Scots ‘appalled and shocked’ by MSP Ballantyne’s two-child benefit cap remarks, says SNP’s Wishart
MAINSTREAM Scottish opinion has been “appalled and shocked” by a Scottish Conservative MSP’s claim that people who did not work could not have...
Veteran Labour MP Flynn to stand down after 31 years in Commons
VETERAN Labour MP Paul Flynn has announced he intends to stand down due to health reasons after 31 years at Westminster. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17007288.veteran-labour-mp-paul-flynn-to-stand-down-after-31-years-in-commons/
Richard Branson says Virgin wants to launch Perth to London direct flights
The Virgin Atlantic founder said he wants services to start “as soon as possible". . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17007013.richard-branson-says-virgin-wants-to-launch-perth-to-london-direct-flights/
Council services ‘at breaking point’, leaders warn
ESSENTIAL community services are “at breaking point” because of inadequate funding, Scotland’s most senior councillor has warned. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17007105.council-services-at-breaking-point-leaders-warn/
Damning report criticising Glasgow School of Art contractor ‘irrelevant’, say architects
THE architects behind the doomed restoration of the Glasgow School of Art have dismissed a damning report which blamed the project’s main contractor...
McDonnell: Hammond’s expected Budget spending increases nowhere near enough to reverse austerity
JOHN McDonnell has warned that the expected Budget spending increases will not be “anywhere near" the scale required to reverse eight years of...
Climate For Change: One planet, 17 goals to achieve
Scotland leading the way in helping businesses build the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into their everyday business models. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17006648.climate-for-change-one-planet17-goals-to-achieve/
Debenhams to axe up to 50 stores as Mike Ashley hovers in wings
Debenhams has unveiled plans to axe up to 50 high street shops with some likely to be in Scotland. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17006544.debenhams-to-axe-up-to-50-stores-as-profits-plunge/
Alison Rowat: A carefree stroll in the city? For some it’s a battlefield out there
LONDON had hundreds of thousands marching last Saturday in support of a second EU referendum. A far more impressive demonstration of people power...
BBC still “failing” female employees says damning report
The BBC is failing female employees who suffer under an “invidious culture" of discrimination against women, a report on pay equality at the...
