News Archive
12/9/2024
Growing Scotland's Space Sector
Scotland's ambition to become a leading space nation has taken a step forward. Space sector entrepreneur Daniel Smith takes up the newest position in the Scottish Government's international business network.
12/9/2024
Community Learning And Development Plan 2024-2027
The Education Committee met today (Thursday 12 September 2024) and agreed the Community Learning and Development Plan 2024-2027. Community Learning and Development (CLD) plays an important role in ensuring individuals, families and communities reach their potential, through lifelong learning, mutual self-help and community organisation, ensuring support and opportunities are community-led and built around people's individual and collective aspirations.12/9/2024
Grangemouth Oil Refinery To Close Next Year With Loss Of 400 Jobs
Scottish and UK Governments respond to Petroineos decision to close refinery as 400 jobs to go. Currently the site employs 500 people.
12/9/2024
Does Taylor Swift's Opinion Matter? - Richard Murphy
When Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for US President everyone took note. But do such endorsements matter, and should more people put their heads above the parapet and declare what they think in public?.
11/9/2024
Winter Heating Allowance For Millions Of Pensioners Officially Cancelled Following Today's Vote In Parliament
The vote on a motion today 10 September 2024 finally confirms that Labour cancels Winter Heating Allowance payments for pensioners. The Scottish Government has already stated they will be forced to follow that in Scotland.11/9/2024
Chancellor Announces £8 Billion Amazon Web Services Investment As She Vows To Make Every Part Of Britain Better Off
On September 10, 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to invest £8 billion in the UK over the next five years to build data centres and cloud and AI infrastructure. The investment is intended to help meet the needs of customers and partners, and support the UK's digital economy.11/9/2024
Martin Lewis - 880,000 People Aren't Claiming Pension Credit
There is an estimated 880,000 people not claiming pension credit who should be. Martin Lewis explains if this could be you, and what people can do to check to see if they are eligible for pension credit.
11/9/2024
Martin Lewis Dismantles Labour's Winter Fuel Plan
Labour's plan to scrap universal winter fuel payments as a way to save money relies on pensioners not coming forward to claim the credit they're entitled to, explains money saving expert Martin Lewis..
11/9/2024
Hundreds Of New Starters Begin Their Careers At Sellafield
This year's cohort of apprentices and graduates will help drive forward work at the UK's largest and most complex nuclear site. Up to 300 vocational and degree apprentices and 150 graduates are expected to join Sellafield Ltd in this year's intake.
11/9/2024
Landmark Reforms To Give Greater Security For 11 Million Renters In England
Section 21 evictions banned to protect renters from key driver of homelessness and empower them to speak up against discriminatory treatment. No fault evictions will be banned, and renters will receive greater protections and security from eviction thanks to historic legislation to level the playing field between tenants and landlords.11/9/2024
Student Smishing Scams On The Rise
Student Loans Company provides student advice at start of 24/25 academic year. At the start of the 24/25 academic year, the Students Loans Company (SLC) is reminding students to be vigilant of smishing scams.
11/9/2024
Uks Key Allies Come Together To Fight Public Sector Fraud
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States join UK Government for counter fraud summit in London. Senior government officials from UK's closest intelligence allies meet to coordinate fight against fraud Meeting, chaired by Cabinet Office Minister Georgia Gould, forms centrepiece of five day summit in London.11/9/2024
Using Data To Predict And Support The Future Royal Navy
Helping the Royal Navy maintain a skilled and capable workforce amid rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts. The Royal Navy needs to maintain a skilled and capable workforce in the face of rapid technological advancements and demographic shifts so that it can draw on the right people with the right skills to meet the demands of modern warfare.
11/9/2024
Easing Pressure On Temporary Accommodation
Councils will receive a share of an additional £40m this year to increase the supply of social and affordable homes. The funding, which was confirmed in April and has boosted the affordable housing supply programme budget to nearly £600m this year, will mostly be distributed to the five council areas with sustained temporary accommodation pressures: Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian.11/9/2024
Evidence Lacking To Show Scottish Government Poverty Policies Are Working
There is no evidence Scottish government policies to tackle poverty and health inequalities are making any difference says The Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (Sheru). There is a gap in data on the effectiveness of programmes such as the Scottish Child Payment.
11/9/2024
Real Wage Growth Gave Workers A Welcome Income Boost This Summer, And Pensioners Will Get One Next Spring
Pay growth is weakening as the labour market continues to cool. But falling inflation means that workers still received a welcome real-terms income boost this summer, while pensioners will get one next spring too, as today's earnings data is set to drive a £460 a year increase in the full rate of the new State Pension via the Triple Lock, the Resolution Foundation said on Tuesday 10 September 2024.11/9/2024
Scottish School Estates Statistics 2024 Show Significant Improvement
The proportion of schools reported as being in good or satisfactory condition has increased to 91.7% (90.9% in 2023). This is 29 percentage points higher than in April 2007 (62.7%).11/9/2024
Index Of Production UK - July 2024
Monthly production output was estimated to have decreased by 0.8% in July 2024; this follows a 0.8% increase in June 2024. The monthly output decrease in July 2024 resulted primarily from a decrease of 1.0% in "manufacturing", supported by smaller contributing decreases in "electricity and gas" (down 1.7%) and "water supply and sewerage" (down 0.7%); these rises were partially offset by a rise in “mining and quarrying” (3.9%).11/9/2024
GDP Monthly Estimate, UK - July 2024 - Zero Growth
Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have shown no growth in July 2024, after also showing no growth in June 2024. Real GDP is estimated to have grown by 0.5% in the three months to July 2024 compared with the three months to April 2024, with widespread growths in the services sector in this period.
11/9/2024
