As Adam Bienkov from Byline Times has noted: “it turns out that everything that’s gone wrong in the last 13 years is the fault of a future government that doesn’t yet exist” … In reverse proportion to the hysteria about Starmer’s supposedly incoming government is the actual reality of Starmer’s incoming government which is characterised […] Source

Seven consultant jobs yet to be filled. …

Column: supporting young people in the workplace. …

THE maternity unit at Dr Gray's was downgraded five years ago. …

LloydsPharmacy is set to close all branches inside Sainsbury stores from today, June 13, after the closure dates were brought forward. Source

The World’s first festival of folk cinema returns to Edinburgh from 12th – 29th June with screenings at Cameo, Scottish Storytelling Centre and North Edinburgh Arts plus online. Curated by Transgressive North, the Folk Film Gathering is the world’s first folk film festival, screening films that celebrate the lived experiences of communities worldwide since its […] Source

On June 22, 1969, an oil slick caught fire on the Cuyahoga River just southeast of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. After Time magazine dedicated its front cover to the incident it became the poster child of the environmental movement. The visual impact of a river on fire blew peoples minds and was regarded as the catalyst […] Source

Lesley Riddoch, Thrive: the freedom to flourish, Luath Press, Paperback, £10.99. Reviewed by Niamh McNulty Nearly ten years on from the referendum, Riddoch has made the case for Scottish independence lively once again. Instead of that stale, decade old argument mired in dry and overwhelming policy debate, quibbling over the minutiae of the currency question […] Source

IT is astonishing that the 1960s still resonate so powerfully through popular culture. Source

OVER the past few years insects have been much touted as a protein-rich food source largely unburdened by many of the climate-related problems afflicting other areas of animal agriculture. Source

Plans to open 150 new Greggs stores in the UK in 2023 are on track according to the CEO – see the locations revealed so far. Source

A CLOTHING retailer has announced it is ‘closing down’ its city centre store. Source

For 16 months in a row, exports from the UK have fallen, due to Brexit. Businesses say they are losing their EU customers. They prefer to avoid the Brexit-related customs checks, delays and uncertainty that dealing with Scottish business now entails, by switching to suppliers in the single market.  The effects are uneven – oil […] Source