News Archive
5/3/2025
UK consultancy company highlights 2025 risks for businesses
In 2025, global risks to business will be driven by power vacuums and polarisation, conflict, and the double-edged sword of technological advancement. UK based consultancy company Control Risks presented the RiskMap2025 in Guatemala City on 4 March.
5/3/2025
A potential $110B economic hit - How Trump's tariffs could mean rising costs for families, strain for states
The following article is from The Conversation web site and shows how prices might affect American consumers. However the affects of a tariff Trade war will almost inevitably flow outwards through supply chains to prices on various goods world wide.
4/3/2025
Government to take over redress for convicted postmasters from Post Office
All postmasters who have had their convictions overturned will now have their conviction claims administered by the government. Government to manage redress for postmasters who have had convictions overturned by the Courts to ensure it is delivered promptly and sensitively.4/3/2025
Governments can keep raiding takeaways and nail bars, but businesses will still employ undocumented migrants
The UK is far from the only country to be caught in a heated debate over its migration system and border security. Unfortunately, it is unlikely to get its response right, because the UK debate ignores a fundamental truth: migration trends largely follow economic cycles and labour demand.
4/3/2025
Updated - Councillors in Orkney have backed a 15% increase in council tax - The Highest Increase in Scotland
Councillors in Orkney have backed a 15% increase in council tax. The 15% rise was passed by 15 votes to six at a meeting of the full Orkney Islands Council, defeating an amendment for a lower rise of 11%.4/3/2025
Beginning of the end for the 'feudal' leasehold system in England
The government published the Commonhold White Paper on 3 March 2025. Commonhold, a radical improvement on leasehold ownership, will be reinvigorated under major reforms.4/3/2025
Foreign criminals to be deported quicker
Foreign national offenders (FNOs) will be deported quicker thanks to a new £5 million government investment in prisons across England and Wales. Immigration crack squad deployed to prisons to speed up removal of foreign national offenders.4/3/2025
Financial Crash Now Looks More Likely
It is been a rocky start to 2025, markets are waking up to new threats which could see shares revalue closer to past levels..
4/3/2025
Pilot programme to boost the benefits of Gaelic in business
Cruthachadh Chothroman: A' Cur ri Fàs san àm ri Teachd (Shaping Opportunities: Fuelling Future Growth) is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurial organisations to harness the power of Gaelic and use it as a key asset in their business strategy. The new programme has 10 places offering tailored mentoring and support to help businesses develop their Gaelic skills, strengthen their brand identity, and reach new markets.4/3/2025
The US national debt is going to skyrocket upwards under Trump
The Republicans in the USA always say they hate debt, except when it is massively increased by Donald Trump as a result of his tax cuts for the wealthy. Then it's OK.
4/3/2025
Trump tariffs: 'Seems not to be in U.S. interest' - Or any place else in the world
Tariffs trump promised to levy against Canada and Mexico will go into effect Tuesday. The move comes as the Atlanta Federal Reserve indicator warns that the first quarter in 2025 could have negative growth.
4/3/2025
The Government has introduced the Crime and Policing Bill to Parliament
Among a raft of other measures, the Bill proposes a separate offence of assaulting a retail worker with a maximum sentence of six months. It also looks to remove the £200 low value limit for shoplifting, meaning the maximum sentence for shop theft will be seven years regardless of value.4/3/2025
Food Prices Rising Faster
The latest British Retail Foundation announcement emphasises the increases in many food prices. "While shop prices remained in deflation in February, prices on the month saw the biggest increase in the last year.3/3/2025
Historic £1.6bn deal provides thousands of air defence missiles for Ukraine and boosts UK jobs and growth
Deal will create 200 jobs in Northern Ireland and provide 5000 air defence missiles missiles to Ukraine. 200 new jobs will be created and hundreds more supported at one of the UK's leading defence manufacturers, after a £1.6bn deal was announced by the Prime Minister today to supply thousands of advanced air defence missiles to Ukraine.3/3/2025
PM remarks at international leaders' summit press conference: 2 March 2025
The Prime Minister's remarks at the International Leaders summit press conference in LondoGn. Good afternoon The first priority of this government - of any government...
3/3/2025
Financial support for student carers
This National Student Money Week (3 - 7 March 2025), unpaid carers in education are being encouraged to check if they are entitled to financial help from Social Security Scotland. It is estimated that there are around 35,000 unpaid carers attending college or university in Scotland.3/3/2025
Highland Council proposes £14 million investment in bus expansion projects and renewable energy
As part of The Highland Council's proposed three-year Medium Term Financial Plan, £14 million has been allocated for expansion of bus company operations across the Highlands and shared investment in renewable energy opportunities. £6 million is proposed to be allocated for an ‘Investment in Community Transport’ programme to build on the success of the Council’s in-house bus service by expanding its services to benefit more communities across the Highlands.3/3/2025
Young people urged to ‘Think Fraud' over rent offers
New data shows 18 to 39 year olds account for almost 3 quarters of rental fraud reports as phase 2 of nationwide ‘Stop! Think Fraud' campaign launches. Young people aged between 18 and 39 account for almost three quarters of cases of rental fraud, according to exclusive National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) data released by the Home Office today.3/3/2025
Government must scrap the two-child limit to avoid child poverty hitting an all-time high
The Government's upcoming Child Poverty Strategy won’t be credible without a commitment to scrap the two-child limit, as child poverty would otherwise remain on course to rise over the Parliament. But an ambitious strategy has the potential to get child poverty rates down to their lowest level in 40 years, according to new research published by the Resolution Foundation.2/3/2025
