£112 million funding boost for Scotland's technology researchers
WORLD-leading researchers and entrepreneurs in Scotland yesterday received a funding boost of more than £112 million to help them create the technologies of the future.
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First Minister's pledge progresses with bid to raise Scotland’s profile in Switzerland
NICOLA Sturgeon’s pledge two years ago to double the resources of Scottish Development International (SDI) across Europe appears to be progressing with a new role being advertised in the Swiss capital Berne.
Church of Scotland minister to apologise for 'hurt' at Perth's first Pride
A CHURCH of Scotland minister will today apologise for Kirk “cruelty and injustice” to LGBT people.
The philosophy of politics highlights the dilemmas of nationalist identity
IT’S been fun reading the snash around Chris McEleny’s case against the MoD. He’s pursuing them for their poor and punitive treatment of him as an employee when he announced his candidacy for the SNP depute leader position in 2016.
Letters: Devolution is smoke and mirrors – and one question shows it
THE Nation of Scotland has, as everyone knows, a devolved Parliament. And ever since the notorious betrayal that became the Act of Union, Scotland has retained its own legal system and its own laws. We have, under devolution, a wide range of powers,…
Westminster's Crown Estate 'money grab' sets Scots property record
THE Crown Estate’s controversial sale of Fort Kinnaird Retail Park in Edinburgh which has been described as a “money grab” by Scottish politicians has helped boost investment in commercial property in Scotland to a new record.
New Perthshire group launched for pro-independence pensioners
A new group of Pensioners for Independence has been launched in the Big County, and will have its first meeting just up the road at Dundee at next Saturday’s All Under One Banner march and rally for independence.
Alison Thewliss: Inheritance tax should be devolved to stop loopholes
LOOPHOLES in inheritance tax are allowing wealthy individuals to avoid paying their dues, the SNP’s Alison Thewliss has claimed.
The fall of House of Fraser – the sad collapse of a one-time Scottish success story
ALTHOUGH it finally collapsed in ignominy yesterday, House of Fraser was once one of the greatest names in British retailing. It was a Scottish success story for more than 150 years, yet has been brought low in the space of two decades.
Jim Murphy takes out newspaper ad to slam Jeremy Corbyn in anti-Semitism row
FORMER Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has taken out a advert in the Jewish Telegraph to apologise for his party’s anti-Semitism difficulties and to launch a scathing and personal attack on Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Leonard.
