SCOTTISH Labour chief Anas Sarwar has been accused of “airbrushing austerity” after defending Westminster’s funding of public services over the last few years. Source

A number of Scottish businesses have joined a new £80 million charging point contract. Source

A Scottish venue is set to host Europe’s biggest sneaker festival for the first time next month. Source

A FUNNY thing happened on the way to the second indyref – oil prices soared in the wake of Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source

  The UK Government’s U-turn on a windfall tax expected to raise £5 billion from the oil and gas industry is the latest example of Scotland’s assets being used to bail out the UK. But the new scheme is also geared up to push investment towards extracting more oil and gas from the North Sea.  […] Source

THE SNP have been accused of making a U-turn on a windfall tax on energy companies making record profits after one was announced today. Source

A FISH processing company has been fined £80,000 over health and safety failings following the death of an employee who was struck by a forklift truck. Source

THE UK Government is caving in to demands for a windfall tax on energy giants as Boris Johnson seeks to shift attention away from partygate. Source

WORKPLACES are recognising the importance of HR after Covid, according to an expert in the field. Source

A HISTORIC brewery in Scotland’s capital city is shutting down after more than 150 years. Source

THE world’s largest bottle of whisky, containing 311 litres of 32-year-old Macallan single malt, has sold at auction for more than £1 million. Source

On May 3 2014, the Better Together campaign tweeted  “Lower energy bills for Scotland – we are Better Together in the UK”. There was a “read more” link to the campaign site. That has been removed. It is not a promise that has stood the test of time. The huge price hikes Scottish consumers are […] Source

ENERGY company SSE has reported a bump in profits helped by the electricity it produces at gas power plants as reports emerged that the Government is considering including energy generators in a potential windfall tax. Source