Business & Economy
UK Government will be forced to publish Brexit impact assessment
20 November 2018
Treasury minister Robert Jenrick said ministers will publish the document to allow MPs to read it
DUP deal with Tories hanging by a thread as it fails to back UK Government on budget votes
20 November 2018
The DUP abstained on a number of amendments to the Finance Bill in an apparent break with...
Northern Ireland minister quits over Brexit deal as Theresa May braces for leadership challenge
15 November 2018
Shailesh Vara quits government but David Mundell backs the Prime Minister over her Brexit deal...
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Scottish Labour in bid to force Scotrail renationalisation at Holyrood
14 November 2018
Scottish Parliament to debate scrapping Abellio's contract to run Scotrail after performance dip
Scottish Borders to get centre for excellence in textiles in Hawick
9 November 2018
The new centre in Hawick will provide industry-specific training for the textiles and knitwear...
Senior Tories call on UK Government to end ‘immoral’ benefits freeze
8 November 2018
Conservatives urge ministers to raise benefits in line with inflation
The ongoing saga of Universal Credit, and why affordable credit matters
7 November 2018
Douglas White, Head of Advocacy at the Carnegie UK Trust, on how to fix Universal Credit
Michelin announces closure of Dundee tyre factory with loss of 845 jobs
6 November 2018
The company has said the site had faced “serious difficulties” in recent years with a drop in...
STEM: is it time to ditch the acronym and shine a spotlight on the super-cool subjects it abbreviates?
6 November 2018
Hiding STEM subjects behind a neat acronym is unlikely to make them any more palatable
Austerity, by any other name...
5 November 2018
To deliver on the promise of his boss to end austerity, Philip Hammond had to gamble on how...
Edinburgh tops list of ‘healthiest high streets’ in UK
2 November 2018
Royal Society for Public Health calls for more support for local independent businesses and...
Scottish Tories urge Home Office to allow asylum seekers to work
2 November 2018
Campaigners have urged the Home Office to change policy and allow those with a claim which has...
Glasgow announced as location for new Channel 4 creative hub
31 October 2018
The broadcaster’s new national HQ will be located in Leeds, while Bristol will also have a creative...
Austerity has not ended with UK budget, says finance secretary Derek Mackay
30 October 2018
Mackay said the budget would make Scotland’s resource grant almost £2bn lower in real terms in 2019...
Philip Hammond announces 'austerity coming to an end' as he unveils multi-billion pound spending budget
30 October 2018
The Chancellor jumped on better-than-expected growth and borrowing figures to unveil a raft of new...