School strikes across Scotland are going ahead on 26th, 27th, and 28th September 2023. UNISON have indicated their intention to take strike action on Tuesday 26th, Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th of September across Highland Council schools.
At a time when the debt market is transforming, the British Business Bank is bringing a debt finance roadshow to the Highlands and Moray. In partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Highland Council, the roadshow is a hands-on event tailored for SMEs looking to secure debt financing.
UK households have one of the highest debt levels in the world. Steadily increasing in the last two decades, the average total debt per household (including mortgages) is £65,619 as of August 2023.
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the current guidance on flying recreational drones on national nature reserves (NNRs) to so that. : use is prohibited without a permit.
Richard Murphy a professor of accounting challenges many aspect of the government on financial matters. He has challenged what is happening with ISA's and the need for change to stop the wealthy getting huge tax reliefs.
Most of the world is suffering from inflationary pressures. Canada is rich country but it also has seen interest rates rises as i UK, USA and Europe.
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Twenty six entrepreneurs from the Highland and Islands have started the final edition of a four month programme aimed at putting them on the fast track to success. Pathfinder Accelerator is led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
A Shetland-based engineering alliance has been awarded £105,000 from Highland and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to accelerate plans to deliver major floating offshore wind contracts and large-scale energy projects. Norn combines the expertise of four leading engineering firms - Malakoff, Ocean Kinetics, LEF and Voar Energy, all based on the islands.
Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), announced, today, at its Glasgow base the delivery of its engineering prototype test "mule", X1.5, to the HVS test facilities. This marks the beginning of the crucial development phase to bring the UK's first full-sized hydrogen HGV to market.
The £2 fare cap has cut travel costs, especially in rural areas, where buses are vital for people to get around. Millions of people in England have enjoyed cheaper bus travel this year thanks to the government's unprecedented actions to lower bus fares and protect services.
Losing your job in Britain is a very risky business. Low levels of out-of-work benefits are rarely an adequate safety net for those who experience job loss, and workers in the UK who move out of work are at greater risk of experiencing a large income loss than those in most other OECD countries.
The big income falls that unemployment brings in Britain hold workers back from finding better jobs, deterring them from taking a new job that might not work out or holding on for the right job when unemployed. But a new unemployment insurance scheme could help to address this problem, according to major new Resolution Foundation research published today (Thursday).
Strong tax revenues have helped public borrowing come in £11.4 billion lower than the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast in the financial year to date. But while inflation is flattering the public finances today, it is putting even greater pressure on public services whose budgets will need to be revisited in the near future, the Resolution Foundation said on Thursday.
This week three separate independent reports have exposed the extent of the unnecessary damage voter ID has wrought to our democracy. Voter ID was rushed through for the local elections in May which meant voters needed to produce a government-approved form of identification before they voted.
Liz Truss's autumn mini-budget is a lesson in how not to do fiscal policy. The shadow chancellor has set out an approach to fiscal policy which has long been called for by the Institute for Government but, says Olly Bartrum, a government committed to fiscal policy making could still go further Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a new ‘fiscal lock' to guarantee that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish a forecast to accompany any major decision on tax and spending, with the aim of avoiding the events of last autumn where an apparent disregard for objective evidence led to a loss of faith in the UK's fiscal policy.
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Several vulnerable groups, such as pregnant and lactating women, have been excluded from the initial vaccine clinical trials. The possible passage of the vaccine mRNA to breast milk (BM), resulting in neonatal exposure, was not investigated.
Wind and solar are the world's fastest growing energy sources and together generated 12% of global electricity in 2023. The amount of energy produced by wind and solar is expected to increase and accelerate.
Millions of pounds of savers money is sitting in low interest accounts earning fortunes for the banks. Move your money easily to keep up with inflation.
