Tag: economy
Food for thought
By Molly Pollock
Fuel shortages and price rises have been hitting the headlines along with price hikes for food...
Guilty of bias by omission
By Paul T Kavanagh The recent paper from the University of the West of Scotland on bias in the Scottish broadcast media has...
Scottish employment at its highest for four years
By Martin Kelly Employment in Scotland is now at its highest level since 2009, according to the latest figures published by the...
Scotland already matches UK even without oil says Yes campaign
By Martin Kelly An independent Scotland would be no worse off than the rest of the UK even if it didn’t have oil...
Growth boost for Scottish economy as UK slump continues
By Martin Kelly The Scottish economy received a massive boost today with the latest figures revealing growth of 0.5%, bucking the UK trend. The...
New budget figures reveal Scots better off with independence
By Martin Kelly Newly published figures have revealed that Scots would be better off by over £800 per year if the country was independent.The...
Politics first; rebuilding the nation comes next
By George Kerevan It is that time of the year when the nation’s self-appointed guardians give us their seasonal messages, in the hope that...
Scottish Oil and gas ‘over-reliance’ claims challenged by official figures
By Bob Duncan A new analysis of the role that oil & gas revenues have played in the Norwegian Government’s budget has blown...
Sturgeon calls on Osborne to increase capital spending to help ailing...
By Bob Duncan Deputy Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will use her keynote speech in Perth to call on UK Chancellor George Osborne to...
Lack of economic powers is harming Scottish employment claims STUC
By Martin Kelly The STUC has said that the Scottish Parliament does not have enough powers to deal with the UK’s troubled economy. Commenting...