The £5 billion in annual welfare cuts—primarily targeting disability and incapacity benefits. They set to begin impacting claimants from November 2026, with full savings expected by 2029–30.
Those who still owe Covid scheme money to the public purse have been given a time-limited opportunity to pay it back before tougher sanctions apply. New voluntary repayment scheme gives individuals and businesses until December 2025 to return pandemic scheme money, no questions asked.
Leading lawyer, Catherine Howard, appointed to advise Chancellor on the next phase of planning and infrastructure reforms as she vows to ‘do what it takes to get Britain building’. Extra expertise at the Treasury to help government kickstart economic growth to deliver an economy that works for working people – and rewards working people.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has awarded a £3.458m contract to Morrison Construction to develop new small units at Golspie Business Park. HIE designed and built Golspie Business Park in the 1990s, creating nine development plots on site.
Organisations from all sectors of the supply chain are encouraged to attend, from catering, transport and logistics, cleaning services, to fire safety, security, and technical trades. Organisations across the Outer Hebrides are invited to attend a special drop-in event on Tuesday 1 October at the Caladh Hotel in Stornoway.
The Scottish Government currently opposes building new nuclear power stations in Scotland. Torness is the only operating nuclear plant in Scotland, and there are no new nuclear reactors planned north of the border under current Scottish Government policy.
New jobs and growth as companies in the UK and United States sign major new deals to turbocharge the build-out of new nuclear power stations. Major boost for clean, homegrown energy as UK and US companies agree landmark commitments to build new nuclear power plants, including potential for up to 2,500 jobs for Teesside.
A delegation from Scotland’s world-leading offshore wind sector led by Energy Secretary Gillian Martin, will visit Japan next week to strengthen trade and innovation ties and promote Scottish expertise on the global stage. The trade mission will showcase Scotland’s offshore wind potential at a series of events including Japan’s annual Wind Expo 2025 and then a programme at the UK Pavilion for the final Scotland day at Expo 2025 in Osaka.
The Defence Secretary today announces that the UK's largest drone production facility is to open next year, creating 1,000 highly skilled jobs in the UK. A major new drone production factory is set to open in Swindon, creating 1,000 high-skilled British jobs and boosting sovereign manufacturing as the Government delivers the Plan for Change.
This morning the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has published the first of three mini-manifestos ahead of next year's Scottish Parliamentary Election. This first paper, ‘Scotland's Future High Streets', focuses on the challenges facing towns and city centres across the country and the policy solutions the retail industry believes are necessary.
A package has been announced to support the retention of manufacturing jobs at Alexander Dennis in Scotland. On a visit to the bus company’s site in Larbert, Falkirk, First Minister John Swinney confirmed approximately £4 million towards a furlough scheme until work can recommence.
First Minister John Swinney says Scotland is positioned to become “a global hub for digital innovation” as a prestigious computer games conference being held in Scotland for the first time gets underway. The DICE Europe summit - supported by the Scottish Government - will see 150 global gaming industry leaders come to Edinburgh for key talks and to hear from Nintendo’s Managing Executive Officer Satoru Shibata, who was invited to speak by the First Minister.
CEO pay in the UK is spiralling out of control. The median FTSE 100 boss now takes home £4.5 million a year – while millions struggle to live on the minimum wage.
Government announces a week of free trade-focused business events to help more British firms export goods and services. Sponsored by Santander UK and in partnership with industry, International Trade Week (ITW) 2025 will take place from 3 to 7 November.
6 innovative projects will use satellite technology and AI, following £1.5 million in UK Space Agency funding. 6 innovative projects will use satellite technology and AI to transform how Britain tackles climate change, manages transport networks and supports accessible travel, following £1.5 million in UK Space Agency funding.
The US was a breadbasket of the world. Now, we import most of our food- including breadbasket staples like beef, potatoes, peanut butter, and flour.
A recent report from Policy in Practice (September 2025) estimates that approximately £24.1 billion in benefits and social tariffs will go unclaimed in the UK in 2025-26, an increase from previous years. The largest amounts are unclaimed Universal Credit (£11.1bn), Council Tax Support (£3.3bn), and Carer's Allowance (£2.4bn).
The Government has announced over £1.25 billion of inward investment from US finance companies, creating 1,800 UK jobs. New US investments will create 1,800 jobs from Belfast to Edinburgh and boost benefits for millions of customers.
While the problems in the UK housing market are well known the way out is not easy. Ruth Curtis chief executive of the Resolution Foundation said in her weekly newsletter "Between 1980 and 2010, domestic credit expanded by eight times more than GDP, driving the house-price spiral we see today, where the average home in England costs nearly eight times average earnings.
More than twice the number of licences were revoked in the first year of this government than the year before, showing delivery of real action to secure our border. Record numbers of employers have been banned from sponsoring foreign workers under a crackdown on abuse of the immigration system, as ministers continue to roll up sleeves and pursue real solutions to secure our border.
