Edinburgh tram gets thumbs-up but EARL will undergo review

Scottish parliament has given the go-ahead to the Edinburgh tram scheme and authorised the review of the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link in the last few days,  after a period of uncertainty since the SNP, who pledged to scrap both projects, was elected to form a minority government in Scotland. 

The decision follows a review from Audit Scotland, which was requested by  Scottish finance secretary John Swinney. Swinney presented the findings of the review to the Scottish Executive on...