The Scottish Government said the latest council tax data — for September 2024 — shows there were 21,606 second homes in Scotland and 43,538 properties… NewsDecember 18, 2024 Scots Govt bans WhatsApp on official devices The Scottish Government said it will stop the use of mobile messaging ...
I’d like to give huge thanks to the Western Isles Council and Scottish Book Trust for giving me the opportunity to be involved in this project. Over two days, I travelled with Dòmhnall Ewan in the mobile library van and that’s how I met with people in their communities. And what ...
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 exacerbated local government finances and, thereby, both homelessness and social housing services. During the...
As a further obvious point, while universities everywhere in the UK are now pitching for support in a context of massively increased demands on public funds but reduced tax income, Scottish ones do it from a position where their core teaching budget is already part of that competition, in cont...
A new Scottish Executive agency, Transport Scotland, to be charged with delivering £1bn a year on road, rail, air and water transport from 2006 under draft plans were revealed. The body will deliver improvements such as rail links to Glasgow, Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland airports and...
I held them on two chairs at the foot of steps leading to the Council Chambers in Quality Street, with a plaque on the wall saying “The Councillor is IN”, visible to all passing. Half the resulting chats were social, not ward issues. I found this delightful, as I believe the best...