~ Paisley & Renfrewshire North

John Thurso LD ~ Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross

Gavin Strang Lab ~ Edinburgh East

Jo Swinson LD ~ East Dunbartonshire (Twitter)

Mike Weir SNP ~ Angus (Twitter)

Pete Wishart SNP ~ Perth & North Tayside (Twitter)

(7) MPs with no website:

Gordon Brown Lab ~ Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath

Adam Ingram Lab ~ East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow

Angus MacNeil SNP ~ Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Michael Martin NA ~ Glasgow North-East

Lindsay Roy Lab ~ Glenrothes

Alex Salmond SNP ~ Banff & Buchan

Robert Smith LD ~ West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine

Again, if I've missed any, let me know.

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MSP Website Directory

The following is a list of MSPs with websites and a link to their site (as well as a list of those without websites/ those who have websites that haven't been updated for a year or the link is "under construction"). Hope it is useful. Let me know if I've missed any, or if you discover any more Twitterers... they're often interesting...

UPDATE - thanks to Haley for pointing out Dave Thompson's website, to Montague for pointing out Mike Russell's new-er site and to Holyrood Patter for Tavish Scott's Twitter...

They're also in the sidebar on the far-right of the page.

(101)MSPs with websites:

Brian Adam SNP ~ Aberdeen North

Wendy Alexander Lab ~ Paisley North

Alasdair Allan SNP ~ Western Isles

Claire Baker Lab ~ Mid Scotland and Fife (Twitter)

Richard Baker Lab ~ North East Scotland

Sarah Boyack Lab ~ Edinburgh Central

Ted Brocklebank Con ~ Mid Scotland and Fife

Keith Brown SNP ~ Ochil

Robert Brown LD ~ Glasgow

Derek Brownlee Con ~ South of Scotland

Bill Butler Lab ~ Glasgow Anniesland

Aileen Campbell SNP ~ South of Scotland

Malcolm Chisholm Lab ~ Edinburgh North and Leith

Cathie Craigie Lab ~ Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Bruce Crawford SNP ~ Stirling

Roseanna Cunningham SNP ~ Perth

Margaret Curran Lab ~ Glasgow Baillieston

Nigel Don SNP ~ North East Scotland

Bob Doris SNP ~ Glasgow

Helen Eadie Lab ~ Dunfermline East

Fergus Ewing SNP ~ Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber

Linda Fabiani SNP ~ Central Scotland

Patricia Ferguson Lab ~ Glasgow Maryhill

Alex Fergusson PO ~ Galloway and Upper Nithsdale

Ross Finnie LD ~ West of Scotland

Joe FitzPatrick SNP ~ Dundee West

George Foulkes Lab ~ Lothians (Twitter)

Murdo Fraser Con ~ Mid Scotland and Fife

Kenneth Gibson SNP ~ Cunninghame North

Rob Gibson SNP ~ Highlands and Islands

Karen Gillon Lab ~ Clydesdale

Marlyn Glen Lab ~ North East Scotland (Twitter)

Charlie Gordon Lab ~ Glasgow Cathcart

Christine Grahame SNP ~ South of Scotland

Rhoda Grant Lab ~ Highlands and Islands

Iain Gray Lab ~ East Lothian

Robin Harper Green ~ Lothians

Christopher Harvie SNP ~ Mid Scotland and Fife

Patrick Harvie Green ~ Glasgow (Twitter)

Hugh Henry Lab ~ Paisley South

Jamie Hepburn SNP ~ Central Scotland

Jim Hume LD ~ South of Scotland (Twitter)

Fiona Hyslop SNP ~ Lothians

Adam Ingram SNP ~ South of Scotland

Cathy Jamieson Lab ~ Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

Alex Johnstone Con ~ North East Scotland

James Kelly Lab ~ Glasgow Rutherglen

Bill Kidd SNP ~ Glasgow

Johann Lamont Lab ~ Glasgow Pollok (blog)

John Lamont Con ~ Roxburgh and Berwickshire

Kenny MacAskill SNP ~ Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Lewis Macdonald Lab ~ Aberdeen Central

Margo MacDonald Ind ~ Lothians

Ken Macintosh Lab ~ Eastwood

Paul Martin Lab ~ Glasgow Springburn

Michael Matheson SNP ~ Falkirk West

Stewart Maxwell SNP ~ West of Scotland

Liam McArthur LD ~ Orkney

Frank McAveety Lab ~ Glasgow Shettleston

Tom McCabe Lab ~ Hamilton South

Jack McConnell Lab ~ Motherwell and Wishaw

Jamie McGrigor Con ~ Highlands and Islands

Alison McInnes LD ~ North East Scotland

Ian McKee SNP ~ Lothians

Christina McKelvie SNP ~ Central Scotland

Anne McLaughlin SNP ~ Glasgow (Twitter)

David McLetchie Con ~ Edinburgh Pentlands

Stuart McMillan SNP ~ West of Scotland

Duncan McNeil Lab ~ Greenock and Inverclyde

Pauline McNeill Lab ~ Glasgow Kelvin

Nanette Milne Con ~ North East Scotland

Des McNulty Lab ~ Clydebank and Milngavie

Margaret Mitchell Con ~ Central Scotland

Mary Mulligan Lab ~ Linlithgow

Elaine Murray Lab ~ Dumfries (Twitter)

Alex Neil SNP ~ Central Scotland

John Park Lab ~ Mid Scotland and Fife (Twitter)

Gil Paterson SNP ~ West of Scotland

Peter Peacock Lab ~ Highlands and Islands

Cathy Peattie Lab ~ Falkirk East

Mike Pringle LD ~ Edinburgh South

Jeremy Purvis LD ~ Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Shona Robison SNP ~ Dundee East
Michael Russell SNP ~ South of Scotland

Mary Scanlon Con ~ Highlands and Islands

Tavish Scott LD ~ Shetland (Twitter)

Richard Simpson Lab ~ Mid Scotland and Fife

Elaine Smith Lab ~ Coatbridge and Chryston

Iain Smith LD ~ North East Fife

Margaret Smith LD ~ Edinburgh West

Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP ~ Lothians

Stewart Stevenson SNP ~ Banff and Buchan

David Stewart Lab ~ Highlands and Islands

John Swinney SNP ~ North Tayside

Dave Thompson SNP ~ Highlands and Islands

Jim Tolson LD ~ Dunfermline West

Sandra White SNP ~ Glasgow

Karen Whitefield Lab ~ Airdrie and Shotts

David Whitton Lab ~ Strathkelvin and Bearsden

Bill Wilson SNP ~ West of Scotland

John Wilson SNP ~ Central Scotland (Twitter)

(28) MSPs with no website or real web presence:

Bill Aitken Con ~ Glasgow

Jackie Baillie Lab ~ Dumbarton

Rhona Brankin Lab ~ Midlothian

Gavin Brown Con ~ Lothians

Jackson Carlaw Con ~ West of Scotland

Willie Coffey SNP ~ Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Angela Constance SNP ~ Livingston

Trish Godman Lab ~ West Renfrewshire

Annabel Goldie Con ~ West of Scotland

Andy Kerr Lab ~ East Kilbride

Marilyn Livingstone Lab ~ Kirkcaldy

Richard Lochhead SNP ~ Moray

Tricia Marwick SNP ~ Central Fife

Jim Mather SNP ~ Argyll and Bute

Michael McMahon Lab ~ Hamilton North and Bellshill

Alasdair Morgan SNP ~ South of Scotland

John Farquhar Munro LD ~ Ross, Skye and Inverness West

Hugh O’Donnell LD ~ Central Scotland

Irene Oldfather Lab ~ Cunninghame South

Mike Rumbles LD ~ West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Alex Salmond SNP ~ Gordon

John Scott Con ~ Ayr

Elizabeth Smith Con ~ Mid Scotland and Fife

Nicol Stephen LD ~ Aberdeen South

Jamie Stone LD ~ Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Nicola Sturgeon SNP ~ Glasgow Govan

Maureen Watt SNP ~ North East Scotland

Andrew Welsh SNP ~ Angus

Depending if this is useful, I may do the same with Scottish MPs.

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