Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison will deliver her first Scottish budget on Tuesday 19 December at a time when the Scottish government is facing arguably one of the most challenging financial situations since the advent of devolution.
A similarly dubious situation faces Shona Robison in preparing a budget for the Scottish government on December 4th. To date, economic performance has been sluggish, with councils forced into austerity while spending on notorious shibboleths like still-incomplete ferries at Ferguson’s, or dualling th...
This worthy statement, and many others like it, suffuse the 1,512-word Foreword to the Scottish Budget 2024-2025. Though there was much anguish over how to stretch limited funds over many conflicting priorities, the fact of the matter is that Ms Robson had a total of £59.7 billion in ...
The perfect month to book budget airfares to Scottish Highlands is February. Remember that in the United States, an expensive time to reserve a seat is the busy month of December. What is the best time to go to Scottish Highlands? Aberdeen, Scottish Highlands’s top city, is a lovely dest...
In the 1987 general election, he won theconstituencyof Banff and Buchan, a seat previously held by theConservative Party. As an MP, he was ordered out of the House of Commons for a week in 1988 when he interrupted the chancellor of the Exchequer’s annual budget speech to protest theConse...
and art gallery. This is a popular tourist stop for lunch and shopping. We had a quick lunch at the cafeteria and also bought a couple of gifts at the sales building which is located in the very back building (head here if you are shopping on a budget). However, for those not very...