Only two questions of real interest appear to remain before polling day on May 6 Can anything derail a pro-independence majority on May 6 and,
Month: April 2021
EMPLOYMENT: BAILLIE BACKS £1BN JOBS PLAN ON UP-SKILLING AND YOUNG PERSON JOBS GUARANTEE
By Rory Murphy Scottish Labour has unveiled a £1.2 billion economic recovery plan as part of the ‘biggest job creation scheme’ in the history of
POLITICS: LABOUR TO END ZERO-HOURS CONTRACTS IN PUBLIC SECTOR
By Rory Murphy Scottish Labour announced it will seek to end the use of zero-hours contracts in public sector procurement and has proposed a ‘Better
CLIMATE CHANGE: National Park Authority pledges net zero emissions by 2030
By Lucy Ashton Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has committed to becoming a net zero organisation by 2030. The National Park Authority
Lord McFall tipped as leading contender to be next Speaker in House of Lords
Heading for the Woolsack? Labour peer McFall as Senior Deputy Speaker could be in pole position to succeed Lord Fowler in top job. Picture by
COVID 19: REGIONAL VACCINE DISPARITIES “ALARMING” SAYS BAILLIE
By Democrat reporter Jackie Baillie, the Labour candidate in Dumbarton constituency, has raised concerns about a regional variation in the vaccine roll-out, after figures revealed