Schools ‘shun jobs and apprenticeships’ in drive to get more pupils to university
PUPILS are being pushed towards university at the expense of other options such as vocational courses or employment, it has been claimed. ....
From first 999 call to stay-put advice: key points from Grenfell inquiry
Thousands of pages of expert reports and a comprehensive opening statement from the Grenfell Tower inquiry’s top lawyer have shed fresh light on...
Analysis of SNP Growth Commission warns of rising debt
PUBLIC spending in an independent Scotland would be relatively lower and debt higher than in the rest of the UK, under the SNP’s...
Sturgeon branded ‘delusional’ amid Growth report splits
NICOLA Sturgeon has been branded borderline delusional after describing the reaction to the SNP’s Growth Commission as “heartening”. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16266447.Sturgeon_branded__delusional__amid_Growth_report_splits/
Union accuses chicken firm of “not being serious” over Scots plant factory rescue bid
UNION leaders have condemned chicken firm executives for ‘not being serious’ about moves to avoid the closure of its South Lanarkshire factory. ....
Andrew McKie: Brexit will be a success … if the Government gets a grip
THE Government, it turns out, has something called the Inter-Ministerial Group on Preparedness, which meets weekly. I suppose we should be reassured that,...
Black magic ruin placed on a list of historic buildings under threat
A REMOTE ruin once owned by a notorious occultist dubbed “the wickedest man in the world" has been placed on a list of...
Former Yes Scotland chair: SNP Growth Commission relied on the “Scottish establishment” for its report
ONE of the most senior figures in the pro-independence movement has called for the inclusion of trade unions in any further SNP Growth...
Push a button for a magical and quicker train journey to the north
THERE is a wonder and magic about making a train trip to Scotland’s remotest outposts. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16268711.Push_a_button_for_a_magical_and_quicker_train_journey_to_the_north/
Labour election plan to turn Growth Commission against SNP
SCOTTISH Labour are preparing to weaponise the SNP’s Growth Commission report in an early election campaign by saying it proves the Nationalists are...
