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30/5/2025
Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts - May 2025
MODEST GROWTH IN FUNDING SINCE LAST SCOTTISH BUDGET, BUT SIGNIFICANT PRESSURES ON SPENDING. The Scottish Fiscal Commission has today published its latest economic and fiscal forecasts.30/5/2025
Scottish Child Payment
Michelle, a mother of three from Edinburgh has shared the impact Scottish Child Payment is having in her daughter's life. Michelle, a mother of three from Edinburgh has shared the impact Scottish Child Payment is having in her daughter's life.30/5/2025
North of Scotland Councils announce multi-million-pound EV charging infrastructure partnership
Highland, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Councils are today announcing that EasyGo has been awarded a 20-year contract to provide EV charging infrastructure for the north of Scotland. The contract is estimated to be worth £300 million, with Highland Council acting as the lead authority.
30/5/2025
Highland Council Showcases Regional Strengths at UKREiiF 2025
The Highland Council has taken part in the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) 2025 in Leeds, joining forces with the Scottish Cities Alliance to spotlight Scotland's collective strengths in sustainable development and innovation. This year marked the Council's most proactive engagement yet, presenting the Highlands as a region of strategic opportunity within a united national vision.
30/5/2025
Highland Council agrees environmental scheme endorsement for major developers
Members of Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee have today agreed to the principle of the Council endorsing proposed environmental scheme sites in advance for new infrastructure projects. Economy and Infrastructure Committee Chair, Councillor Ken Gowans said: "Developers delivering major infrastructure projects often find it challenging to quickly secure sufficient land for their environmental scheme obligations.30/5/2025
Highland Council agrees regional adaptation plan to support coastal communities
Members of the Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee have today agreed a Regional Coastal Change Adaptation Plan. This will enable coastal communities to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change over time.30/5/2025
Interest rates in the UK and USA are way too high because markets have no faith in their leaders
Interest rates in the UK and the USA are way too high, as a comparison with the Eurozone proves. That's because of their incompetent economic leaders..
30/5/2025
Block Grant for Scottish Government hits £50 billion
The block grant for the Scottish Government this year is £50 billion following Main Estimates 2025-26 published on Thursday. The Scottish Government already had the largest real terms spending review settlement in the history of devolution of £47.7 billion.30/5/2025
Agricultural industry in Scotland profit recovers in 2024
The Chief Statistician has released 2024 figures on total income from farming, the official measure of the profit (output minus costs) of the agricultural industry in Scotland. These initial estimates predict a strong recovery of agricultural industry profit from its 5-year low in 2023.29/5/2025
Community benefits and shared ownership for low carbon energy infrastructure - A Consultation - Also Discussed by Highland Council Today
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister of State (Minister for Energy, Security and Net Zero) made a statement on 21 May 2025. My hon.29/5/2025
Robotics demo points to interstellar future - UKAEA and Space Solar have collaborated on a robotics demonstration unit
UKAEA and Space Solar have collaborated on a robotics demonstration unit to pave the way for space-based data centres, solar farms and other megastructures. A collaboration between the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the UK's national organisation responsible for the research and delivery of sustainable fusion energy, and space-tech innovator, Space Solar, has shown that robotic technology could build infrastructure in space without human intervention.
29/5/2025
$40 Trillion Market GONE? China Cancels Trade in USD Amid Its Global Power Play Showdown
Lena Petrov sets out what is happening on the dollar..
29/5/2025
Over £7.4 million put back in working people's pockets by employers failing to pay minimum wage
Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage named. More money put into the pockets of hardworking people, as government delivers the biggest upgrade to worker's rights in a generation, as part of the Plan for Change.29/5/2025
Trump tariffs blocked by US court ruling: What does it mean? | ITV News
A US court has blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports in a major blow to the president's economic plans. The ruling from a three-judge panel came after several lawsuits arguing Trump has exceeded his authority, leaving the country's trade policy dependent on his whims.29/5/2025
Pension plan to double £25 billion+ megafunds, boost investment and improve returns for savers
Millions of workers are set to retire with bigger pension pots as the Government confirms plans to double the number of UK pension megafunds by 2030, unlocking billions to invest in Britain's future. Move secures over £50 billion investment in UK infrastructure, new homes and fast-growing businesses, as pension funds reverse decades of declining domestic investment.29/5/2025
Rachel Reeves vs reality: The economics of the two-child cap
The Labour government claims that it cannot afford to pay benefits for the elderly, children in poverty, and people with disabilities. That is nonsense.
29/5/2025
UK to deliver pioneering battlefield system and bolster cyber warfare capabilities under Strategic Defence Review
Defence Secretary announces new Cyber and Eletromagnetic Command and £1 billion investment in pioneering battlefield system. More than £1 billion to be invested in pioneering ‘Digital Targeting Web' to spearhead battlefield engagements, applying lessons learnt from Ukraine to the UK Armed Forces.29/5/2025
Government steps in to build first major reservoirs in 30 years
New reservoirs will supply three quarters of a million homes and unlock the building of tens of thousands more as part of the Plan for Change. In a significant intervention to speed up delivery of much-needed reservoirs, the Environment Secretary Steve Reed has seized control of the planning process to build two major reservoirs for the first time since the 1990s.29/5/2025
Is this the beginning of the end of the American empire?
The U.S. national debt is spiralling out of control, currently standing at an astonishing $36.2 TRILLION and climbing fast.
28/5/2025
‘Highly deceptive' fraudster secured Covid loan funds under his wife's name and claimed innocent member of the public was his boss
Bounce Back Loan fraudster also produced false invoice to liquidator. Shohid Ahmed applied for three Bounce Back Loans using his wife's name, receiving £100,000 his Indian restaurant was not entitled to.Our Social Media
