INDUSTRY claims about the damage curbs on alcohol marketing would do to the economy and businesses in Scotland should be treated with a “healthy degree of caution”, a charity has insisted. Source

Mortons Rolls will restart production on Sunday after the company was bought out of administration. Source

A LEADING Scottish economist has described Jeremy Hunt’s promise of a “Brexit pub guarantee” as “difficult to tolerate” as business experts forecast a gloomy future for the drinks sector. Source

  Today, the UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his Spring Budget for 2023. It included numerous measures aimed at returning people to work and weak attempts to tackle the cost of living crisis. This blog will break down the top 5 measures and cover them from a Scottish perspective.   Energy Price Guarantee Frozen The […] Source

When the Chancellor of the UK Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivers his budget on Wednesday, he will trumpet whatever sticking plaster measures he and his team come up with – but don’t expect any honesty about the damage that Brexit is doing to the UK economy. The UK’s growth is stagnant while other countries are pulling […] Source

NEARLY a third of pet owners in Scotland are making personal sacrifices to provide for their pets, a vet charity has claimed. …

Energy firm Statkraft is making cash available. …

MORAY has seen snowfall again, affecting side roads and rural areas. …

A look into the elections, government structure, and fundamental democratic features in Iran. The name of the political system in Iran since 1979 has been the “Islamic Republic of Iran”, so it’s a self-declared democracy, but is it a real democracy in its form, function, and nature? The question is, can we recognize a country […] Source

The power of the word, talking and our languages Wheen: New and Collected Poems, Stuart Paterson, Ulster-Scots Community Network £10. Reviewed by Sheena Wellington. “Nae need tae gan oan owrelang Aboot the lied, its history o trauchle Enough that we ken wi every leevin braith –‘ thi daith o ony leid’s a country’s daith” The […] Source

The Lineker affair has been exhilarating but also embarrassing. Here’s a government engaging in what is clearly unprecedented neo-fascist and racist policies and the central opposition to that is a tv presenter. I mean, there’s a benefit to having Carole Vorderman, Gary Linker, Joe Lycett and whatshername off of Dragon’s Den as the Vanguard of […] Source

Employees at 13th Note in the Merchant City claim they have been ‘pushed to breaking point’ Source

SNP leadership candidates have responded to key questions around business, the economy and the strategy for independence put to them by a major pro-Yes group. Source