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News Archive
3/1/2023
Supporting Home Ownership This New Year
First-time buyers and others on low to medium incomes are being encouraged to take advantage of the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme to help buy a home in 2023. The scheme allows people to buy a home without having to fund its entire cost and is available across Scotland to these people who face particular barriers to the housing market.2/1/2023
Supporting Scotland's Space Ambitions
Scotland's ambition to become Europe's leading space nation by 2030 is being given a boost under the guidance of a group of global experts from the space industry. The Scotland International Space Advisory Committee (SISAC) consists of members of the Scottish Government's GlobalScot programme - a network of Scots in business around the world - who have come together voluntarily to provide advice and identify opportunities to achieve a £4 billion share of the global space market and 20,000 jobs in the sector over the next seven years.
2/1/2023
17145 Store Closures And 151,474 Job Losses in 2022
Business Rates, Online Competitors, Coronavirus and other misfortunes: Permanent Crisis. Retailing in most of the Western World has been in crisis for more than ten years.
2/1/2023
Why Has The Policy Of Self-directed Support Not Secured Transformative Change In Social Care In Scotland? Establishing A Dialogue For Policy Reform At A Time Of Change
Dr Charlotte Pearson, Professor Nick Watson & Dr Sally Witcher from the University of Glasgow. Social care in Scotland yet again finds itself in a time of flux and transition driven in part by the Feeley Review.2/1/2023
Ministers Bolster UK Nuclear Fuel Capacity To Squeeze Out Russian Influence 
New plans to encourage investment in new and robust fuel production capabilities in the UK, to reduce reliance on civil nuclear and related goods from Russia UK government moves to fulfil G7 commitment to diversify uranium and nuclear fuel production capacity away from Russia. Energy Minister announces £75 million Nuclear Fuel Fund to provide greater options for UK nuclear operators to use UK-produced fuel.
2/1/2023
British Retail Consortium Forecast Low Sales Growth For 2023
New analysis by the British Retail Consortium suggests that retail sales will grow between 2.3% to 3.5% in 2023. The past year has been characterised by low retail sales growth which has remained below current inflation, suggesting volumes were down compared to 2021.1/1/2023
Happy New Year For 2023
Happy New Year everyone. Wishing you all a good year.1/1/2023
Curious Kids - Why Does Money Exist?
Readers of this we site will have noticed we often feature articles from The Conversation web site. It has many different sections with articles written by academics from all over the world.
31/12/2022
British Families Face A Groundhog Year As 2023 Re-runs 2022's Income Falls Despite Signs Inflation Has Peaked
While 2023 may offer economic policy makers some relief, with signs inflation will ease and interest rates peak lower than feared, family finances face a ‘groundhog year' repeat of 2022’s squeeze as the cost-of-living crisis deepens next year, according to the Resolution Foundation’s New Year Outlook published 30 December 2022. The Foundation says that 2022 has been horrendous, with the first double-digit inflation in four decades prompting interest rates to rise, and living standards to tank.31/12/2022
New Year's Outlook 2023 - They Think It's All Over... It Isn't Now
Torsten Bell at The Resolution foundation looks back at 2022 and what may be coming for 2023. 2022 was a truly horrendous year, dominated by the arrival of double-digit inflation that drove a 3.3 per cent (or £800 per household) hit to real disposable incomes, the biggest annual fall in a century.31/12/2022
Wind and Ice Warning for Saturday
Check the latest weather for the north HERE.
31/12/2022
Spare A Thought For Bubble Wrap
omparing Christmas today with Christmases past, David Waugh and Laura Williams eloquently explain that we ordinary Americans in 2022 are far wealthier than were ordinary Americans of just a few decades ago. We are fortunate indeed to live where and when we do! But evidence of our enormous prosperity, and of its source, is found not only in that which during the holiday season is seen - gifts, decorations, food, and holiday entertainment - but also in that which is not seen...30/12/2022
Pressure At Raigmore Continues
Pressure at Raigmore Hospital remains high with significant numbers of patients having been admitted over the past few days and very few patients being discharged. We have seen a high number of trauma coming into the hospital and our flu cases remain significantly high which is putting further strain on an already pressurised system.30/12/2022
EU Replacement Funding 60% Shortfall
Scotland is missing out on more than £300 million in European support under the UK Government's replacement funding programme. As the first payments are made to local authorities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Employment Minister Richard Lochhead said Scotland is suffering from a 60% shortfall in financial help.30/12/2022
2022 Biggest Year Yet For Scottish Social Security System
The introduction of Adult Disability Payment, further automation and the increase and extension of Scottish Child Payment has seen more people apply for and get financial support they are entitled to. Thousands of people have also had their benefit awards transferred to Social Security Scotland from the Department of Work and Pensions.29/12/2022
Coronavirus Covid-19 Modelling The Epidemic
The reproduction rate R in Scotland is currently estimated as being between 1.0 and 1.2 as at 6th December. Both the lower limit and the upper limit have increased since the last publication.29/12/2022
Better Regulation For Businesses - Taskforce To Examine Ways Of Easing Pressure On Private Sector
A new group is considering options to help reduce the financial burden of upcoming regulations on businesses. At its first meeting the Regulatory Joint Taskforce, established by Deputy First Minister John Swinney as part of wider measures to support business in November's Emergency Budget Review, agreed to initially consider the impact of upcoming devolved legislation and examine whether planned new regulations can be amended or streamlined while still delivering on their core aims.29/12/2022
Time For More Action And Less Talk On Mayors For Scotland
Alison Payne, Research Director, Reform Scotland writes today Gordon Brown's call for elected mayors latest in a long line calling for decentralisation. Reform Scotland calls for elected mayors and devolution of local taxation.28/12/2022
Children's Benefits Mess Leaves Families Facing Effective Tax Rates Of 80 To 96 Per Cent
Growing numbers of families with children will face effective tax rates of at least 80 per cent and up to 96 per cent next year. As two systems for supporting children (Universal Credit and Child Benefit) collide, according to new Resolution Foundation analysis published today (Wednesday 28 December 2022).28/12/2022
How To Keep Your Home Warm During Very Cold Weather On A Budget - And Avoid Dangerous Heating Hacks
A cold snap of Arctic weather dubbed the "Troll from Trondheim" has hit the UK. The combination of an energy price crisis and very cold weather has left many people worrying about how to keep their homes warm and manage energy bills that have already gone through the roof this winter.Our Social Media
