Confidence in Scottish commercial property market 'slumps'
Surveyors are expecting commercial rents in Scotland to decline over the coming quarter following the Brexit vote, according to a report. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors found confidence...
View ArticleScottish Police 'sent to charity shop for equipment'
Scottish police officers have been sent to charity shops to buy equipment, the Scottish Police Federation has claimed. General Secretary Calum Steele said this was the "ridiculous yet brutal reality"...
View ArticleVirginia Psychologist James L. Werth Honored for Work with Rural Populations...
(Source: American Psychological Association) WASHINGTON - For his commitment to providing behavioral health care in underserved rural areas of western Virginia, James L. Werth, PhD, has been chosen as...
View ArticleScots Labour’s deputy leader Rowley ‘wouldn’t oppose’ indyref2
SCOTTISH Labour’s deputy leader has said that he would not oppose a second referendum on independence. Alex Rowley also said that another vote on leaving the UK would be a “different proposition” from...
View ArticleLabour deputy leader backs indyref2
Scottish Labour’s Deputy Leader has said that he would not oppose a second referendum on independence. Alex Rowley also said that another vote on leaving the UK would be a “different proposition” from...
View ArticleCall for greater council role in Scottish local policing
A think tank has called for a greater role for councils in Scottish policing in a bid to increase local accountability. Reform Scotland put together a briefing paper based on its response to a...
View ArticleFall in enterprise agencies' spending, says Audit Scotland
Spending by two public enterprise agencies has fallen in the last six years, according to Audit Scotland. The spending watchdog said the resources of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands...
View ArticleTheresa May to visit Scotland to press case for 'special union'
PM tells Scottish people her government will ‘always be on your side’ before meeting first minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh...
View ArticleEuropean Committee Announces Line-up for Brexit Evidence (Scottish Parliament)
(Source: Scottish Parliament) Economists and business leaders from financial services, food and drink and higher education will this week come to Holyrood to outline the impact of the Brexit vote on...
View ArticleNicola Sturgeon: Scotland needs free movement of people
Nicola Sturgeon will today say that free movement between Scotland and Europe must be maintained as she seeks to secure the country’s role in the European Union following the Brexit vote. The First...
View ArticleScottish business edges back into expansion in June
Scotland’s private sector tentatively edged back into growth in June following two months of stagnation, with new business being the main driver, a new report out today shows. It was the third...
View ArticleHundreds more Scots children prescribed anti-depressant pills
Hundreds of children across Scotland are being prescribed anti-depressants to tackle mental health problems, with the number of users having doubled in recent years. There are now calls for greater...
View ArticleTackling child poverty (SNP - Scottish National Party)
(Source: SNP - Scottish National Party) It is simply unacceptable for any child to grow up in poverty in 21st century Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon has today announced that a new Child Poverty Bill will be...
View ArticleScottish Labour publish Brexit economy 'action plan'
Scottish Labour has published a Brexit action plan urging the Scottish and UK governments to act to avoid recession. The party said the country's recent economic performance made "grim reading" even...
View ArticleScott McNab: New laws don’t drive social change
Enacting laws won’t replace funding or support for crucial alterations to services, says Scott McNab Alex Salmond was in his element regaling global leaders a few years back about Scotland's “world...
View ArticleSenior judge Lady Smith named new head of child abuse inquiry
A SENIOR judge has been appointed to lead the independent public inquiry into the abuse of children in care, weeks after its previous chair quit following claims she had made comments that were...
View ArticleSenior judge to head child abuse inquiry
Senior judge Lady Smith has been appointed as the new chairwoman of the Scottish government's child abuse inquiry. It follows the resignation of Susan O'Brien QC, who quit the post earlier this month...
View ArticleSwinney says abuse inquiry chief will do her job ‘without fear or favour’
A SENIOR judge has been appointed to take over Scotland’s controversial public inquiry into the abuse of children in care, the Scottish Government announced yesterday. Lady Smith has been put in charge...
View ArticleSenior judge appointed to head public child abuse inquiry
A SENIOR judge has been appointed to take over Scotland’s controversial public inquiry into the abuse of children in care, the Scottish Government announced yesterday. Lady Smith has been put in charge...
View ArticleScott Macnab: New laws don’t drive social change
Enacting laws won’t replace funding or support for crucial alterations to services, says Scott McNab Alex Salmond was in his element regaling global leaders a few years back about Scotland's “world...
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