British Retail Consortium survey shows violence and abuse against retail workers tripled over the pandemic to over 1,300 incidents per day. 60% of respondents class police response to incidents as ‘poor' or ‘very poor’.
Progress to extend faster broadband to island communities. Offshore work to connect thousands of island homes and businesses to faster and more reliable broadband services has begun.
Period Covered: 02 - 06 May 2022. Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 2.8% in May, up from 2.7% in April.
Covering the four weeks 01 May - 28 May 2022. According to BRC-Sensormatic IQ data: Total UK footfall decreased by 12.5% in May (Yo3Y), a 0.6 percentage point improvement from April.
As the war in Ukraine heads into its fourth month, its economic consequences are becoming more apparent and begin to move up on the global political agendas. And in the same way in which Russia's aggression has had political ramifications far beyond Ukraine, so do the economic repercussions.
Tackling climate crisis prioritised in future spending plans. Net Zero Secretary Michael Matheson has pledged to maximise the use of public funding to accelerate the delivery of plans to tackle climate change.
A total of 3,747 displaced Ukrainians with a sponsor location in Scotland have arrived in the UK since the war in Ukraine began 100 days ago. There have now been almost 10,901 visas issued with a Scottish sponsor via the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, made up of more than 7,642 visas supplied through the Scottish Government's Super Sponsor Scheme, and a further 3,259 visas issued for matches with an individual sponsor in Scotland, The Scottish Government, local authorities and third sector partners have worked hard and at pace to provide a ‘Warm Scots Welcome' to those displaced by the war in their country, providing a range of support including meals, accommodation, clothing, healthcare, trauma support and translation.
The Queen's platinum jubilee will be celebrated across the UK with parades, picnics and street parties. But perhaps the most popular event planned to mark her 70 years on the throne will be an extra day off work.
The Highland Council has been supporting business, particularly those in the tourism and hospitality sectors, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing a relaxation of planning and building warrant controls. This has included not insisting on planning applications or building warrant and completion certificates for temporary structures, operations and/or uses that would otherwise require permission.
There's not an ounce of sense in returning to imperial measurements, warns ParcelHero. The last thing struggling retailers need is more relabelling, while no one has had to calculate sending parcels in pounds and inches since 1975.
Testing a vehicle's braking performance is a really important part of the annual test. So, we're reminding all operators to bring your vehicles to test with a load.
More than £50 million to support new approach to reduce A&E waiting times. People needing urgent and unplanned hospital care will benefit from a new national improvement programme aimed at reducing waiting times.
The Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland could soon become the World's first peatland World Heritage Site on account of its blanket bog habitat and important biodiversity. Highland Council is one of the lead agencies on the Flow Country Partnership, which has just finished a 17-day series of community drop-in sessions around Caithness and Sutherland to find out what local people thought about this exciting opportunity.
Statement given to Parliament by the Finance & Economy Secretary Kate Forbes on Tuesday 31st May 2022. Presiding Officer, the Resource Spending Review today details how we will invest over £180 billion to deliver the Government's priorities in the coming years.
Fraser of Allender institute looks over the spending review and what it means. Context Today's Spending Review is the first multi-year spending settlement published by the Scottish Government since 2011.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission has today published its latest forecasts alongside the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review that sets out its spending plans up to 2026-27. The outlook for the Scottish economy is much more uncertain than in the last forecast in December 2021.
Details published today by the Scottish Fiscal commission show the big pressures from new Social Security spending in Scotland. Read the full report HERE Or Read the shorter summary HERE Or Read the quick guide HERE.
Tax net positions. 2.13 Tax net positions are the difference between the tax revenue devolved to Scotland and the Block Grant Adjustments (BGAs), which are the amounts deducted from the Block Grant to account for tax foregone by the UK Government.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant today quizzed the Scottish Government on how they are going to tackle off-market sales of Scottish land to "Green Lairds". Yesterday (31 May 2022), at Topical Questions in the Scottish Parliament chamber, the MSP asked the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan on what steps the Scottish Government are taking to protect communities from off-market land sales by so called "Green Lairds".
Tracey Dalling, UNISON's Scottish Secretary, said: "This is a desperate day for public services that will have catastrophic consequences for Scotland's communities. Our public services have already been cut to the bone and are struggling to cope with the increased demands placed upon them.
