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2/12/2019
Attracting More People Into Frontline Healthcare
Latest recruitment figures show that 92% of all medical training posts advertised in Scotland in 2019 are filled - the highest level for five years. Data published by NHS Education for Scotland shows that clinical radiology and medical oncology have 100% fill rates, both of which will support the Waiting Times Improvement Plan.2/12/2019
Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale Fort William 29 November 2019
FORT WILLIAM, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 29th) sold 79 store cattle, 35 OTM cattle and 1,204 sheep. Bullocks (56) sold to 228.0p per kilo for a pair of 250kg Limousin crosses from Tigh Airigh, Blarmacfoldach, and £930 gross for a 600kg Simmental cross from Meall Mo Chridhe, Kilchoan.2/12/2019
Scottish Government Opens Housing To 2040 Consultation
A formal consultation into how Scotland's housing system should look and feel in 2040 has been launched today by the Scottish Government. Since making a commitment for a new approach to homes and communities in its 2018-19 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government has been engaging extensively with a variety of stakeholders, including local government, businesses, the third sector, homeowners and tenants.
2/12/2019
NHS Highland and NHS Tayside At Public Audit committee
With ongoing problems at NHS Highland and NHS Tayside MSP's question the auditors. Over one hour long Highlighting several issues of concern.
2/12/2019
Council Tax Reduction For Almost Half A Million Scots
Scotland's Chief Statistician has released the latest Council Tax Reduction (CTR) statistics. In September 2019, Scotland’s CTR scheme supported 471,790 households and the total weekly income forgone by local authorities was £6.57 million.2/12/2019
MSPs Tell Cabinet Secretary Of Their Concern Over The Monitoring Of Nhs Board Performance
Better monitoring of NHS board performance is needed to identify and address failings, according to a letter issued on 28th November 2019 by the Scottish Parliament's Health and Sport Committee. The Committee state that failure to monitor performance has had significant impacts on service delivery and the public purse.30/11/2019
Women In Agriculture
Fundamental cultural change is needed to bring about gender equality in the agricultural industry, a new report reveals. The Women in Agriculture Taskforce, commissioned by the Scottish Government, has found that women's contribution to the industry can be undervalued, downplayed, or simply unseen.30/11/2019
Discretionary Housing Payments
The Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) scheme provides financial assistance towards housing costs for those claiming housing benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit. Statistics released today by Scotland's Chief Statistician show that during the period 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019, Local Authorities in Scotland made 99,910 awards under the DHP scheme, with a total value of £59.1 million and an average award of £592.30/11/2019
Festive Drink And Drug-drive Campaign - Drug Takers Now Being Caught With Tests
Motorists warned of zero tolerance approach. The Justice Secretary and Police Scotland have launched this year's festive campaign to tackle drink- and drug-driving.29/11/2019
SNP manifesto 2019: fact checked
The web site Full Fact has analysed the SNP Manifesto. https://fullfact.org/election-2019/snp-manifesto-2019/ The other parties manifestos are also fact checked - links to each one are also there.28/11/2019
Hi-Scot Credit Union Savers Ready For Christmas
Christmas came early across the Highlands and Islands for members of HI-Scot credit union. Canny savers received their Christmas savings in November, leaving plenty of time to get their Christmas shopping done.
28/11/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28 November 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 28th) sold 3,865 store sheep. Lambs (2,886) sold to £85.00 gross for Texel crosses from Hillend, Auldearn.
28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS manifesto analysis
The institute For Fiscal Studies is an independent body. Opening remarks by IFS Director Paul Johnson: Who knows what to make of party manifestos? When we looked at the manifestos in 2017 we said "the Conservatives would preside over yet more spending cuts" and that their manifesto would mean "another parliament of austerity".
28/11/2019
General Election 2019 - Ifs Manifesto Analysis - Q & A - Over 31 Minutes Long
Institute for Fiscal Studies. Question and answer session from the IFS manifesto analysis event.
28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - Public Finances
Given the uncertainty over the actual policies that would be pursued, the actual tax revenues that would arise, and even the timing of policies, it is incredibly hard to make precise statements over the public finance impacts of these sets of policies. Broadly speaking we can say: • On their stated policies the Conservatives would be borrowing just over 2% of GDP each year going forward, broadly in line with their aim for a current budget balance.28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - Taxes
Taxes Again, there is little to say about Conservative proposals. They have very few beyond a small cut in National Insurance Contributions and an ill-advised promise not to raise rates of income tax, NICs or VAT.
28/11/2019
General Election 2019: IFS Manifesto Analysis - Public Service Spending
Current government policy is that day-to-day public service spending should increase by £34 billion, or almost 10%, between 2019-20 and 2023-24. That in itself is a big change.
28/11/2019
General election 2019 IFS Manifesto Analysis - Welfare Spending And The Labour Market
Welfare spending and the labour market Considering the scale of increases they propose on public service and investment spending Labour's proposals on working age welfare spending are relatively modest, undoing only just over half the cuts implemented since 2015 and less than a quarter of those put in place since 2010. Conservative proposals appear to be all but non-existent, though the continued roll out of Universal Credit, a benefit that will be received by more than a quarter of working age households, is of course a big ongoing change in itself.27/11/2019
Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 27 November 2019
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (November, 27th) sold 1,147 store cattle, 4 adult head of breeding cattle 136 OTM cattle. Bullocks (658) averaged 215.8p and sold to 323.1p per kilo for a 260kg Limousin cross from Wester Tomloan, Ardclach, and £1,160 gross twice for a 565kg Limousin cross from Cambusmore, Dornoch and for a pen of 580kg Charolais crosses from 4 Glaick, Ardross.Our Social Media
