14 Dec 2024 at 2:17pm On 4 October I spoke to a meeting of the United European Left group of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Arriving a bit early, I sat through a presentation by a Moldovan judge, Victoria Sanduta, who was formerly the President of the Association...
One of the most significant expansions of Edinburgh in a generation is set to proceed following planning approval by the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC)… NewsDecember 4, 2024 Orbex, Scots spaceflight firm, switches to Shetland Forres-based spaceflight company Orbex announced it is to focus its ...
The new STUC president is Lilian Macer, Unison. UCU’s Scotland official Mary Senior was re-elected to the STUC General Council and as STUC Treasurer for the coming year. BLACK LIVES MATTER: Join the mass vigil, Thursday 6 June, Festival Square, Edinburgh, 8.45-10am bayoh-6-juneDownloa...
Before the advent of the National Health Service, there was also Mossend Fever Hospital, built by Stornoway Town Council in 1876, which contained 12 beds, and the Lewis Combination Poorhouse, opened in 1897, which took in sick paupers and manageable cases of the mentally infirm. Memorial plaq...
Construction union Unite has pointed to an increase in Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payments as evidence of a "shock rise in bogus self-employment" throughout the sector. West Lothian Council craft workers to vote on strike action 9 Aug 2023 2 minutes More than 200 craft workers emplo...
National Council to meet twice between annual conferences, with the leader, General Secretary, and Vice-Conveners to submit written reports on their work, with each to be open to a question session. The Movement. The independence movement is split and splintered. It would be easy to brush asid...
Two years later, the Privy Council in Edinburgh issued letters of "Fire and Sword" against the murderers. Another member of the Keppoch family, Ian Lom (Bald John), with the help of the MacDonalds of Sleat sought "ample and summary vengeance" for the murders by killing and decapitating ...
The council admitted it was unable to balance its budget and faced a £66 million deficit. Last month it emerged that Croydon had lent almost £200 million to Brick by Brick, which had then deferred settling the loans, though it was set to pay them back in ...
However, the provisional political agreement remains subject to change and there is no assurance if or when such European Green Bond Standard will be confirmed and adopted by the European Council and European Parliament. Any Green Bonds issued under this programme will not be aligned with such ...
“It is deeply worrying to see a rise in rough sleeping.” —Matt Downie, Chief Executive of Crisis The burden of all this falls on councils, who are increasingly hampered in their ability to do much about it. Humza Yousaf’s decision to freeze council tax without consulting councils has ...