News Archive
26/5/2024
General Election 4 July 2024 - What Happens Next?
The Institute for Government has published a guide to what happens once an election has been called. Some legislation already in process is pushed through if the parties agree but many bill are lost and will not become law such as the limit on selling tobacco to young people and gradually phasing sales out.26/5/2024
A Labour Landslide Could Make This The Most Disproportionate Election Since Universal Suffrage - Time For Electoral Reform?
Polls ahead of the UK election not only point towards defeat for the government, but a veritable trouncing. With some showing below 20% support, the Conservatives have never polled worse.26/5/2024
What The Economic Data Told Rishi Sunak About The Best Date For A General Election
The announcement of July 4 for the UK general election took many by surprise. A key question is why it was called then when it did not have to be? The decision to call an election is always a gamble - there is perhaps no right time - and many factors feed into that call.26/5/2024
Why The Conservative MPs Standing Down At This Election Are A Huge Electoral Threat To Rishi Sunak
This article is from the conversation web site published on 24 May 2024 and already the numbers resigning have increased with for example Michael Gove adding to the list. They include veterans such as Graham Brady, chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, former prime minister Theresa May, and former cabinet ministers Dominic Raab and Ben Wallace.
25/5/2024
Eva Kestner The New Labour Candidate For Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross
I am deeply honoured to step forward as a candidate for the Scottish Labour Party in Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross. My political journey traces its roots back to the heart of this region, where I began my career as a parliamentary researcher working alongside Highland and island MSPs.
25/5/2024
Reason For International Migration, International Students Update - May 2024
For the year ending (YE) December 2023, net migration of non-EU international migrants who initially arrived in the UK on a study-related visa decreased, falling to 247,000 compared with our updated estimate of 328,000 in the YE December 2022. This includes those who emigrated but had transitioned onto a different visa type during their time in the UK.
25/5/2024
Lucy Beattie Is The SNP Candidate For The Westminster Election
Lucy Beattie is the SNP candidate for the Westminster election whenever the date is set. The candidates are already sending out leaflets and post cards and no doubt many of you will have had one from Lucy.
25/5/2024
Conservatives Select Ruraidh Stewart For Westminster Election
Highland Conservative Association members have chosen Ruraidh Stewart as their candidate for the new Westminster seat of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire. A councillor for Skye & Raasay and leader of the Conservative group in Highland Council, Ruraidh also works for a Highlands & Islands MSP.
25/5/2024
Green Party Candidate For Westminster Is Anne Thomas
Anne Thomas is the Green Party Candidate fo Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross a the coming Westminster election. Anne Thomas has the External Communications role, co-ordinating media coverage across the Branch.
25/5/2024
Gas And Electricity Bills Are On Track To Fall By A Sixth This Year - Saving £370 - But The Legacy Of The Energy Shock Still Casts A Long Shadow
Summer energy bills will fall to their lowest level since the beginning of 2022 as a result of the latest Ofgem price cap for July to September 2024 falling to £1,568. But the legacy of a 60 per cent rise in average energy bills in 2024 compared with three years ago still casts a long shadow over household finances, the Resolution Foundation said on Friday.25/5/2024
Post Office Horizon System Offences Act 2024: Open Letter To Postmasters - Convictions Quashed
Convictions of hundreds of postmasters have been quashed today (24 May) following Royal Assent of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024. Many postmasters endured financial ruin, the loss of homes, livelihoods, and reputation as a result of the Horizon IT Scandal which is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our history.25/5/2024
Jamie Stone To Hit the Ground As Sitting MP For Election
Jamie joined the Liberal Democrats after meeting Charles Kennedy in the 1980s. He studied History at St Andrews and comes from a family of cheesemakers.
25/5/2024
Levelling Up Partnership Funding Confirmed - Five Areas In England And Scotland Have Agreed Details Of Their Levelling Up Partnership Funding.
Five areas in England and Scotland have agreed with the UK Government the details of their Levelling Up Partnership funding. Boston, Stoke-on-Trent, Wakefield, the Scottish Borders and Tendring were previously announced as areas which would receive a Levelling Up Partnership to support regeneration.25/5/2024
Trade Remedies Authority Finds Scrapping E-bike Tariffs Could Save Uk £51m Per Year
TRA finds keeping anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on Chinese e-bikes would not be in economic interest of the UK. The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its initial findings recommending that anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on electric bicycles (e-bikes) from China should be revoked.
25/5/2024
Retail Sales Great Britain - April 2024
Online retail Retail sales data Measuring the data Cite this statistical bulletin Print this statistical bulletin Download as PDF 1.Overview Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) fell by 2.3% in April 2024, following a fall of 0.2% in March 2024 (revised from 0.0%). Sales volumes fell across most sectors, with clothing retailers, sports equipment, games and toys stores, and furniture stores doing badly as poor weather reduced footfall.
25/5/2024
Business Insights And Impact On The UK Economy - 23 May 2024
More than one in five (21%) trading businesses reported that their turnover had decreased in April 2024 compared with March 2024, which is broadly stable from last month; in contrast, 19% reported their turnover was higher, up 3 percentage points over the same period. In early May 2024, 18% of trading businesses reported that they expect their turnover to increase in June 2024, down 4 percentage points, compared with expectations for May 2024; meanwhile 59% of businesses reported that they expect turnover to stay the same, up 3 percentage points over the same period.25/5/2024
Infected Blood Compensation Body And Victims And Prisoners Bill Become Law
An update on the Infected Blood Compensation body and Victims and Prisoners Bill. On (Friday 24th May 2024) the Victims and Prisoners Bill was granted Royal Assent, creating a new arm's length body called the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA).24/5/2024
Leader highlights investment opportunities in Highland to delegates at major international event
The Leader of The Highland Council Cllr Raymond Bremner highlighted important investment opportunities in the region at this week's UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The Leader and Allan Maguire, Highland Council’s Head of Development & Regeneration attended this week’s event in Leeds as part of a delegation from the Scottish Cities Alliance.24/5/2024
Restaurant Manager Given Suspended Sentence After Using Covid Bounce Back Loan To Buy Jewellery
Director applied for two Bounce Back Loans when businesses were only allowed one and used the funds for her own personal gain. Sehrish Yasmin applied for two Covid Bounce Back Loans for her Manny Steak House Ltd business based in south Manchester, which was not allowed under the rules of the scheme More than £12,000 from the loan was spent by Yasmin at the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham Yasmin was given a suspended sentence and has paid the two loans back in full A Manchester restaurant manager who fraudulently obtained two Covid loans worth £100,000 and spent taxpayers' money on jewellery has been handed a suspended sentence.24/5/2024
