Tag: Scotland
Rent freeze plan to tackle cost-of-living crisis in Scotland
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says rising bills are threatening to become a "humanitarian emergency".
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First wave of strikes enter final day in Scotland
Strikes continue in 13 council areas after workers in Edinburgh returned on Tuesday.
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Strike action in Scotland to continue as unions reject pay offer
Three unions say council refuse workers and school staff will go ahead with industrial action.
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Bin strikes to go ahead across Scotland despite new pay offer
Cosla said it had a productive meeting with unions - but Unison said no agreement was reached.
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Make period products free like Scotland, UK ministers told
UK ministers should follow Scotland's example to help ease cost of living, charities say.
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Right to free period products becomes law in Scotland
Scotland is the first country in the world to protect the legal right to sanitary products.
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Dafydd Wigley: Welsh independence less likely if Scotland stays
Former Plaid leader Dafydd Wigley says there would be a "greater focus" on a redesigned UK.
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Call to raise school start age in Scotland to six
A proposal for a kindergarten stage for three to six-year-olds will be debated at the SNP conference.
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PMQs: Ian Blackford says whoever wins the Tory leadership, Scotland loses
Ian Blackford has said whoever wins the Tory leadership race, "Scotland loses" - adding the new PM would "make Genghis Khan look like a moderate”.The [...]
The UK’s largest Bitcoin conference comes to Scotland
The bear market won’t scuttle Bitcoin’s (BTC) adoption plans in the United Kingdom. From Oct. 21–22 this year, internationally recognized Bitcoin expe [...]
The world’s most powerful tidal turbine just got a major funding boost
Orbital Marine Power's O2 turbine at the Orkney Islands, north of the Scottish mainland, in September 2021. Scotland has become a hub for companies an [...]
No reason Scotland can't have legal Indyref, says SNP
Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson said ministers would push the UK for a section 30 order.
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ICYMI, UK news – Scotland plans a new independence referendum
Via Reuters overnight on UK ructions.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was set to share details on plans for a new independence [...]
Scotland and UK split over gene-edited food
In her letter, Ms McAllan said: "If the UK government is determined to press ahead with this legislation, it must take steps to ensure that its revisi [...]
Golf trips to top British courses are selling out this year and next
Travelers planning a golfing vacation to prestigious courses in the United Kingdom may need to act fast.Some of the U.K.'s top venues are selling out, [...]