Watchdog criticises secret £15m loan to Sturgeon adviser firm
SNP ministers have been reprimanded over a secret £15m loan to a struggling company involving a billionaire adviser to Nicola Sturgeon. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16908352.watchdog-criticises-secret-15m-loan-to-sturgeon-adviser-firm/
Sturgeon raises prospect of Brexit-related food rationing
NICOLA Sturgeon has warned there could be food-rationing in the UK because of Brexit. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16908184.sturgeon-raises-prospect-of-brexit-related-food-rationing/
Vicious online abuse putting women off going into politics, says May
A “vicious streak" of online abuse is putting women off going into politics, Theresa May has warned. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16907919.vicious-online-abuse-putting-women-off-going-into-politics-says-theresa-may/
CLIMATE FOR CHANGE: New partnership explores ways of bringing vacant land back into good use
Vacant and derelict land is a big problem for Scotland. As a nation we have nearly 12,000 hectares of it – twice the...
Council to progress Quay Wall projects with third parties on the Clyde
Glasgow City Council is to work with the third party owners of quay walls on the Clyde close to the city centre to...
Fury as Edinburgh launches tourist tax without consulting industry
THE Scottish tourism industry has reacted with fury to the launch by City of Edinburgh Council of proposals for a tourist tax, brandishing...
Space for Growth schemes set to help local businesses develop in Glasgow
Glasgow’s Space for Growth initiatives – which support new and growing businesses and organisations in some areas of the city – are to...
Fears over food and drink price rises with no-deal annual tariff bill for EU imports put at £9.3bn
RETAILERS could face additional annual tariffs totalling £9.3 billion for food and drink products imported from the European Union in the event of...
‘Silver or lead’ is biggest bar to fighting Mexico’s drug cartels
They have a saying in Mexico: “plata o plomo”. It means “silver or lead”. For someone unlucky enough to be presented with the...
Alison Rowat: Will Scotland win it for Corbyn? Don’t count on it
WRITING a leader’s conference speech is a process that is part basic cookery and part alchemy. All the main ingredients must be there,...
