NHS 24 boss joins board of Big Noise orchestras
THE chief executive of NHS 24 has joined the board of the charity which runs Scotland’s Big Noise youth orchestras. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16373024.nhs-24-boss-joins-board-of-big-noise-orchestras/
Unions make fresh call for railway policing merger to be scrapped
The UK’s three largest rail unions have joined forces with Labour in a renewed bid to stop the merger between the British Transport...
Glasgow to enter talks over commissioning hub with Channel 4, after losing out on National HQ bid
GLASGOW is to enter into negotiations with Channel 4 over providing the location for a commissioning base, after losing out in its bid...
BBC plans to provide a ‘fantastic showcase’ of talent from Edinburgh festivals
Paul Merton, Chelsea Clinton and Nicola Benedetti are among those who will feature in the BBC’s coverage of the Edinburgh festivals this year....
Scottish spaceport a reason to reject independence, MPs hear
Scotland’s planned spaceport is a reason to reject independence, MPs have heard in a Westminster debate on strengthening the union. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16373090.scottish-spaceport-a-reason-to-reject-independence-mps-hear/
Douglas-Home was not told of Blunt spy scandal
Prime minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home was kept in the dark about one of the biggest spy scandals of the Cold War because his...
How John Major’s government hid the cost of Black Wednesday
The efforts of John Major’s government to disguise the vast scale of the operation to prop up the pound in the Black Wednesday...
Callaghan wanted left-wing trade union barons ousted – secret papers reveal
James Callaghan secretly urged officials to find ways of ousting left-wing trade union leaders causing trouble for the government “by one means or...
John Major ticked off for cliched speeches
He may have risen to the highest office in the land but John Major soon found out that his officials were not afraid...
John Major’s ‘full gloat’ over Rees-Mogg’s failed challenge
It was summer, the Conservatives were in turmoil over Europe and a fellow called Rees-Mogg was proving to be a thorn in the...
