As the Scottish government moves to protect teacher numbers, a think tank sets out likely budget pressures on Scottish councils in years ahead
TheScottish Design Awards 2024are pleased to present our twin judging panels for our 2024 awards, a handpicked team drawn from across the country with experience ranging from practice to academia and local government. Scottish Design Awards 2024 Jury Each judge will face the daunting task of eleva...
“We have seen a cruel cut to Universal Credit and the regressive rise in national insurance, both disproportionately impacting those most vulnerable to the economic fallout from COVID. The Scottish Government has heard the calls to act, and I’m pleased that the forthcoming budget will ref...
SCVO responds to Scottish Government multi-year funding pilot 5 February 2025 SCVO response to Deputy First Minister's comments on Scottish Government's funding shortfall 30 January 2025 SCVO respond to Scottish Budget 2025/26 4 December 2024 SCVO respond to Chancellor's decision not to ...
government was welcomed by delegates but the rise of Reform UK and the threat of the far-right as witnessed by the racist riots in early August clearly framed much of the conference agenda. Motions on the far right, challenging the hostile environment and narratives of racism with the ...
The UK Government is set to unveil more than �6 billion in cuts to the welfare budget which will mean those unable to work will lose money. Donald Trump's Scottish golf course targeted in Gaza protest 8 Mar 2025 at 9:50am Activists have targeted one of Donald Trump?s Scottish golf ...
Greece recorded a primary budget surplus of 0.1% in 2022. This surplus widened in 2023—from €3.7 billion to €6.3 billion. Despite rising interest rates, the turnaround in the government accounts will reduce public debt. The Greek government also intends to use some of its cash reserves to...
Ominously, Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville confirmed the target to build 110,000 homes by 2032, but said this was ‘at risk’. By way of explanation, the Scottish government said the cuts were necessary because the UK government did not “inflation-proof” its capital budget, resulting...
Understanding the provenance of megaliths used in the Neolithic stone circle at Stonehenge, southern England, gives insight into the culture and connectivity of prehistoric Britain. The source of the Altar Stone, the central recumbent sandstone megalith,
it was a referendum on the Scottish Government, and a condemnatory verdict was delivered. Few of the people, and it is they who matter, have any faith that the ones who have run a failed government can, by discovering some hitherto unknown ability, take its governance performance to a bet...