The SNP leader claimed a bad result on July 4th would not invalidate the mandate he says the Government has for another referendum. A pro-independence majority supporting indyref2 was returned at the last Holyrood election.
Strike action on Wednesday 19 June by around 600 Unite members suspended. Strike action on Wednesday 19 June by around 600 Unite members employed by Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) at Dounreay nuclear power station has been suspended to allow workers to be balloted on a new pay offer.
The ‘two-child limit' policy caps at two the number of children low-income families can claim additional universal credit for. The ‘two-child limit' policy caps at two the number of children low-income families can claim additional universal credit for (worth £3,455 per year per child).
Communities and businesses are being called on to help inform an interactive tool which assesses how well Highland places meet the principles of local living. ‘Local living' aims to provide people the ability to meet the majority of their daily needs within a reasonable distance to their home.
Findings from the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) report, from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). The results of the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, published 12 June 2024 by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), reveal that there have been significant changes in the public mood since the last election in 2019.
The old idea that there is money in a bank is almost always wrong. There's just a pile of bank statements in a bank these days, and it really is time we got our heads around that rather basic fact.
A total of 938 residential rehabilitation placements were approved between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 to support people to attain an alcohol or drug-free lifestyle. The Scottish Government is making £100 million available over this parliamentary term to increase access to residential rehabilitation for problematic drug or alcohol use.
Politicians might talk endlessly about black holes in government funding but in reality there can never be any such thing. All that actually exists are choices about how the government might fund its spending - some of which options those same politicians are refusing to consider, at cost to us all.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published ‘Summary statistics for follow-up leaver destinations’ for 2022-23 school leavers. These cover the destinations of school leavers nine months after the end of the school year.
The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has named six categories of UK voters, defined by their answers to twelve key questions. The current UK electorate is made up of six distinct groups of voters, according to new analysis from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen).
Nationalisation does not cost the taxpayers of a country anything if it is done properly. Labour knew that in 1945, but apparently, they do not do so now.
Scottish Labour's vision for the country in five years is one that is free of the restrictions placed on us by Covid-19, where the looming social and economic crisis has been dealt with successfully through government and civic action, and where we have strengthened our NHS to prepare it for the future. To achieve this vision, we believe our country must be focused on recovery for the next five years.
Findings from the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) report, from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). The 41st British Social Attitudes (BSA) report, published on 12 June 2024 by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), reveals that the public is as critical now of how Britain is governed as they have ever been.
The 2019-2024 Parliament has witnessed unprecedented economic and political turmoil. The COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the associated ‘cost of living crisis' have adversely impacted living standards and the economy.
Savings do not create economic wealth. They have a use in terms of financial security, but they rarely create useful economic activity.
Important statement from Dr. Joseph Fraiman, physician and clinical scientist.
Recent decline in sperm motility among donor candidates at a sperm bank in Denmark. .
Organisations are invited to apply for funding towards projects addressing issues affecting Highland rural communities. This round of Community Regeneration Funding (CRF) of over £800k will be financed from the Community Led Local Development fund (CLLD), a competitive Highland-wide funding programme for rural areas.
Dr. Michael (Mike) Beer, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School, explains the "silent killers" of business success that top management are unaware of.
For every five nurse training places, only three full-time nurses join the NHS. The rate of dropouts in the staffing pipeline from student to early-career clinician is worryingly high, with significant numbers opting out before or soon after joining the NHS, contributing to an understaffed health service under ever-greater strain.
